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| Title: | University of Chicago. Committee on African Studies. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1960-1995 |
| Size: | 8.5 linear feet (17 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Administrative records of the Committee on African Studies, including correspondence, curriculum syllabi, information on internal and external fellowship applications, and financial information. |
Series VI contains material restricted for 30 or 50 years. The remainder of the collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Committee on African Studies. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Following the Second World War there was a consistent interest in Africa at the University of Chicago exemplified by faculty exchanges with African Institutions and a bourgeoning of students engaging in research concerning Africa at the Doctoral level. In 1960, a formal committee on Near Eastern and African studies was formed to meet the growing needs of the school. Following a rapid expansion of interest in African studies, including the hiring of seven new faculty members with African research experience, a separate committee on African Studies was established in 1964. The committee on African studies was expanded for several years to incorporate African American Studies, but was reformed in 2012, with a focus solely on African Studies.
The collection contains the administrative records of the committee on African Studies. One can find therein correspondence from the committee, including general correspondence, as well as the correspondence of its various chairs. The collection also includes various materials related to the courses sponsored by the African Studies Committee, articles by professors who are members of the committee as well as information related to the activities sponsored by the committee. Also included in the collection is information related to the fellowships offered by the committee as well as information and applications related to external fellowships, applied for by students or the committee itself. Furthermore, the collection contains financial documents related to the committee’s operations.
Series I: Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | General Correspondence, 1963-1966 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | General Correspondence, 1966-1967 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | General Correspondence, 1966-1967 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | General Correspondence, 1967-1968 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | General Correspondence, 1969 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | General Correspondence, 1970-1971 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | General Correspondence, 1971-1974 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | General Correspondence, 1977-1978 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | General Correspondence, 1978-1980 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Memorandums, 1960 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Memorandum and Minutes, 1969-1970 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Memorandum and Minutes, 1970-1975 (A) |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Memorandum and Minutes, 1970-1975 (B) |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | CAS Announcements and Reports, 1965-1966 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | CAS Annual Reports, 1965-1970 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | CAS Announcements, 1970s |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Publicity, 1975 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | CAS Mailings, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Statement of Needs, undated |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Admissions Inquiries, 1964-1966 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Inquiries, 1965-1966 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Inquiries, 1966-1968 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Inquiries, admissions and employment, 1968-1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Inquiries to the African American University Program, 1968-1975 |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Student Inquiries, 1971-1973 |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Inquiries, Employment and Admissions, 1973 |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | African Studies Inquires. 