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Claire Robertson papers, 1964-2012

A Guide to her Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Laura Bell

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
Robertson, Claire C.

Title
Claire Robertson papers, 1964-2012

Collection No.
C633

Extent
31.8 cubic feet (40 boxes)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Claire Robertson is an Emeritus Professor of Women's Studies and History at Ohio State University and has been a visiting scholar, lecturer, and adjunct professor at Indiana University, Bloomington at various times since 1978. This collection consists of a portion of Robertson’s teaching materials, research, and writings on the history and culture of women in Africa, as well as records related to her career and professional activities at Indiana University.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

This collection contains electronic materials that require additional processing before they can be accessed. Please contact the Indiana University Archives staff for further information.

Biographical Note

Claire C. Robertson (b. 1944) received her B.A. from Carleton College in 1966, her M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1968, and her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1974. She is the author or editor of eight books and numerous articles on women, class and gender relations, and African studies. Dr. Robertson is the winner of the African Studies Association’s 1985 Herskovits Book Award and recipient of numerous other academic awards, grants, and prizes.

Throughout her career Robertson has taught courses at a number of universities and institutions and conducted research on African women, Third World women and socioeconomic change, female marketing systems, women and slavery in Africa and the Americas, Third World education, Third World development, feminist theory and research methodology, issues of the representation of African women, and comparative perspectives regarding colonialism and women. Between 1975 and 1976 Robertson was a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Bucknell University; between 1976 and 1977 she was an Assistant Professor of history at the State University of New York-Oswego; she researched in Ghana under the SSRC/ACLS (Social Science Research Council and American Council of Learned Societies) Grant between 1977 and 1978; between 1978-1980 she was a Ford Foundation post-doctoral grant holder; from 1980 to 1982 Robertson was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Ball State University; between 1984 and 1987 Robertson was an Assistant Professor in the Departments of History and the Women’s Studies Program at Ohio State University; between 1997 and 1998 she was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Women’s Studies and History Departments at University of Wisconsin, Madison; in 1998 and 1999 she was a Senior Scholar in Residence at Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis; and in 1987 Robertson was appointed Associate Professor in the Departments of History and Women’s Studies at Ohio State University.

In 1987-1988, Dr. Robertson held a Fulbright Fellowship to study the development of Kenyan trade and market women in the Nairobi area. As an Assistant Professor and then as an Associate Professor of history and women’s studies at Ohio State University, Robertson was an active member of many committees and projects. She also participated in a number of community projects and professional associations relating to her research and academic interests such as the African Studies Association. As of March 2018, Dr. Robertson is currently an Emeritus Professor of Women's Studies and History at Ohio State University.

Robertson has also served in various capacities at Indiana University throughout her career. Beginning in 1978 she served as a Faculty Research Associate in the African Studies Program; in 1984 Robertson was the Co-Director of the Office of Women’s Affairs; from 1992 until 1993 she was appointed as a Visiting Scholar in the Women’s Studies Program; and she has since served as a Lecturer and been involved in IU’s Fair Trade Bloomington selling artisan-made items to benefit two projects Ndethya wa Ngutethya Women's Group and Spurgeon School for AIDS Orphans in Kenya. The Indiana University Press published her books, Sharing the Same Bowl: A Socioeconomic History of Women and Class in Accra, Ghana in 1984 and Trouble Showed the Way: Women, Men, and Trade in the Nairobi Area, 1890-1990 in 1997.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into seven series: Biographical Materials, Writings, Professional Activities, Correspondence, Teaching, Research, and Photographs and Audiovisual Materials.

Scope and Content Note

This collection documents Claire Robertson’s research, writings, and professional and teaching activites throughout her career as a professor of history and women’s studies. It contains a significant amount of documents and data from her research projects, including surveys, questionnaires, interviews, notes, and correspondence. Also present are a number of articles, books, and drafts and manuscripts of publications resulting from her research, which include Sharing the Same Bowl: A Socioeconomic History of Women and Class in Accra, Ghana , Trouble Showed the Way: Women, Men, and Trade in the Nairobi Area, 1890-1990 , and Women and Class in Africa . Some significant topics represented in this collection are African studies, women’s studies, issues relating to female genital cutting, the Gá language, and images and research relating to markets, farming, the societies, and economies of Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The collection also contains materials related to Robertson’s activities as a professor and lecturer at universities, including course planning documents and lecture notes. Correspondence and other materials related to her participation in professional organizations and her presentations at various conferences are also present.

The materials of this collection are mainly textual, including research notes, manuscripts, correspondence, and course materials. Other formats present in the collection include floppy disks, photographs, photographic slides, and negatives, ephemera from Robertson’s travels, visual aids that were included in Robertson’s publications, and a small number of audio recordings. This collection contains oversize materials.

Separated Material

Separated materials include floppy disks that will be stored seperately for preservation. Publications and newspapers relating to the study of Africa have been transferred to the IU African Studies Collection. 5.4 cubic feet of materials from the teaching series relating to Robertson’s career at the Ohio State University have been transferred to OSU University Archives. Other items removed include: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, book and Audio Record, 1945; Sing a Song of History, Song by Ireene Wicker, The Singing Story Lady, Bluebird Records, Made by RCA Victor, 3 Audio Records; and undated Computer Punch Cards containing research data analysis.

Related Material

Related records include the Claire Robertson Papers, 1980-1993 (RG.40.305), Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University.

Additional publications and research materials may be accessed in IUScholarworks

Administrative Information

Accrual Information
No further accruals are expected.
Acquisition Information
Accession: 2010/062; 2010/061; 2010/074; 2011/126; 2012/063; 2012/065
Usage Restrictions
The donor of this collection has transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University with the exception of manuscripts and original writings authored by Claire Robertson. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.

Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

Preferred Citation
[item], Claire Robertson papers, Collection C633, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Collection was transferred to the IU Archives from Claire Robertson in multiple donations between 2010 and 2012.
Appraisal
Items weeded include facsimiles of papers and articles already published elsewhere, items unrelated to Robertson's papers and work, and computer punch cards. Items such as publications and newspapers relating to African culture and society were transferred to the African Studies Collection, IU Bloomington. Teaching materials related to Robertson’s work at Ohio State University were transferred to the OSU University Archives.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Bell.

