Correspondence. To Library. Special Collections from Debo

Record Group — Box: 75, Folder: 29

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Collection consists of research material, including manuscripts of publications and presentations by Debo and related legal papers, correspondence, notes, etc. Unpublished manuscripts include some by Debo as well as Grant Foreman’s The American Indian and the Law and World War II correspondence. It also contains personal and business correspondence, and memorabilia, diaries, articles, newspaper clippings, awards, books, maps and photographs dealing with Debo’s writings and personal life. In addition ,there is some furniture from her home.

Dates

1890 - 1987

Conditions Governing Access

There are access restrictions for the collection. Much of the collection has been microfilmed for preservation purposes. The microfilm is non-circulating and is available in the library’s Microform and Media Room without prior arrangements. Most books from her library are in the Angie Debo Room in Special Collections & University Archives. The files of her papers and some books are in the library’s storage facility; researchers needing to use them should make prior arrangements. Use of fragile newsprint is limited to working on responses to questions which cannot be answered using the microfilm.

Extent

From the Collection: 92.25 Linear feet (59 records cartons, 3 document boxes, 13 oversized boxes, 10 map folders [all in storage]; 85 reels of microfilm [in the Microform and Media Room]; 593 books and furniture [in the Angie Debo Room])