Virginia Mclean Thompson and Richard Adloff Papers

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Inventory of the Virginia McLean Thompson and Richard Adloff papers

Inventory of the Virginia McLean XX171 1 Thompson and Richard Adloff papers Title: Virginia McLean Thompson and Richard Adloff papers Date (inclusive): 1931-1986 Collection Number: XX171 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English and French Physical Description: 27 manuscript boxes, 1 oversized box, 2 envelopes(10.6 linear feet) Abstract: Drafts of books, other writings, research notes, letters, newsletters, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs relating to political, social and economic conditions in various African countries, including the Congo (Brazzaville), Madagascar, Zaire and other French-speaking countries; and in Indochina, Thailand and Burma. Includes joint writings of Virginia Thompson and Richard Adloff. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Thompson, Virginia McLean, 1903- Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Virginia McLean Thompson and Richard Adloff papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Biographical Note American historians. Scope and Content of Collection Drafts of books, other writings, research notes, letters, newsletters, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs relating to political, social and economic conditions in various African countries, including the Congo (Brazzaville), Madagascar, Zaire and other French-speaking countries; and in Indochina, Thailand and Burma. Includes joint writings of Virginia Thompson and Richard Adloff. Subjects and Indexing Terms Adloff, Richard. Africa, French-speaking Equatorial. Africa, French-speaking West. Africa. Burma. Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Democratic Republic) Indochina. Madagascar. Thailand.

Printed Matter 1948-1987

Clippings

Inventory of the Virginia McLean XX171 2 Thompson and Richard Adloff papers Printed Matter 1948-1987 Clippings

Box 1 Congo 1948-1960 Box 2 Congo continued Box/Folder 3 : 1 Siam 1948

Box/Folder 3 : 2

Articles mentioning Thompson & Adloff 1961-1962

Box/Folder 3 : 3

Articles by Thompson 1953-1969

Box/Folder 3 : 4

Information on Africa 1958-1959

Box/Folder 3 : 5

Correspondence on articles 1958-1961

Box/Folder 26 : 1

North African documents

Box/Folder 26 : 2

Southern & East Africa notes

Box/Folder 26 : 3-6

Marches Tropicaux articles 1971-1985

Box/Folder 26 : 6-7

Indian Ocean newsletter 1983-1987

Box/Folder 27 : 1-3

Indian Ocean newsletter continued

Box/Folder 27 : 4

Miscellaneous

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, articles and other printed matter unspecified by country

Academic Papers Undated Scope and Contents note Notes, research, clippings and other printed matter related to Thompson's research on countries in Africa and around the Indian Ocean. Mostly notes which are undated.

Box/Folder 3 : 6-8 Algeria Box/Folder 4 : 1-5 All French Black Africa Box/Folder 5 : 1-2 All French Black Africa cont. Box/Folder 5 : 3 Burma Box/Folder 5 : 4 Cameroon Box/Folder 5 : 5 Central African Republic Box/Folder 5 : 6-7 Chad Box/Folder 6 : 1-5 Chad continued Box/Folder 7 : 1-5 Congo

Inventory of the Virginia McLean XX171 3 Thompson and Richard Adloff papers Academic Papers Undated Sahara

Box/Folder 8 : 1 Congo continued Box/Folder 8 : 2 Comoros & Mayotte Box/Folder 8 : 3 Dahomey Box/Folder 8 : 4-6 Djibouti Box/Folder 9 : 1 Djibouti continued Box/Folder 9 : 2-3 Entente Countries Box/Folder 9 : 4 Ethiopia Box/Folder 9 : 5 EZE- French Riveria Box/Folder 9 : 6 French Cabinets, General 1976-1980 Box/Folder 9 : 7 French Equatorial Africa Box/Folder 10 : 1 French Haute Volta, Upper Volta Box/Folder 10 : French West Africa 2-5 Box/Folder 11 : French West Africa continued 1-4 Box/Folder 11 : 5 Gabon Box/Folder 11 : 6 Guinea Box/Folder 12 : 1 Guinea continued Box/Folder 12 : Indian Ocean 2-4 Box/Folder 12 : Ivory Coast 5-7 Box/Folder 12 : 8 Kenya Box/Folder 13 : Libya 1-2 Box/Folder 13 : Madagascar 3-5 Box/Folder 14 : Madagascar continued 1-3 Box/Folder 14 : 4 Malaya, Singapore 1960 Box/Folder 15 : Mali 1-4 Box/Folder 15 : 5 Maghreb, etc. Box/Folder 16 : Mauritania 1-5 Box/Folder 17 : 1 Mauritius Box/Folder 17 : Miscellaneous 2-5 Box/Folder 17 : 6 Modern History - 16th Century Box/Folder 17 : 7 Morocco Box/Folder 17 : 8 Mozambique Box/Folder 18 : Niger 1-5 Box/Folder 19 : Reunion 1-2

Sahara

Box/Folder 19 : General 3-5 Box/Folder 20 : General continued 1-4 Box/Folder 20 : Algerian Sahara 5-6 Box/Folder 21 : Algerian Sahara continued 1-2 Box/Folder 21 : Moroccan Sahara 3-4

Inventory of the Virginia McLean XX171 4 Thompson and Richard Adloff papers Academic Papers Undated Sahara

Box/Folder 22 : Spanish Sahara 1-2 Box/Folder 22 : Tunisian Sahara 3-4

Box/Folder 22 : 5

Sahel Zone

Box/Folder 23 : 1

Sahel Zone continued

Box/Folder 23 : 2-4

Senegal

Box/Folder 23 : 5

Seychelles

Box/Folder 23 : 6-7

Siam/Thailand

Box/Folder 24 : 1-7

Siam/Thailand continued

Box/Folder 25 : 1

Somalia

Box/Folder 25 : 2

South Africa

Box/Folder 25 : 3

Tanzania

Box/Folder 25 : 4-6

Togo

Box/Folder 25 : 7-8

Tunisia Box 28 Oversize Newspapers

Siam newspapers Northern Africa newspapers Photographs 1953-1964

Envelope A Fulbert Youlou 1959-1963 Scope and Contents note Gifts from Virginia and Richard. All of Fulbert Youlou, who was president of the Congo Republic (Brazzaville) November 1959 to August 1963.

Envelope B Madagascar 1964 Scope and Contents note Photographs of Madagascar in the 1960s, from the Ministry of Information of Madagascar.

Inventory of the Virginia McLean XX171 5 Thompson and Richard Adloff papers