Completed in 2018

Container List

Series: Box 1 Biographical, 1965-2002

Scope and Content Note:

The Biographical Materials series (1965-2002) is organized into three subseries. The Graduate School and Early Work subseries (1965-2002) contains papers, research, and items from Robertson’s time in graduate school. The Early Teaching Materials subseries (1975-1983) contains items from the early stages of Robertson’s teaching career as a professor. The Travel subseries (1979-1987) contains various travel ephemera.

Arrangement:

Series is arranged chronologically

Subseries: Box 1 Graduate School and Early Work, 1965-2002 
Graded graduate school paper for History 56: Renaissance and Reformation, 1964
Master’s Papers from Chicago and Carleton, circa 1965
Ethiopian Diary and Postcards, 1965
Democracy for Greece, 1968
Social Development in the Congo Class Papers and Notes, 1968-1969
Class Notes and Papers: Institutions of Kingdoms in Pre-colonial Africa, 1969
Class Notes and Papers: History of East Africa, Spring 1969
Paper about Dahomey from Graduate School, circa 1969
University of Wisconsin: WAA Materials, PhD Requirements, Reading Lists, etc., Bibliographies, 1969
Bibliography – General, 1969-1970
History 861: Class Notes and Papers on Research Methods, 1969-1970

(includes 1 audio cassette)

Final Exam 454 and French African Literature Paper, 1969-1970
History 675: West Africa Class Materials, 1969-1970
Seminar Class Materials, 1970
Notes for 107 (Teaching class/lectures), circa 1970
University of Wisconsin African History Papers, 1970
Collected Conference Papers – African History, Syracuse, 1970
Semester I: Abortive efforts, preliminary junk, Schaub’s Seminar class, 1970-1971
University of Wisconsin History 668: Historical Methods for Non-literate Societies Course Materials, 1970-1971
African Language Learning booklets, undated
Thesis Ph.D., 1974

(2 folders)

CR Correspondence, 1975
Job Recommendations, Book Reviews, and Academic Work History, 1970-1985
Job Correspondence Materials and Personal Notes, 1974-1985
Ohio State University Department Publications Featuring Claire Robertson, 1984-1985
Directory for Gender Research at Ohio State University, 1986
Brief C.V., 1993
Harbeson’s Eulogy for Carol Eastman, 1997
History of Africa to 1880, undated
Box 2 Collected Conference Papers, 1990-2002
Subseries: Box 2 Early Teaching Materials, 1975-1983
Colonial and Independence African Lecture Notes and Oswego, 1974
Bucknell – Course Evaluation form, self-evaluation, etc., teaching materials, 1975
Oswego and History 107 Teaching Materials, 1976-1977
Development Seminar Lecture at Indiana University, Bloomington, 1979
Lecture: Sociology of Women and Economics, 1980
Lectures on Women in Urban Economy and Agriculture, 1983
Eastern Illinois University Women’s Studies Council and Article featuring Robertson, 1984
African Women Lecture: International Women’s Day – St. Mary’s, undated
History 251: Renaissance Europe Teaching Materials, undated
Notes 1, undated
Notes 2, undated
Notes 3, undated
History 252: Reformation Teaching Materials, undated

(2 folders)

History 121: Western Civilization Lecture Notes, undated
History 110 Lectures, undated
History 224: Africa, 1 Semester, Notes I, undated

(2 folders)

Lecture: Women in African Development, Black Cultural Center, undated
Sociology 499: Women and Economic Development, undated
Subseries: Box 2 Travel, 1969-1987
Assorted Travel Ephemera, 1969-1987
Series: Box 2 Writings, 1970-2010

Scope and Content Note:

The Writings series (1970-2007) is organized into three subseries and is arranged chronologically. The Books subseries (1977-2002) contains drafts and materials relating to the books that Robertson authored, edited, or contributed to during her career and are arranged by the book. The subseries, Articles and Other Writings (1970-2006) contains articles and papers written by Robertson throughout her career. The last subseries, General (1980-2007) contains copies of book reviews, evaluations of manuscripts, and examples of publications citing Robertson.

Arrangement:

Series is arranged chronologically by publication

Subseries: Box 2 Books, 1977-2002
Women and Slavery in Africa,
Grant Proposals, 1979
Abstracts, 1979
Prospectus, 1970
Holographic Copy of Intro-Original, undated
Correspondence, RE: Manuscript of Introduction with Marty, 1981
Comments, 1981
Kathleen Staudht, undated

(3.5 in. floppy disk)

Seperated Material:

Item has been removed for preservation purposes. Contact Archives staff for access.

Manuscript Strobel, undated
Revised Manuscript, 1981
Early Correspondence, 1977-1982
Editorial Correspondence and Materials, 1982
Correspondence, 1980-1982
Book Contract, 1982
Box 3 Chapter Drafts, undated

(4 folders)

Manuscript drafts, circa 1983

(3 folders)

Manuscript of Accra Slavery Paper, undated
Readers Reports, undated
Book Reviews, 1984
Late Business-Marketing, 1984-2010
Neine-Mann, 1996
Box 3 Sharing the Same Bowl: A Socioeconomic History of Women and Class in Accra, Ghana
Version 1, undated

(4 folders)

Version 2, Final, circa 1984

(2 folders)

Box 4 Marketing, 1980-2005
Book reviews, 1984-1985

(2 folders)

Published version, 1984
Women and Class in Africa
Manuscript Edited by Claire Robertson and Iris Berger, circa 1980

(3 folders)

Publication Materials and Reader Reports, etc., circa 1983
Permission to Edit Forms and Correspondence, 1984
Papers by Contributors, 1984
CVs of Contributors, undated
Book Materials, undated
Book Correspondence, circa 1982-1987

(2 folders)

Book Reviews, 1987
Book Contract, 1985-1997
Trouble Showed the Way: Women, Men, and Trade in the Nairobi Area, 1890-1990
Chapter I Draft, undated
Chapter II Draft: Beans, circa 1993
Chapter III Draft: "Women, Trade, and Market in Nairobi Area to 1919," circa 1993
Chapter IV Drafts: "1920s and 1930s," circa 1993
Chapter V Drafts, circa 1993
Chapter V Drafts: "1940s, 1950s, early 1960s," circa 1993
Chapter VI Drafts: "Change in Social Structure, Ideology, Marriage and Economics, 1920-1990," circa 1993

(2 folders)

Chapter VII Draft: "Trade Post-Indep.," undated
Box 5 Chapter VIII Draft: "Fighting Back – Women’s Organizations Old and New," undated
Chapter IX Draft: Conclusion, undated
Version 1, undated

(3 folders)

Version 2, undated

(2 folders)

Version 3, 1995

(2 folders)

Version 4, August 1996

(2 folders)

Manuscript, 1997

(3 folders)

Reader's Reports, circa 1997
Book Marketing, 1997-1999
Book Struggle-Marketing, undated
One copy of the monograph, Trouble Showed the Way , published in 1997
Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood: Disputing U.S. Polemics , edited by Claire Robertson and Stanlie James
Female Genital Cutting Data, 1995-1998
Materials for FGC Book, 1997-1998

(3 folders)

Contributors’ drafts for Genital Cutting and Transnational Sisterhood, circa 1999

(4 3.5 in. floppy disks)

Seperated Material:

Items have been removed for preservation purposes. Contact archives staff for access.

Searching for Voices, Chris Walley, 1999
U.S. Struggles Around Female Genital Cutting Saved on Microsoft Word, undated
Cheryl Chase, Cultural Practice?, Word 98/Mac file PC floppy, undated
Listening to Other(ed) Voices, WP8, undated
Box 6 Correspondence and Related Materials, circa 2000
Paper for Social Problem, Review, circa 2001
Book Draft, undated

(3 folders)

Book Manuscript Drafts, circa 2001

(3 folders)

Book Contract, Publicity, 2001
Paper and Talk – Berkshires, circa 2002
Feminism and Genital Cutting, FGC Book Review, 2002
Subseries: Box 6 Other Articles and Writings, 1970-2010
Kano Chronical Manuscript – Unpublished Hausa to English Translation, 1970
Education and Marketing Sills Paper: Comparative Ed. Review Article/Women and Work Conference Paper, 1979-1983
Feminist Studies Piece: Women in Colonial and Post-Independence Africa: A Review of Recent Scholarship – Seminar Talk, circa 1983
African Studies Association (ASA) Paper – "Women in African Agriculture," 1983
Sexual Harassment Report, 1983

(2 folders)

"Peril and Profit of Autonomy," 1984-1985
Chronical article – "Dual careers," circa 1986
Ohio State University Campus Harassment Materials, 1988
"A Diffusion of Economic Awareness," circa 1990
SEA Social Control of Women Traders, Nairobi, 1991
CJAS Article Reviews, Assoc. editor, 1992
Kent State Traders’ Volume Article, 1991-1993
CILAS Conference and Paper for Engendering Wealth and Well-Being,1993

(folder 1 of 2)

Box 7 CILAS Conference and Paper for Engendering Wealth and Well-Being,1993

(folder 2 of 2)

"Women in the Urban Economy" Revised Version, 1980-1994
African Women’s History Encyclopedia, 1994
African Studies Association Paper: "Trade and the Construction of Gender," 1994
Contribution to Book: Courtyards, Markets, City Streets: Urban Women in Africa, 1992-1995
Africa into the Americas Book Contribution, 1987-1995

(2 folders)

SIGNS Article: "Grassroots in Kenya…," 1994-1995
Ga World History / Human Rights Area Files, Inc, Article, 1995
Economic Botany Journal / Journal of Agricultural History Manuscript and Correspondence, 1995
FL Conference Paper GDLFL: "Trade and Gender," 1995-1996
"Black, White, and Red All Over" Agricultural History Article, 1996
International Journal of Africa Historical Studies Paper: "Gender and Trade Relations in Late Nineteenth Century Nairobi Area," 1996
Precolonial History Text Plans, 1998
Cultural Materialism Paper for Journal of Women’s History, 1998
Brown World Affairs Article, 1998
Black Atlantic – JCH Paper, SL Abolition and Identity, 1999
Women, Work, and Identity paper, undated
Fisher Markets Article, undated
Copy of "Claiming Freedom" and Related Writing, 2000
Women and Slavery Conference Volume, 2000
Women and Slavery Paper Talk, Japan Center for Area Studies – Osaka Conference, 2002
Crime Paper – Arson, circa 2002
Box 8 Copies of Publications, 1966-2002
Supplemental Material / Copies of Articles, 1994-2002
Copies of Publications, 1988-2005
Women’s Encyclopedias Articles, 2005
New Encyclopedia of African Women and Slavery, 2005-2006
SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Vol. 21, No. 3, 1996
Journal of Women’s History, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2003
JCAS Symposium Series, 2004
Research in African Literatures, Volume 37 Number 1, 2006
Journal of Women’s History / Journal of African History paper, 1991-2010
Subseries: Box 8 General, 1980-2007
Early 1980s – Book Reviews and Research Plans, circa 1980
Manuscript Book Evaluations, 1984
Correspondence and Manuscript for Lucille R. Webber, 1985
Evaluations of Manuscripts, 1986-1995
MSS (Manuscripts) and Evaluations for Publication, 1994-1998
Supplemental Materials, Reviews of Books, 1989-1999
Articles that Cited Robertson, 1989-1999
Supplemental Materials, Examples of Citations, 1993-1999
Evaluation of "Human Organization" Journal Paper, 2000
JWH (Journal of Women’s History) Issue on Women and Colonialism, 2001
Review of Women and Slavery Vol. 1: Africa, the Indian Ocean World and the Medieval North Atlantic, circa 2007
Series: Box 8 Professional Activities, 1980-2012

Scope and Content Note:

The Professional Activities series (1980-2012) is organized into seven subseries. The Talks, Conferences, and Presentations subseries (1980-2012) contains items relating to various talks, presentations, and speeches that Robertson gave while attending different conferences during her career. The Saint Lucia Project subseries (1999-2009) contains materials relating to Robertson’s activities and speaking engagements on the St. Lucia research project. The Grant Proposals subseries (1988-1995) contains materials from various grant proposals Robertson created and submitted during her career. The African Studies Association (ASA) subseries (1977-2005) contains items relating to Robertson’s involvement with the association and her planning of a Women’s Conference in 1992. The Workshops and Conferences subseries (1987-2002) contains items from various conferences and workshops Robertson attended. The Other Associations subseries (1989-1999) contains materials from four associations that Robertson participated in during the 1990s. The Collected Papers subseries (1976-1995) contains articles, conference papers, theses, and pamphlets written by various authors and collected by Robertson.