1979-1981 |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Requests for Bibliography, 1967-1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | African Studies Committee Chairman Correspondence, 1969 |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Correspondence, Donald Levine, 1969-1971 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Correspondence, Ralph Austen, 1971-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence, Ralph Austen, 1975-1976 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Correspondence, Charles H. Long, 1972-1973 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Correspondence, Marilyn Hammersley, 1972-1973 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Correspondence, Robert Thorton, 1979-1980 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Mailing list, 1967-1968 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | African studies Mailing List, 1970-1971 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Mailing Lists, 1980 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Mailing Lists, undated |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | African Students group Correspondence, 1969-1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | African Studies Group, Publicity, 1970-1971 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | African Studies Association (ASA) Correspondence, 1968-1972 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | African Studies Association, Meetings and Reports, 1972-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Information Packets- U of C and CAS, undated |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Job Announcements, Received, 1972-1974 |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | African Studies Newsletters, Information on Programs. 1979 |
| Box 4 Folder 16 | Communiqués and Bulletins, received, 1967-1970 |
| Box 4 Folder 17 | Publications, African, 1970s |
| Box 4 Folder 18 | Newsletters, 1968-1971 |
| Box 4 Folder 19 | Bulletins and Brochures, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Bulletins and Brochures, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Bulletins and Brochures, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Bulletins and Brochures, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 5 Folder 5 | Bulletins and Brochures, 1960s-1970s |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | Brochure, 1983 |
Series II: Faculty, Students, Curriculum |
| Box 5 Folder 7 | Committee for the Comparative Study of New Nations, Membership List, 1963-1967 |
| Box 5 Folder 8 | Faculty and Staff Roster, 1970-1972 |
| Box 5 Folder 9 | Visiting Professors, 1968-1969 |
| Box 5 Folder 10 | Visiting Scholars, 1969-1975 |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Deanship Committee Members, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Bibliographies, CAS Members, 1970 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | CAS Faculty and Curriculum Vitae, 1971-1975 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Faculty and Staff Roster, Anthropology, 1972 |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | Reprint of Journal Articles, 1965-1971 |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | Paper by Ralph Austen, "African Commerce without Europeans," 1975 |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | Faculty Recall Slip from Regenstein Library, 1974 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | Survey, Dissertations on Africa, 1969-1970 |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Foreign Student List, 1965 |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | Student Roster, 1972-1973 |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | Student list, Students concentrating on Africa, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | African Students at the U of C, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | Course Listings, 1968-1972 |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | African Studies Information and Handouts, 1979-1982 |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | African Studies Courses, 1973-1978 |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | African Civilization Course, 1969-1973 |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | African Civilization Course, Syllabus and Reading Materials, 1970 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | African Civilization Course, Syllabus and Reading Materials, 1970 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | African Civilization Course Materials, 1972-1973 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | African Civilization 225, Study Questions, 1974-1975 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | African Civilization I, 1976-1978 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | African Civilization I, 1979-1991 |
| Box 7 Folder 6 | African Civilization I-III, 1971-1978 |
| Box 7 Folder 7 | African Civilization I-III, 1979-1981 |
| Box 7 Folder 8 | African Civilization II, 1979-1988 |
| Box 7 Folder 9 | African Civilization III, 1979-1991 |
| Box 7 Folder 10 | Prof. Austen, Course Reading list and short readings, 1975-1976 |
| Box 7 Folder 11 | History Courses, 1972 |
| Box 7 Folder 12 | African Studies Seminar Schedules, 1972 |
