http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt467nd9p8 No online items Register of the Richard Paul Mitchell collection Finding aid prepared by Paige Minister and Jacob Olidort Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2008, 2016 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the Richard Paul 77076 1 Mitchell collection Title: Richard Paul Mitchell collection Date (bulk): 1950-1960 Collection Number: 77076 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: In English, Arabic, and French Physical Description: 43 manuscript boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 10 volumes(32.9 Linear Feet) Abstract: Writings, newspapers, magazines, journals, books, clippings, and other printed matter relating to the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic culture and political movements, and conditions in Islamic countries. Also includes material related to US foreign policy and other global issues from the late 1970s. source: Mitchell, Richard P. (Richard Paul), 1925- Hoover Institution Library & Archives 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 Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977, with an increment received in 1986. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Richard Paul Mitchell collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1925 June Born, Worcester, Massachusetts 21 1943-1946 Served in US Marine Corps 1949 Began graduate work at Princeton University in the languages and history of the Near East Received BA from Clark University 1951-1956 Conducted research in Egypt through Fulbright and Ford Foundation grants 1954 Married Alita Mae Jones 1956-1958 Instructor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at University of Michigan 1958-1962 US Foreign Service officer in Washington, Yemen, and Kuwait 1960 Received PhD from Princeton University with dissertation on the Muslim Brotherhood 1963-1983 Professor of history at University of Michigan 1969 Published The Society of the Muslim Brothers 1973-1975 Served as associate director of the Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies 1983 September Died while conducting research at the American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo) 12 1984 The Modern Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Lois A. Aroian, published posthumously Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains material collected by Richard P. Mitchell, a professor and scholar of the history of the modern Middle East and North Africa, during the course of his personal and professional research. A large portion of the collection pertains to the history and the early years of the Muslim Brotherhood, a religious, political, and social organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna. Despite having undergone serious government suppression in 1948, 1954, and 1965, the Muslim Brotherhood remains a large international political organization. The Society of the Muslim Brothers Research File contains material gathered by Mitchell in Egypt from 1951 to 1956 while conducting research for his dissertation, later published as The Society of the Muslim Brothers by Oxford University Press in 1969. It includes rare publications from members of the Muslim Brotherhood, both official and unofficial, that date from 1934 to 1963. Also included are editions of the organization's weekly newspaper, Al-Da'wa; other limited circulation newspapers, including bound volumes of local press; pamphlets mourning the assassination of Hasan al-Banna; and other printed matter regarding the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the series contains copies of the journal Al- Muslimūn, which was published by Sa'id Ramadan, a prominent member of the Brotherhood. The items in this series are organized according to an alphanumeric system used and created by Mitchell. An inventory listing the titles of these items is located at the beginning of the series. Register of the Richard Paul 77076 2 Mitchell collection The remainder of the collection contains clippings, booklets, books, and other printed matter, mainly from the late 1970s and early 1980s, collected in the course of Mitchell's work as a professor of history at the University of Michigan and his research leading up to the publication of The Modern Middle East and North Africa. The Geographic File, Subject File, and Arabic File contain Mitchell's newspaper clippings files that he organized by either subject or geographic location. They include clippings from English, French, and Arabic publications and cover topics such as US foreign policy, the Middle East, North Africa, and various other global issues from the late 1970s. These files have been arranged for the most part according to a printed inventory created by Mitchell, located in the Richard P. Mitchell File. The collection also includes some of Mitchell's personal writings and correspondence (Richard P. Mitchell File), writings from colleagues and other scholars in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies (Speeches and Writings by Others), newsletters and publications from groups concerned with Middle Eastern and Islamic issues (Organizations File), copies of Arabic publications (Printed Matter and Oversize Material), as well as official US Department of State publications relating to the Middle East and other topics found in the clippings files (Printed Matter). Related Collection Richard P. Mitchell collection on the Muslim Brothers (microfilm), Hoover Institution Library Subjects and Indexing Terms Islamic civilization Islam Islamic literature Muslims -- Africa Islamic philosophy Islamic countries Mitchell, Richard P. (Richard Paul), 1925- Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt) box 1 Richard P. Mitchell File 1975-1983, undated Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence, conference materials, writings, and other material related to Richard P. Mitchell, his research, and his work at the University of Michigan. Also includes article summaries completed by Mitchell's student assistants and an index to Mitchell's clippings files. Arranged alphabetically by form, followed by miscellany. Correspondence 1975-1983, undated box 1, folder 2 General 1975-1983, undated box 1, folder 3 Voll, John C. 1980-1983 Scope and Contents note Includes a typescript copy of a paper by Voll titled, "Islamic Dimensions in Arab Politics since World War II." Voll was the author of the introduction to the 1993 reprint of The Society of Muslim Brothers. box 1, folder 4 Unknown 1983 August 10 Scope and Contents note Contains a handwritten letter from Mitchell to an unknown recipient, written in Cairo, Egypt shortly before his death. In it Mitchell describes the changes he has observed in the city since he was last there. box 1, folder 5-7 First Conference of Islamic Philosophy on Islam and Civilization file 1979 Register of the Richard Paul 77076 3 Mitchell collection Richard P. Mitchell File 1975-1983, undated Correspondence 1975-1983, undated Scope and Contents note Includes a notepad with handwritten notes, an invitation, program, conference agenda, and copies of papers presented at the conference. Titles of the papers found in this file include, "Tariq aleaql fi al-turath al'Islami" by Zaki Najib Mahmud, "Islam & Indonesian Culture" by H. A. Mukti Ali, "Iqbal Human Civilization" by S. Jafri, "Problems of Communication between Islamic Civilization & Europe" by N. Daniel, and "Muslim Practice and Modern Development" by Bernd Eisenblätter. box 1, folder 8 Index to geographic and subject files 1980 July 22 Scope and Contents note Includes cross-references. It should be noted that this index does not include all the files found in the Geographic and Subject Files. In addition, some file names have been modified for clarity. box 1, folder 9 Memo from Jeff Meadowcroft re religious terms and definitions undated Writings 1980, undated box 1, folder 10 "Les Frères Musulmans," L'Histoire, 1980 September 26 Scope and Contents note Article co-authored with Gilles Kepel. box 1, folder 11 Notes 1980, undated Scope and Contents note Includes index cards with titles of articles and works of interest to Mitchell's research. box 1, folder 12 Miscellany 1980-1983, undated Scope and Contents note Contains a "Stop Israeli Bombing of Lebanon" bumper sticker, a document from "Supporters of the Resistance" regarding an upcoming demonstration, a letter from MERIP requesting donations after their New York office was attacked in 1983, collected correspondence, and a memo regarding the American Research Center in Egypt Fellowships. Speeches and Writings by Others 1968-1983, undated Scope and Contents note Contains works by Mitchell's colleagues and other Arranged alphabetically by author or title. box 1, folder 13 Abrahamian, E., "The Crowd in Iranian Politics 1905-1953," 1968 Register of the Richard Paul 77076 4 Mitchell collection Speeches and Writings by Others 1968-1983, undated box 1, folder 14 Ahmad, Feroz, "The Islamic Assertion in Turkey: Pressures and State Response," 1981 box 1, Aḥmad, Hasan Makkī Sa'd, "Al-Ba'th al-Islāmī al-mu'āṣir fī Īrān: Judhūruhu folder 15-16 wa-taṭawwuruhu (1963-1980)," masters thesis 1982 box 1, folder 17 Ahmed, Akbar S., "Mullah, Mahdi and Mosque: Emergent Trends in Muslim Society," 1981 box 1, folder 18 Ansari, Iqbal A., "The Concept of Man in the Quran," undated