Arrangement:

Series is arranged chronologically

Subseries: Talks, Conferences, and Presentations, 1980-2012
Unitarian Universalist Church Talk,
circa 1980
1982
Rockefeller Conference: Women and Income Control, 1982
Life Histories Talk – Eastern Illinois, 1984
University of Massachusetts - Amherst Job Materials, 1985
Western Trip – WAWH etc., University of California, LA, 1985-1986
Talks, University of California, LA, circa 1986
Sexual Harassment Information Speech, 1986
Paper and Conference on Food Security in Africa at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1986
African Women’s Education, 1950-1980, 25 minute Talk, undated
OAH Panel and 5 College Symposium, Spring, 1987
Berkshire Talk and Paper, 1987
Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) Talks, 1989 and 1993
Gikomba and Makola Talk and Clippings, 1990
Wenner-Gren Application and Other Failed Attempts – Conference proposals, circa 1990
Box 9 Conference Presenter: "Engendering Wealth and Well-Being" CILAS/UCSD, 1993
Berkshire Talk, others’ papers, 1993
Berkshire Talk, 1993
Pennsylvania Trip and Talk, 1993
Bean Talk – Symbolism and Materialism, undated
Lectures: "Women and Slavery in Africa," "Why Third World Women Don’t Use Birth Control, " undated
Carleton College Talk, 1997
Clark University Talk, 1998
Slave Routes Conference and Talk, NYU, 1999
Various Talks/Job Notes, undated
Sokoni Conference and Paper: "Escaping Trouble," 1999-2000
WEdGE: Women’s Education in the Global Economy workbook, 2000
Africa in the 21st Century Interdisciplinary Conference, C.R.R. Keynote Speaker, 2001
Women’s Studies (WS) Ph.D. Conference – Emory, 2001
Globalization Talk, Ohio State University, 2001
Crime Conference, NAIVASHA, 2002
Harvard / Radcliffe Conference – Women, Money, and Power, Oct. 2002
Women’s Worlds Conference, Uganda, 2002
Uganda Conference and paper, 2002
Hunger Talks, undated
Fish Talk – Wellesley Dev. Conference, undated
Kenya Trade Lectures, Fulbright Report, undated
DePauw Talk / FGC Talks, undated
Ohio State University Talk, 2006
Institute for African Development Annual Symposium Materials, 2006
Talk at Conference: "Cultural Relativism vs. Human Rights: Women’s Global Issues," 2009
CAAS Conference, 2012
African Studies Conference ’50 Forward’ Madison, WI, 2012
Johnson-Odim Speech, undated
Subseries: Box 9 Saint Lucia Project, 1999-2009
Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis: The Black Atlantic Seminar Papers, 1999
Fulbright Application: History and Identity in St. Lucia, 2001
Weiner Ret. Center Conference – St. Lucia Talks, 2000-2003
St. Lucia Article in Living Today magazine, 2003
Arts and Humanities Grant Proposal for Oral History in Saint Lucia, 2004-2005
Ohio State Alumni Magazine (see page 30), November-December 2007
Saint Lucia Project – Oral History, 2007-2009
Readers Reviews and Correspondence Related to Saint Lucia Project, 2009
Subseries: Box 9 Grant Proposals, 1988-1995
Kenya Ford Grant Materials, circa 1988
Ford Foundation Nairobi and MacArthur Foundation for African Studies Association Grant Proposals, 1991
Ford Foundation Grant Proposal – International Women’s Studies, 1994-1995

(2 of 3 folders)

Box 10 Ford Foundation Grant Proposal – International Women’s Studies, 1994-1995

(1 of 3 folders)

Ford Foundation Proposal: "Developing International Women’s Studies and Post-Doc Correspondence," 1994-1995
Subseries: Box 10 African Studies Association (ASA), 1977-2005
Concerned African Scholars, ACAS-ASA, 1977
Panel: Urban-Rural Relations – Perspectives for the 1980s and 1990s, 1985
Women’s Caucus Clitoridectomy Issue, circa 1986
Women’s Caucus Mentor Directory, undated
Panel, 1989
Women’s Caucus Program Committee, 1989-1990
Conference Proposals/General Documents, 1990
Ford, N.Y. Grant, 1990
Conference, CAAS, 1991
Talk and Paper, 1991
Gender Relations Task Force, 1991
Conference on Status of Women’s Studies in Africa – Organized by Claire Robertson, 1991
African Women’s Studies Correspondence, 1991

Seperated Material:

One 3.5 in. floppy disk has been removed for preservation purposes. Contact Archives staff for access.

Conference Essay Guidelines, 1991
Women’s Caucus Correspondence, 1991
Speaker Waiting List, 1991
Registration Forms – Women’s Caucus, 1991
Women’s Conference, Alice Nkhoma-Wamunza – Tanzania Correspondence and Papers, 1991-1997
Papers from 1991 Conference, 1991

(4 folders)

Women’s Caucus Conference Original Papers, 1991

(2 folders)

Conference Program, 1991
Mailing Lists for Tour Arrangements, 1990-1991
Travel Agents, 1991
Box 11 Speaker Requests Correspondence, 1991
Working Lists of Speakers, 1991
Receipts/Expense Information, 1991
Women’s Caucus File, 1991
Miscellaneous Meeting Planning, 1991
African Studies Association Planning, 1991-1992
Feedback, 1992
Women’s Conference Correspondence, 1992

(2 folders)

African Studies Association, 1992-1997
African Studies Association and Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Materials, 1997
Association Publications, 1997-2000
2002 Talk Materials, circa 2002
Women’s Caucus Book Prize Committee, circa 2003
Annual Meeting Publications, 2004-2005
Subseries: Box 11 Workshops and Conferences, 1976-2002
Women and Development Conference, 1976
Gender Resources in African Agricultural Systems Aid Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya – Omega Group, 1987
Workshop Materials: The Art of Publishing, 1991
Assorted Professional Activities materials, 1978-1992
Don’t Throw it Away Workshop, 1995
West African Research Association Symposium Materials, 1997
'Choices Manual,' 2002
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Materials, 2002
Subseries: Box 11 General, 1989-2005
Copapayo Sister City Project, 1989
Association of Caribbean Historians, 1998
Association of African Women Scholars, circa 1999
SEWU: Self-Employed Women’s Union, 1999
Africa/Cairo-Kenya Trip, Lakes District, Scotland Travel Materials, 2005
Subseries: Box 11 Collected Papers, 1976-1995
Secondary Publications/Wellesley Conferences, 1976

(3 folders)

Women and National Development: The Complexities of Change, Edited by The Wellesley Editorial Committee, 1977
Box 12 Pamphlets, circa 1990
Various Papers Collected from Conferences, circa 1995
Series: Box 12 Correspondence, 1979-2009

Scope and Content Note:

The Correspondence series (1979-2009) contains correspondence files related to Robertson’s teaching and research activities and is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the correspondent.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by correspondence surname / folder name

Allman/Nekayoke/Geiger Volume, 1997
Ardayfio-Schandorf, Elizabeth, 1991
Beckley, Staneala, 1991
Belkadi, Alia Maaouia, 1991
Campbell, Dena, 1998
Casimiro, Isabel, 1991
Clark, Gracia, 1993
Dalhousi/St. Mary’s Halifax Trip, 1987
Duany, Julia Aker – Talk, 1989
Ekambi, Jaqueline, 1991-1992
Ekejiuba, Felicia, 1991
El Bakri, Zeinab Bashir, 1991
El Nagar, Samia Al Hedi, 1991
Engundu, Ms. Walu, 1991
Etoori, Deborah, 1991
Gaidzanwa, Rudo Barbra, 1991
Greene, Beth, 1996
Habiba, Professor Ben Romdhane, 1991
Horchani-Zammiti, Malika, 1991
Human Rights, Democracy and New Leadership in Africa Project, 1995
Inquiries/Correspondence, 1985-1995
MacWilliam, Anita, 1991
Manuh, Takyiwaa, 1991
Mapetla, Matseliso, 1991
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Recommendations, 1984-2006
Molapo, Lea, 1991
Munachonga, Monica, 1991
Musoke, Maria G.N., 1991
Mutiso, Roberta, 1991
Mwaka, Victoria Miriam, 1991
New Accra Project, 1997
Ngaiza, Magdalena Kakubanza, 1991
Ngubane, Harriet, 1991
Nkebukwa, Anna, 1991
Pearce, Dr. Ibitola, 1991
Raseroka, Kay, Travel, 1991
Reichert, Julia, 1994
Requests for Articles, 1988-1989
Robertson Correspondence, 1979-2009
Scully, Pam, 1988-1989
Siachitema, Dr. Alice K., Travel, 1991
Sow, Ndeye, Advisee, 1991
Supplemental Material Unsolicited Letters RE: Service, 1988-1997
Walker, Cherryl, 1991
White, Luise, 1986
White, Luise Evaluation, 1991
Series: Box 12 Teaching, 1970-2010

Scope and Content Note:

The Teaching series (1970-2012) contains items relating to Robertson’s work and teaching engagements not exclusively at Ohio State University, where she was a professor for much of her career. Robertson taught at a number of universities and institutions during her career. Items from this series relating to Robertson’s teaching at Ohio State University (1977-2012) included Robertson’s teaching files on women’s studies and history classes at OSU along with her work with various committees there during her over-thirty-year career as a professor there. Those files have been transferred to the OSU University Archives.

Arrangement:

Series is arranged chronologically

Teaching / Clippings: Women’s Course, circa 1970
Teaching Materials for Sex Role Socialization: Ephemera, 1960-1973
Penalization of Economic Awareness: Lecture, 1981-1985
Ohio State University, Sojourner Center for Women’s Studies article, 1985
Lecture: Changing Accra Marital Support Patterns, 1986
General Women’s History Talk, 1986
Miscellaneous Papers and Guest Speaking, undated
Consulting for a Film materials, October 1994
Rutgers: Women’s Studies Teaching Materials, 1997-1998

(2 folders)

Teaching Seminar at Davis, undated
Cornell University Symposium: Africa and Diaspora, 2005
Berkshire Seminar, 2008
Kenya ADSO Seminar, 2010
Series: Box 13 Research, 1970-2010

Scope and Content Note:

The Research series (1970-2000) is organized into three subseries according to the publications related to the research and into a fourth supplemental research subseries. The series contains an extensive amount of data, surveys, and other materials relating to the research Robertson conducted for her various publications including Sharing the Same Bowl , Trouble Showed the Way, and Women and Class in Africa. The Supplemental Research Materials subseries (1958-2000) contains research materials, papers authored by others and collected by Robertson, and background information collected by Robertson that was complementary to her research. This series contains vocabulary cards and books for learning Gã, a language spoken in Ghana were Robertson performed much of her research.

Arrangement:

Series is arranged chronologically and organized by publication corresponding to research.

Subseries: Research for Sharing the Same Bowl , 1970-1995
Central Accra Data,
Box 13 1971-1972

(oversize)

Box 14 1978

(oversize)

Box 15 Computer Data, undated
Market Girls Survey, undated
Form 1 Surveys and Contraception Surveys, undated

(2 folders)

General Questionnaires, circa 1972-1978

(2 folders)

Saloga Women Traders Survey, circa 1978
Central Accra Survey – Old Women, circa 1978
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and Women’s Educational Equity Act (Central Accra Survey of Women 40-50), undated

(3 folders)

Box 16 Kaneshie Survey, 1980

(oversize)

Box 15 Kaneshi Survey-Short Form, circa 1980

(5 folders)

Kaneshi Survey-Long Form (with matched short forms), circa 1980

(4 folders)

Education Data by Country, 1950-1980
EDRBTSN (Data about different countries in Africa), June 22, 1983
Box 17 Life Histories – Complete Data, undated
Life Histories Complete with Tape Translations, undated
Intensive Survey,
40s and 30s Age Group, undated
90s and 80s Age Group, undated
60s Age Group, undated

(2 folders)

70s Age Group, undated

(2 folders)

Coded Questionnaires - Ghana, undated

(2 folders)

Data Analysis, undated
Bibliography Notes, undated
Kaneshi Surveys: Coded Data and Formats, circa 1980
Central Accra: Old People Survey, Coded Data, Format, Codes, 1977-1978
Central Accra Survey: Women, 39-49, Coded Results, Formats, codes, circa 1978
Education and Marketing Skills Survey, Formats and Coded Data, 1977-1978
Background Materials, circa 1978
Intensive Questionnaires – Quantitative Questions-Data & Results, undated
Box 18 School Girls Survey Results, circa 1977-1978

(oversize)

UNESCO Yearbook Statistics, circa 1959-1975

(oversize)

Kaneshi Surveys Data, circa 1980

(oversize)

Subseries: Box 19 Research related to Sharing the Same Bowl and Women and Class in Africa, circa 1970-1980
Intensive Survey 50s Age Group, undated

