Robert L. Norberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-160106
The Robert L. Norberg Papers comprise correspondence, reports, publications, maps, photographs, oral history interviews, and video footage documenting the activities of the Arabian and American Oil Company (ARAMCO) in Saudi Arabia. Norberg, a longtime executive at ARAMCO, preserved these documents from his career with the company. Of particular interest are reports concerning ARAMCO's role in the economic and social life of Saudi Arabia as well as printed materials collected by Norberg during his tenure with the company. The collection also includes hundreds of photogaphs depicting ARAMCO's activities and various scenes of life in the nation. The Robert L. Norberg Papers complement a number of other manuscripts collections relating to Saudi Arabia in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections.
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Robert L. Norberg is a longtime employee of ARAMCO, the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudi Arabia. Among his posts, he served as Manager for ARAMCO Services Company in Washington, D.C. and Manager for Government Affairs. He also was a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Middle East Policy Council and the Advisory Board of the American Near East Refugee Fund. Furthermore, Norberg worked as the President Emeritus of Americans for Middle East Understanding (AMEU).
[Sources: "Source Watch" Online. "Corporation Wiki" Online].
5 Cubic Feet (7 boxes)
English
The collection is organized into 8 series:
Series I. Correspondence, 1937-2001
Series II. Reports, 1948-1998
Series III. Printed Materials, 1946-1992
Series IV. Maps, 1951-1982
Series V. Photographs, 1930-2003
Series VI. Video Materials, 1938-1996
Series VII. Oversized Materials, 1951-1984
Series VIII: Interviews with ARAMCO Executives, 1986-2000
Gift of Robert Norberg, January 2016 and September 2022.
This collections combines three accessions of materials, one of which was previously described as the Norberg-Mulligan Memorial Collection. The collection has been rehoused in acid-free boxes and folders.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository