Scope and content Research papers on Burma. Subjects include land nationalization and other economic issues, files on Kalagas, Burmese ideologies, human rights and democracy, Ford Foundation grant, Burma in the world press, the Burmese military, Burmese politics, Buddhism, Aung Gyi, education, Burmese-China border issues, and domestic policies. Also professional correspondence on research matters, conferences, publications, students, and travel; files on the Echols Collection in the Cornell University...

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Reports, articles, and clippings relating to Southeast Asia in general, and to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia, with some materials on overseas Chinese, U.S.-China relations, and Cold War foreign policy. Also, election results from Burma, 1960 and 1990.

Abstract Files relating to the Burmese historical, cultural, political, and economic situation. There are drafts of typescript articles and handwritten notes, several Burmese newspapers, clippings, manuscripts, journals and periodicals. The journal Forward contains General Ne Win's speeches and articles about modernization projects, politics, foreign relations, the economy, agriculture, and medical care. The Burma Association Newsletters and The Burma Bulletin, published in the United States, deal...

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Posters and calendars from Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Subjects include politics, social problems, education, and entertainment. Also, calendars with views of Southeast Asian countries and subjects.