(2 folders)

Intensive Interviews, 90s and 80s Age Group, circa 1970-1980
Interviews and Notes, 1971-1972
Intensive Questionnaire, circa 1971
GÃ Studies, circa 1970
Ghana Reference Materials, circa 1970
Claire’s Results, circa 1970
Kaneshi Survey- Random Data, circa 1980
Miscellaneous Central Accra Survey, undated
Questionnaires and Genealogy, undated
Statistics of Traders, undated
Census Notes – Ghana, undated
Miscellaneous Maps, undated
Women and Class in Africa, circa 1983
Subseries: Box 19 Research for Trouble Showed the Way, 1987-1995
Life Histories / Long Surveys Copies A-H, 465+, undated
Life History Transcripts – 2nd Copy, undated
Box 20 Monograph publication photocopies and academic letters: Fisher, J. The Anatomy of Kikuyu Domesticity and Husbandry. (London: Dept. of Technical Cooperation, Circa 1953), 1992
Code Info. Surveys – By Topic, undated
Changes in Trading Practice, I.D. 5 (Trading), 1988
History of Markets I.D. 8-10 9 (Markets), 1988
Wholesale/Retail I.D. 7 (Retail), 1988
Previous Occupations I.A. (PREVOCC), 1988
Childhood Work I.B. (Work), 1988
Prices of Staples I.D. 6 (Prices), 1988
Gender Division of Labor I.D. 1 (Gender), 1988
Profit Margin I.D. 11 (ProfitM), 1988
Use of Profits II.A. (UProfit), 1988
Property Owned II.B. (Propert), 1988
Hours Worked I.D. 12 (Hours), 1988
Other Income Sources II.C. (Income), 1988
Work Preference I.C. (Prefer), 1988
Seasonality in Trading Income II.D. (Season), 1988
Residence History, II.E. (REHIST), 1988
Current Co-Residents, II.F. (CORESID), 1988
Current Housing Amenities, II.G. (Housing), 1988
Ideal Number of Children, IV.C. (IDEALNU), 1988
Contraception, IV.G.; IV.K. (CONTRAC), 1988
People E Supports EE.H. (SUPPORT), 1988
E’s Support Expectations, II.I.-M (EXPECT), 1988
Children’s Work at Home, II.N. (WORKHOM), 1988
Children’s Education & Jobs, II.O.-P. (EDUCJOBS), 1988
Names of Age Sets III.A. (AGESETS), 1988
Initiation III.A (INITIAT), 1988
Age at First Marriage III.B. (AGEMARR), 1988
Age at First Conception, III.B. (AGECONC), 1988
Premarital Pregnancies, III.C. 6 (PREGNAN), 1988
Number of Children, III.C.7 (NUCHILD), 1988
Legitimacy of Children III.C.8 (LECHILD), 1988
Marital Residence III.C.10 (MARITAL), 1988
Age of E’s Husband, III.C11 (HUSBAND), 1988
Financial Support, E and EH III.C.12-14, 1988
Marriage Arrangements III.C.1-4 (ARRANGE), 1988
Marriage Bridewealth III.C.5 (BRIDE), 1988
Marriage Ceremonies III.C.5 (CEREMON), 1988
Polygyny III.C.9; III.D. (POLYGYN), 1988
Socializing Within Marriage III.C.15, 1988
E’s Attitudes Toward EH III.C.16-17, 1988
EH’s Fidelity III.C.18; III.E. (FIDELIT), 1988
Abuse by EH III.C.19 (ABUSE), 1988
Mutual Obligations of Spouses III.F. (SPOUSES), 1988
Quality of Marriage III.G. (QUALITY), 1988
Divorce/Death of EH III.C.20-23 (DIVORCE), 1988
Length/Duration of Marriage III.C.24 (LENGTH), 1988
Satisfaction with Number of Children IV.A. (SATISFA), 1988
Preferred Sex of Children IV.B. (SEXCHIL), 1988
Childhood Mortality IV.D. ; IV.J (MORTAL), 1988
Number of Miscarriages IV.E. (MISCARR), 1988
Fertility Aids IV.F. (FERTIL), 1988
Postpartum Celibacy IV.H. (CELIBAC), 1988
Breast-Feeding and Infant Nutrition IV.I. (BREAST), 1988
Notes and Final Comments (COMMENT), 1988
Box 21 Kenya Long Survey Questionnaires, 1988
Wangige Market,
00A, June 9, 1988
00B, June 24, 1988
Ndeia; 00C, June 28, 1988
Gitaru Market, 00D, July 6, 1988
Githiga Market, 00E, July 12, 1988
Wangige Market, 00F, June 27, 1988
Karuri Market, 00H, October 26, 1988
Shauri Moyo Market, 004, June 8, 1988
Ngara Bean Market,
059, November 1987
061, December 10, 1987
065, January 5, 1988
070, November 1987
071, December 1, 1987
072, November 20, 1987
077, November 12, 1987
082, November 1987
094, November 1987
102, November 1987
107, 1987
108, November 1987
112; Ngara Kiosk, 1987
Nyamakima Street,
114, January 1988
118, January 1988
123, December 1987
Ngara Bean Market, 128, December 1987
Nyamakima Street,
126; (faulty tapes-no transcripts), 1987
133, December 1987
142, January 1988
Gikomba Market,
144, February 1988
149, April 1988
153, March 1988
165, February 1988
167, February 1988
175, March 1988
185, March 1988
209, March 1988
214, March 1988
215, March 1988
241, March 1988
244, March 1988
253, April 1988
259, March 1988
260, April 1988
Wangige Market,
450, May 1988
453, June 1988
465, June 1988
Kawangware Market,
559, June 1988
561, June 1988
578, June 1988
581, June 1988
595, June 1988
598, June 1988
Kangemi Market,
663, July 1988
667, July 1988
Gitaru Market,
728, August 1988
731, August 1988
Kiambu Market, 804, October 1988
Box 22 Long Survey,
# A, circa 1988
# B, circa 1988
# C, circa 1988
# D, circa 1988
# E, circa 1988
# F, circa 1988
# H, circa 1988
# 54, circa 1987-1988
# 59, circa 1987-1988
# 61, circa 1987-1988
# 65, circa 1987-1988
# 70, circa 1987-1988
# 71, circa 1987-1988
# 72, circa 1987-1988
# 77, circa 1987-1988
# 82, circa 1987-1988
# 94, circa 1987-1988
# 102, circa 1987-1988
# 107, circa 1987-1988
# 108, circa 1987-1988
# 112, circa 1987-1988
# 114, circa 1987-1988
# 118, circa 1987-1988
# 123, circa 1987-1988
# 126, circa 1987-1988
# 128, circa 1987-1988
# 133, circa 1987-1988
# 142, circa 1987-1988
# 144, circa 1987-1988
# 149, circa 1987-1988
# 153, circa 1988
# 165, circa 1988
# 167, circa 1988
# 175, circa 1988
# 185, circa 1988
# 241, circa 1988
Stever Nairobi Credit Organizations Survey (Commissioned by Robertson), 1988
Kenya Project – Questionnaires, Development, circa 1988
Old questions/answers and notes, in case needed again, circa 1987-1988
Have Mailed, Questions/Regions [Questions by Mail], circa 1987-1988
Old Margin Notes, circa 1987-1988
Markets – Maps, and Misc., undated
Interviews and Field Notes, circa 1992
Informants, circa 1988
Miscellany, undated
Research Materials, Nairobi Market Survey, 1988

