Scope and content
Books, brochures, correspondence, field notes, slides and photographs on Laos and Southeast Asia.
Slides of photographs from USIS/Laos covering daily social, political, and economic events in the country when USIS acted as a kind of national information service, with annotated photocopies. Introduction to the exhibit catalog, "Yesterday's People: Peasants of Polesie," 1973; reprints of articles, 1957-1989; 43 postcard views of Southeast Asia; ten tapes of Laotian songs, 1956-1960; one tape of conversations relating to the International Control Commission in Luang Prabang; clippings; essays written by Laotian school primary and secondary school children in Luang Prabang, 1957; and tape recordings.
Also, files relating to Laos; and biography of Kamchan Pradith, Charge d'Affairs of the Lao embassy in Washington, 1959. Also, field notes from a trip up the Mekong River in 1957 (published version included). Photos of King and Crown Prince Savang Vatana; an American published Lao newspaper and magazine; letter from Lao Buddhist Temple in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Includes a silk map of South Borneo and West Java (1944).
Also, files and slides on Bosnia; material on the Balkan situation; a vita for Joel Halpern, publications, and three videocassettes: "On Being An Anthropologist."
Also, files relating to research and text of Halpern's book, Neighbors at War.
Dates
- 1956-1995.
Creator
- Halpern, Joel M. (Joel Martin), 1929-2019 (Person)
- United States Information Service (Vinchang Laos) (Organization)
Language of Material
English, French, and Lao.
Restrictions on Access
Access to International Control Commission tape restricted until 1 January 2015 or upon the death of Joel Halpern.
Restrictions on Access
Access to Box 7 and 9 restricted until 1 January 2015 or upon the death of Joel Halpern.
Restrictions on Access
Access to Box 14 restricted until 17 January 2013.
Restrictions on Access
Access to Box 20 is restricted until 2020.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Researchers must use audiocassettes in box 4 of Laotian songs.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Donor retains lifetime rights to photographs for commercial use. For non-commercial use, donor must be credited.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Donor is to be informed when correspondence is used by researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Educator, anthropologist. Field Officer, Community Development, International Cooperation Agency, Luang Prabang, Laos (1957); assistant professor of anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles (1958-1963); consultant, RAND Corporation (1959-1961); associate professor (1963-1969), professor (1969-1991) University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Extent
49.5 cubic feet. (49.5 cubic feet.)
- Bosnia and Hercegovinia -- Description and travel.
- Denich, Bette.
- Despalatović, Elinor Murray.
- Grandits, Hannes.
- Halpern, Joel M. (Joel Martin), 1929-2019 (Title of work: Neighbors at war.)
- Hayden, Robert.
- Health planning -- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Java -- Pictorial works.
- Jovanovic, Goran.
- Kideckel, David A., 1948-
- Laos -- Pictorial works.
- Mursie, Rajko
- Pradith, Kamchan.
- Prošić-Dvornić, Mirjana.
- Reineck, Janet.
- Schwartz, Jonathan.
- Vatana, Savang.
- Viangchan (Laos) -- Pictorial works.
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Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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