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Brison Gooch Collection
Gooch, Brison. Printed materials, 1948–1963. 1.6 feet. Historian. Pamphlets (1955–1960) regarding political affairs in France; and speeches (1957–1964) by French government officials.
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French Colonial Affairs
Box 1: Publications
"France and Her People"
"Life in Algeria" 3rd. ed.
"Algeria at Work"
"French Relations with the New African States"
"Black Africa and French Union"
"Hour of Independence" Gabon, Senegal, The Congo, The Central African Republic, Niger, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast, Manritania, Dahomey, Chad, and the Malagasy Republic
"The Constantine Plan for Algeria"
"France and the Southern and Antarctic Lands"
"Basic Data on Algeria"
"France and the Sahara"
"France, Aid and Cooperation"
"Le Francis Dans Le Monde"
French Islands: Travel Guide and Information
French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Martinique, Comorr Islands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, French Somaliand, Reunion, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Guiana "A Decade of Progress" "Madagascar"
"France in Morocco"
"Communaute"
France-Amerique Dec. 8, 1957 "Algeria, 1957"
The Pittsburgh Courier Nov. 16, 1957 "The New Look in Black Africa"
Box 2: Publications, Reports, Speeches, and Bulletins
"The Face of France"
"France and the Merchant Marine"
"France and the Atom"
"France and Petroleum"
"France, From Construction to Expansion: 1948-1958"
"White Paper on French Atomic Explosion and another Embassy Release"
"Constitution of the Fifth Republic"
"French Embassy Releases"
"European Affairs Bulletins"
"Biographical": De Gaulle, Felix Gaillard, Guy Mollet, Michel Debre, Pierre Pflimlin
"African Affairs Bulletins"
"Community Affairs, 1-13" Feb. 1959 - Aug. 1960
"Speeches and Press Conferences" Jan 1957 - Feb. 1963, Included are Numbers from 84 to 189
Box 3
French Affairs Papers: Jan. 1957 - Jan 1963
"French Affairs" Jan 1957 - Sept. 1957, No. 38, 39, 39B, 41, 48
"French Affairs" Feb. 1958 - Dec. 1958, No. 52, 56, 57, 59, 59A, 66-69, 71-74, 76
"French Affairs" Jan. 1959 - Dec. 1959, No. 77-85, 87, 89-93, 96
"French Affairs" Jan 1960 - Nov. 1960, No. 97-107
"French Affairs" Jan. 1961 - Dec. 1961, No. 108-112, 114, 126
"French Affairs" Jan. 1961 - Dec. 1961 No. 127
"French Affairs" Feb. 1962 - Dec. 1962, No. 128-133, 135-138, 142, 145A, 14, 150, 1515
"French Affairs" Jan. 1963 - Apr. 1963, No. 152-154
Box 4: Publications: (Pamphlets)
1. "France" n.d. from the Press and Information Division of the French Embassy.
2. "France and Economic Planning." n.d.
3. "France Air and Space." n.d.
4. "France and Agriculture." n.d.
5. Copied manuscript "The Law of War" by William R. Vizzard, April 1961, asking for criticisms.
6. "Turning Point Towards Peace" by James P. Warburg. Current Affairs Press, New York City, ca. 1955.
7. American Universities Field Staff Reports Service, Southwest Asia Series, Vol. IX, No. 2, "Morocco in the Middle East," February 1960.
8. "French Political Science Today" by Profess or Stanley Hoffmann, French Culture Today. Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
9. Catalogue of the Audio-Visual Material available in the field of French History. January 1957, Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
10. Press Releases from the French Ambassador:
French Affairs a) Address Delivered by General DeGaulle Over French Radio and Television, April 16, 1964.
b) "Our Military Policy" by Pierre Messmer, French Minister of the Armed Forces.
c) Address Given by Maurice C. De Murville, French Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Ratification of the French-German Treaty of Cooperation, Before the French National Assembly, June 12, 1963.
d) Statement by Valery D'Estaing French Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs at the International Monetary Fund's Annual Discussion in Washington, D.C., October 1, 1963.
e) Speech Delivered by Maurice DeMurville French Minister of Foreign Affairs before the French National Assemble on October 29, 1963.
f) France's Tribute to the Late President Kennedy. November 1963.
Speeches and Press Conferences a) President DeGaulle's Eighth Press Conference, July 29, 1963.
b) Text of an Interview Granted by Maurice De Murville French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Periodical "Notre Republique" on October 18, 1963.
c) Detente and French Policy. An Address delivered by H.E.M. Alphand French Ambassador to the United States to the World Affairs Council of Northern California in October 22, 1963.
d) Address delivered by H. Alphand to the Economic Club of Detroit, February 24, 1964.
e) Address by French Premier Pompidou on French-American relations at the Dinner of the American Club of Paris, February 24, 1964.
f) Principal Address delivered by General DeGaulle to the official visit to Mexico, March 16-19, 1964.
g) Address delivered by Maurice De Murville before the French National Assembly, April 28, 1964.
h) President DeGaulle holds tenth Press Conference, July 23, 1963.
11. Bulletin from the European Community. a) No. 49, October 1961.
b) No. 56, September 1962.
c) No. 57, October - November, 1962.
d) No. 61, March 1963.
e) No. 62, April and May 1963.
12. Dutch Material a) Proceedings of Lectures in Netherlands University.
b) List of faculty members in Netherlands University, Nov. 1963.
c) Neerlandica Extra Muros, Nov. 1963.
d) Neerlandica Extra Muros, April 1964.
Box 5: Publications (Pamphlets)
1. Education in France. Published by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Number 14 (May 1961); 16-24 (April 1964).
2. French News. Published and Distributed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
a) No. 7-9 (1960).
b) No. 11-15 (1961 - 1962).
c) No. 17-23 (1962 - 1964).