Pakistan

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Printed reports, film reels, photographic slides and audio recordings from Abe S. Ashcanase, who worked for USAID (Agency for International Development) in the 1960s and 1970s.

Series 1 contains slides depicting Ashcanase's work in the Middle East and Asia, including Operation HELP in Afghanistan (1972-1973).

Series 2 contains reports, correspondence, and other written material from Ashcanase's career.

Series 3 contains film and audio reels.

Scope and Contents A collection of the personal papers of Aimee Ernesta Drinker Barlow (1892-1981). Includes autograph memoir, travel diaries (from 1916 and early 1960s), correspondence received from husbands William C. Bullitt (1891-1967), former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union; and composer Samuel L.M. Barlow (1892-1982); as well as from admirers including the artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971). Of note is an almost complete run of mimeographed scripts of NBC Radio broadcasts by Barlow as "Commando Mary"...

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The collection contains the papers of historian Carl Wheeless, including research files for his books "Landmarks of American Presidents: A Traveler's Guide" (published in 1996) and "Eleven Men of Pakistan" (written in 2007, unpublished). Included are manuscripts, interview notes, correspondence, photographs, and promotional materials related the books. Also included are files related to his teaching career, particuarly at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan.