Archival and Manuscript Collections

Archival and manuscript collections include personal papers, photographs, records and microforms. Some Herskovits collections are available for request through the McCormick Library.

A list of archival collections available at Northwestern University Libraries, including collection titles, date ranges, number of boxes, and the library location where each collection is available.
Collection	Date Range	Boxes	Available From
Abdullah Abdurahman (1872-1940) Family Papers	1906-62	7	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
African Curriculum Project Records	1965-68	17	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
African American Institute Records	1982-85	7	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
African Studies Association Papers	1957-80	50	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
American Committee to Keep BIAFRA Alive Records	1966-80	2	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Vernon Anderson Papers	1921-80	2	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Claude Barnett Research Collection	1950-70	41	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Black Sash Papers	1928-63	4	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) Papers	1960-84	41	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Clignet-Sween African Data Printouts	1965-75	35	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Dennis Brutus Defense Committee, Records of the	1963-83	4	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Gwendolen M. Carter Papers	1915-91	180	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Edward Harland Duckworth Photographs	1930-72	96, 4 trunks	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Marilyn Greene (1945- ) Papers	1962-2015	36	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Joseph E. Harris Papers	1929-2016	255	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Alex Hepple Papers		15	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Melville J. Herskovits Biographical Materials	1920-96	1	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Melville J. Herskovits Papers	1906-63	172	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Herskovits Library Vertical File	1960 - 2000	15	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
The Polly Hill Papers		26	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
David Jolly Papers	1945-66	2	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Images of Italians in Africa		2	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
International Journal of African Historical Studies Editorial Records		27	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Leo Kuper (1908-1994) Papers		21	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Pier M. Larson Archive		69 document boxes, 5 cartons, 5 oversize boxes, 1 map-case drawer, and 2.05 TB of data	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Program of African Studies Records	1955-83	60	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Program of African Studies Interdepartmental Seminar on Africa Records	1949-58	1	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Program of African Studies Lecture Series Audiotapes	1965-78	13	McCormick Library Plan a visit to view
Economic Survey of Liberia Records		8	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Legal Survey of Liberia Records		1	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
William B. Lloyd Jr. (1908-1995) Papers		7	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers		121	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view Digital collections
Simon Ottenberg Papers		35, 1 folio	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Lydia Luhman Pederson collection		25	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Edward Roux Clipping Scrapbook Collection		4	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Lavinia Scott (1907-1997) Papers		4	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Slides of Africa from the University of Wisconsin-Madison		99	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Toward Freedom Newsletter Records		7	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers		52	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Jan Vansina Papers		136	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view
Humphrey Winterton Collection of East African Photographs		75 albums	Herskovits Library Plan a visit to view Digital collections