(6 folders)

Subject Notes – Long Survey – History of Staple, 1988
Nairobi Area Bean Marketing Survey, undated
Nairobi, Chronology Calendar, Age-Sets, Epidemics, diseases, circa 1980s
Karatina Market Materials, 1986
Kenya Related Correspondence, 1991
Nairobi Maps and Materials, circa 1994
Trouble Maps of Kenya, 1993
Nairobi Surveys, Coding, 1990-1991
Intensive Survey, circa 1987-1988

(3 folders)

Short Survey Analysis, 1987-1988
Short Survey: Coded forms for intensive Survey, informants -001, 909, circa 1988
Short Survey,
Gachui,
Questionnaires, 1988
Coded Sheets and KBU 814, NGA 2, 1988
Gikomba,
Coded Forms and WAN 542, 1988

(2 folders)

Box 23 Questionnaires I. 143-251, 1988

(2 folders)

Questionnaires II. 254-347, 1988

(2 folders)

Questionnaires III. 348-448, 1988

(2 folders)

Gitaru,
Coded Forms and KBU 745-6, 1988
Questionnaires, 1988
Kangemi,
Coded Forms and WES 650, GIT 722, 1988
Questionnaires, 1988
Karatina,
Coded Sheets, circa 1988
Questionnaires,circa 1988
Kariokor,
Questionnaires, 1988
Coded Sheets, 1988
Karuri,
Questionnaires, 1988
Coded Forms and KBU 858, 1988
Kawangware,
Coded Sheets and WES 633, 1988
Questionnaires, 1988
Kiambu,
Coded Sheets (see also GIT and KAU), 1988
Questionnaires,1988
Limuru,
Coded Sheet, 1988
Questionnaires, 1988
Ngara,
Coded Sheets and NGB 57, GAC 817, circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
Ngara Bean,
Coded Sheets and NGB 55-56, circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
Box 24 Nyamakima,
Coded Sheets, circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
Shauri Moyo,
Coded Sheets, circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
TOI,
Coded Forms and KAU 829-30, circa 1988
Questionnaires, 1988
Wangige,
Coded Sheets, circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
Westlands,
Coded Sheets and KAW 632, 651-3, GIK 347, 349 (see WES 647), circa 1988
Questionnaires, circa 1988
Nairobi Surveys – Codes, circa 1988

(2 folders)

Kenya Materials, circa 1980
Census,
Census Codes, undated
Gachui Q., circa 1988
Gachui code sheets, circa 1988
Gikomba code sheets, circa 1988
Gikomba Q. I, circa 1988
Gikomba Q. II, circa 1988
Gitaru Questionnaire, undated
Gitaru Code Sheets, undated
Kangemi Questionnaire, undated
Kangemi Code Sheets, undated
Karatina Questionnaire, undated
Karatina Code Sheets, undated
Karatina Results, undated
Kariokor Code Sheets, undated
Karuri Questionnaire, undated
Karuri Code Sheets, undated
Kawangware Questionnaire, undated
Kawangware Code Sheets, undated
Kiambu Questionnaire, undated
Kiambu Code Sheets, undated
Shauri Moyo Code Sheets, undated
TOI Code Sheets, undated
TOI Questionnaire, undated
Wangige Code Sheets, undated
Wangige Questionnaire, undated
Westlands Code Sheets, undated
Westlands Questionnaire, undated
Ngara Census – informal Gikomba Absentees, etc., undated
Box 18 Census Results, 1979-1990

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Box 25 Intensive Survey by Pages, 1992

(oversize)

Box 26 Survey Data concerning Hours Worked Mentoring Savings Asso. Soc. Characteristics by Market Type, 1992

(oversize)

Box 27 Survey Data concerning Children’s Characteristics, Dependency, Residence, 1991-1993

(oversize)

Box 28 Survey Data concerning Work History (patterns, reasons, etc.), 1992

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Box 29 Survey Data concerning Capital – Sources, Repayment of, 1992-1993

(oversize)

Survey Data concerning Commodity-Based Analysis, 1991-1993

(oversize)

Survey Data concerning Characteristics of Traders by Location, 1991-1992

(oversize)

Survey Data concerning Characteristics of Traders Short Survey, 1992

(oversize)

Survey Data concerning Profits (Capital) including legal and illegal, Landownership, 1992-1994

(oversize)

Nairobi Interview Transcripted Disk Access Instructions, undatedundated

(oversize)

Nairobi Market Interviews (backup), Interview transcripts, topical transcripts, templates, undated

6 3.5 in. floppy disks

Seperated Material:

Items have been removed for preservation purposes. Contact Archives staff for access.