| Box 7 Folder 13 | Art 296, African Art, 1972-1973 |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | African Studies Workshops, 1987-1988 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Courses taught by Rolf Carlson, 1994-1995 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Poster Map of Africa, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Articles on Oral Traditions, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 5 | Article Draft, John Ralph Willis, 1966 |
| Box 8 Folder 6 | The Changing African Family Project Proposal, 1973 |
| Box 8 Folder 7 | Article, Imaging Amazons, Suzanne Preston Blier, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 8 | Catalogue Application Request form, undated |
| Box 8 Folder 9 | Book Catalogues, undated, |
| Box 8 Folder 10 | Checklist of Bibliographies, 1966-1967 |
| Box 8 Folder 11 | Bibliographies-Africa, 1960s |
| Box 8 Folder 12 | Bibliographical Guide for African Studies, 1969 |
Series III: Activities, Resources and Administration |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | CAS, Activities, 1964-1965 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | CAS, Activities, 1965-1966 |
| Box 9 Folder 3 | CAS, Activities, 1966-1967 |
| Box 9 Folder 4 | CAS, Activities, 1967-1968 |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | CAS, Activities, 1970-1971 |
| Box 9 Folder 6 | CAS, Ghana/Ivory coast Conference, 1968-1969 |
| Box 9 Folder 7 | African Studies Association Interest Survey, 1960s |
| Box 9 Folder 8 | African Studies Group, 1971-1972 |
| Box 9 Folder 9 | Committee on African Studies Brochures, 1970s |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Directors of African Programs in the U.S. and Canada, 1969 |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | Directors of African Programs in the U.S. and Canada, 1970-1971 |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Director’s Meeting, New Orleans, 1971 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Association of African Studies Programs, 1970s |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | Africa- Centers and Organizations, 1960s |
| Box 10 Folder 6 | Non-Western Area Programs and other International Studies, Fifth Report: 1966-1967, 1967 |
| Box 10 Folder 7 | International Studies Annual Reports, 1971-1975 |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | Materials from CAS for International Studies Annual Report, 1973-1976 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | Political Science Handbook, 1969 |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | US Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Higher Education Guidelines, Africa, 1972 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | Affirmative Action, 1973-1974 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Books Ordered, 1970 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Posting Lists, 1964 |
| Box 11 Folder 6 | Space Utilization Information, 1970-1974 |
| Box 11 Folder 7 | Pick 218 Reservations, 1974 |
| Box 11 Folder 8 | Resources for Films in African Studies, 1971-1973 |
| Box 11 Folder 9 | Film Proposal, 1973 |
| Box 11 Folder 10 | Travels and Sojourns to Africa, 1970s |
| Box 11 Folder 11 | African Outreach, 1977 |
| Box 11 Folder 12 | Chicago African Studies Seminar, 1977-1978 |
| Box 11 Folder 13 | Chicago African Studies Seminar, 1979-1980 |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | University of Chicago Collection Development Policy Statement, 1979 |
Series IV: Fellowship Applications and Information |
| Box 12 Folder 1 | CAS Ford Foundation Proposal, 1964-1966 |
| Box 12 Folder 2 | Fellowship Applications, Rejected, 1965 |
| Box 12 Folder 3 | CAS Fellowships, 1967-1968 |
| Box 12 Folder 4 | CAS Research Grants, 1967-1968 |
| Box 12 Folder 5 | Fellowships, 1969-1970 |
| Box 12 Folder 6 | Info on Students Receiving Aid, 1970 |
| Box 12 Folder 7 | Peace Corps Application, 1971 |
| Box 12 Folder 8 | Fellowships, 1971-1972 |
| Box 12 Folder 9 | Foundation Proposal Information, 1971-1973 |
| Box 12 Folder 10 | Fulbright-Hays Graduate fellowship Programs, 1972 |
| Box 12 Folder 11 | Research and Fellowship Grants, 1972-1974 |
| Box 12 Folder 12 | NDEA Application, 1972-1974 |
| Box 12 Folder 13 | Ford Foundation- African Studies, 1973 |
| Box 12 Folder 14 | Memos re: NDEA Title VI Fellowships, 1973 |
| Box 12 Folder 15 | Fulbright-Hayes Application Information, Forms, 1974 |
| Box 12 Folder 16 | Africa State Development Summer Internship Applications, 1983 |
Series V: Financial Materials |
| Box 13 Folder 1 | I02 and 99 Forms, 1960s |
| Box 13 Folder 2 | Procedure Explanation Forms, 1962-1963 |
| Box 13 Folder 3 | Journal Vouchers, 1965-1968 |
| Box 13 Folder 4 | CAS Travel, 1968 |
| Box 13 Folder 5 | CAS Library, 1968-1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 6 | Bookstore Charges, Requisition Forms, 1970s |
| Box 13 Folder 7 | Telephone Charges, 1970-1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 8 | Work-Study Info, 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 9 | Information from Pendaflex, 1971 |
| Box 13 Folder 10 | Ledger Notice, 1971-1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 11 | Publications, 1971-1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 12 | Faculty Travel, 1971-1973 |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | Signature Authorization, 1971-1974 |
| Box 13 Folder 14 | Publications Ordered, 1971-1975 |
| Box 13 Folder 15 | Travel Expenses, 1971-1976 |
| Box 13 Folder 16 | Telephone Charges, 1971-1976 |
| Box 13 Folder 17 | Monthly Ledgers, 1972-1975 |
| Box 13 Folder 18 | Transportation and Messenger Service, 1972 |
| Box 13 Folder 19 | Correction Vouchers, 1972-1973 |
| Box 13 Folder 20 | Travel Authorizations and Requests for Travel Advance, 1972-1975 |
| Box 13 Folder 21 | Telephone Services, 1973 |
| Box 13 Folder 22 | CAS Stationary Orders, 1973 |
| Box 13 Folder 23 | African Civilization Course, Book/Film Orders, 1973-1974 |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | Administrative Information, 1973-1974 |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Desk Copy Book Orders, Mr. Austen, 1974 |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Departmental Signature Authorization, 1975 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Films, Order and Payment, 1975-1976 |
Series VI: Restricted |
Subseries 1: Correspondence |
| Box 15 Folder 1 | CAS Annual Report, 1972. Restricted until 2022 |
| Box 15 Folder 2 | Fellowship Correspondence, 1973-1974. Restricted until 2024 |
| Box 15 Folder 3 | Faculty Applications, Employment sought. Restricted until 2017 |
| Box 15 Folder 4 | Correspondence, 1979-1982. Restricted until 2012 |
| Box 15 Folder 5 | Letters of Recommendation, 1972-1976. Restricted until 2056 |
Subseries 2: Administrative |
| Box 15 Folder 6 | Employment Records, 1968-1966. Restricted until 2016 |
| Box 15 Folder 7 | Employment Records, 1970-1972. Restricted until 2022 |
| Box 15 Folder 8 | Employment Records, 1973-1975. Restricted until 2025 |
| Box 15 Folder 9 | Employment Records, 1991. Restricted until 2041 |
| Box 15 Folder 10 | Employment Confirmation Form, 1975. Restricted until 2025 |
| Box 15 Folder 11 | Time Card, 1994. . Restricted until 2044 |
| Box 15 Folder 12 | Employee Termination Reports, 1974. Restricted until 2024 |
Subseries 3: Students |
| Box 15 Folder 13 | Student grades, 1979-1980. Restricted until 2060 |
| Box 15 Folder 14 | Student Work, Grades, 1987-1994. Restricted until 2074 |
Subseries 4: Fellowships |
| Box 15 Folder 15 | CAS Fellowships, Awards Grants, 1966-1967. Restricted until 2047 |
| Box 15 Folder 16 | Fellowships, 1968-1969. Restricted until 2049 |
| Box 15 Folder 17 | Fellowships, 1970-1971. Restricted until 2051 |
| Box 15 Folder 18 | Applications for Fellowships, 1973-1974. Restricted until 2054 |
| Box 15 Folder 19 | Grants and deadlines, 1979. Restricted until 2059 |
| Box 16 Folder 1 | CAS Travel Grants, Research Grants, 1964-1965. Restricted until 2045 |
Subseries 5: Financial |
| Box 16 Folder 2 | Account Balance, 1966-1968. Restricted until 2018 |
| Box 16 Folder 3 | Budget, 1967-1970. Restricted until 2020 |
| Box 16 Folder 4 | Travel Requests and expense vouchers, 1968. Restricted until 2015 |
| Box 16 Folder 5 | Budget Transfers, 1964-1966. Restricted until 2016 |
| Box 16 Folder 6 | Financial Documents, 1966-1968. Restricted until 2018 |
| Box 16 Folder 7 | Payroll, 1966-1970. Restricted until 2020 |
| Box 16 Folder 8 | Ford Foundation Int’l Study-Africa, 1966-1968. Restricted until 2018. |
| Box 16 Folder 9 | Ford Foundation International Studies Grant Statement, 1966. Restricted until 2016 |
| Box 16 Folder 10 | Proposed Budget, 1967-1968. Restricted until 2018 |
| Box 16 Folder 11 | Budget Transfer Request, 1967-1975. Restricted until 2025 |
| Box 16 Folder 12 | CAS Budget, 1969-1974. Restricted until 2024 |
| Box 16 Folder 13 | Check Request Forms, 1970s. Restricted until 2029 |
| Box 17 Folder 1 | Xerox Charges, 1970s. Restricted until 2029 |
| Box 17 Folder 2 | Records of Film Receipts and Correspondence, 1970-1980. Restricted until 2030 |
| Box 17 Folder 3 | Financial Documents, 1971-1975. Restricted until 2025 |
| Box 17 Folder 4 | Information for Incoming Chairman. Restricted until 2026 |
| Box 17 Folder 5 | Payroll, 1971-1976, restricted until 2026 |
| Box 17 Folder 6 | CAS Budget, 1971-1974. Restricted until 2024 |
| Box 17 Folder 7 | CAS, Report on Activities w/ Budget Information, 1974. Restricted until 2024 |
| Box 17 Folder 8 | Distribution Report, 1972-1973. Restricted until 2023 |
| Box 17 Folder 9 | CAS Budget, 1979-1980. Restricted until 2030 |
| Box 17 Folder 10 | CAS Budget, 1980-1981. Restricted until 2031 |
| Box 17 Folder 11 | Film and Book Orders, 1984-1990 |
| Box 17 Folder 12 | Payroll Request, undated |