Nairobi Market Interviews #1, undated
Nairobi Market Interviews #2, undated
Nairobi Market Interviews #3, undated
Nairobi Market Interviews #4, undated
Nairobi Market Interviews #5, undated
Nairobi Market Interviews #6, undated
Box 30 Sort and Count of Location and Parsed Verbiage at end of each record, [locations in Kenya], September 16, 1990

(oversize)

Census Data,
Verbage, Location and Text of Census Words, December 1990

(oversize)

Individual Markets-Characteristics,
I. Gachui, Gikomba, Gitaru, 1990

(oversize)

II. Kangemi, Kariokor, Karuiri, 1990

(oversize)

Box 31 III. Kawangware, Kiambu, Shauri Moyo, 1990

(oversize)

IV. TOI, Wangige, Westlands, 1990

(oversize)

V. Karatina, 1990

(oversize)

Markets Grouped by Location, 1990

(oversize)

Box 32 Whole Sample Distributions by Commodity x Sex, Commodity Comparisons x Market, 1991

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Markets Divided by Size (no. of sellers), 1991

(oversize)

Box 33 Data Printout, Technical Matters, 1990

(oversize)

Markets Grouped by Legality / Illegality, 1990

(oversize)

Box 34 Long Survey Characteristics by Market Group, 1992

(oversize)

Subseries: Box 35 Supplemental Research Materials, 1958-2002
Map of Accra Central Area Development, circa 1958 
Report of the Commission of Enquiry into Trade Malpractices in Ghana, 1965 
Ghana Notes and Queries, Historical Society of Ghana, 1966 
Articles about the Economy of Ghana, circa 1967 
The Farmer and the Marketing of Foodstuffs, Technical Publication Series No. 19, 1971 
1960 Population Census of Ghana, Vol. VI, 1971 
1969 Kenya Population Census, Vol. II, Vol. IV, 1971 
Effects of Industrialization on Food Consumption Patterns: A Study in Two Ewe Villages, J. Steckle, University of Ghana, 1972 
1970 Population Census of Ghana, Vol II, 1972 
1970 Population Census of Ghana, Vol III, 1975 
Laws of Kenya: Price Control Act Chapter 504, 1976 
Occasional Paper: "Bean Production in Kenya’s …" , 1976 
Market Women in West Africa, 1977 
Cultural Values and Population Policy in Kenya, 1977 
Consumer Price Indices Nairobi, 1977 
1979 Population Census Volume II Analytical Report, Republic of Kenya, undated 
Compendium to Volume 1, 1979 Population Census, Republic of Kenya, 1981 
Statistical Abstract, Republic of Kenya, 1982 
Report of the Presidential Committee on Unemployment, Republic of Kenya, 1982-1983 
Population Projections for Kenya 1980-2000, 1983 
Employment and Earnings in the Modern Sector 1980, Republic of Kenya, 1983 
Situation Analysis of Children & Women in Kenya, UNICEF, Republic of Kenya, 1984 
Section 2: Development Policies and Issues
Section 3: The Roles and Situation of Women
Section 4: The Wellbeing of Children
Kenya Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, Provincial Report, Republic of Kenya, 1984 
Technical Report No. 3 Tanzania: "Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris)…, " 1982-1984
Technical Report: "Beans in Farming Systems…, " 1984
Nairobi Women and Development Conference, 1984

(Folder contains one photograph)

Collected Papers from Institute for Developing Studies, University of Nairobi, 1974-1984
Collected items Relating to Ghana Studies and African Studies, 1967-1984
Kangas: 101 Uses, 1984
Sessional Paper No. 2 of 1985, on Unemployment, Republic of Kenya, 1985
Women of Kenya in the Decade of Development, Muthoni Likimani, 1985
Africa Related Doctoral Dissertations and Masters’ Theses at University of Wisconsin, 1986
Statistical Abstract, Republic of Kenya, 1987
Economic Survey, Republic of Kenya, 1988
Women in Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 3 No 2, 1991
Box 35a Kenya National Archives Research (alphabetical), circa 1988
Archival Materials – Miscellaneous Lists, Kenya, circa 1988
A, undated
B, undated
C, undated
D, undated
E, undated
F, undated
G, undated
H, undated
I, undated
J, undated
K, undated
Kenya, Republic of, Reports, undated
Box 35b L, undated
M, undated
N, undated
O, undated
P, undated
R, undated
S, undated
T, undated
U, undated
V, undated
W, undated
Z , undated
Box 36 Red Exercise Book and Ghana Language, circa 1987-1988
Gã Language and Writing Materials, undated
1979 Population Census Report Vol. 3, Urban Population, Republic of Kenya, 1988
Research Items from the Public Records Office in Accra, circa 1880s-1990s
International Labour Organization Population and Labour Research News 8-11, 1985-1990
Canadian Association of African Studies Meeting Publication, 1991
Kenya Governance and Urban Development Papers, circa 1979-1999
Women Managing Resources: African Research on Gender, Urbanisation, and Environment, ed. Diana Lee-Smith, 1999
Box 37 Cheryl Chase: Affronting Reason, Herms with Attitude, circa 1990s

(3.5 in. floppy disk)

Seperated Material:

Item has been removed for preservation purposes. Contact Archives staff for access.

Research Materials relating to Street Vendors in Kenya, circa 1999-2000
Ghana Women’s League Pamphlet, undated
Conference Paper: "Impact of Female Genital Mutilation ... Among the Kipsigis of Kenya," 2002
Occasional Paper, "Growing Beans in the City...," undated
Kenya Government Documents Copies, undated
Nairobi and Kenya Maps, Geographical Names, undated
Series: Box 38 Photographs and Audiovisual Materials, 1958-2000

Scope and Content Note:

The Photographs and Audiovisual Materials Series contains photographs, negatives, audio cassettes, and 35mm slides.

Arrangement:

The series is arranged chronologically.

Images and Trouble Cover Art, undated
Maps and Other Illustrations Used for Trouble book, IU Press, undated
Complete Set of Photos Used for Trouble book, IU Press, undated
Photos and Negatives used / not all selected for Trouble, undated
Trouble Photos, undated
Trouble Photos, Jeanne Fisher’s Photos, Kiambu Markets, circa 1950-1990
Photographs – Gitsru-Kianjeggi, undated
Gikomba Photos (Kenya mostly Gikomba Market, Nairobi), 1987-1988
Photographs and Negatives: Kids at Vihiga Road, Ngara Market and Lamu, 1988
Photographs and Negatives: Negatives for Bean Article and Wazungumi, undated
Central Accra Photos, circa 1973-1978
UK Trip Tapes of Interviews with E. Huxley and C. Leakey, Ex-Colonial Officers from Kenya and Wives, 1992

(10 audiocassettes)

Ga Life History, undated

(audiocassette)

Chris Smith: African Neugie Lecture, undated

(audiocassette)

Ga Vocabulary cards, undated

(small box containing flash cards)

Slides showing African countries, circa 1970s

(35 mm slides)

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