Arthur Paul Papers
Scope and Contents
The Arthur Paul Papers, 1940-1974, include Paul's journals, correspondence, reports, notes, data, and other material about Afghanistan especially financial matters and economic developments in Afghanistan in the 1960s-1970s. He served the Asia Foundation as an economic advisor to the Royal Government of Afghanistan from 1960-1966. Paul kept a daily diary documenting his travels and work in Afghanistan during this time period, which have been microfilmed and the first seven of the fifty-nine journals have typed transcripts available. In addition to Paul's travels, his journals also describe his meetings with government officials and others as well as his work as an economic adviser. Paul's work included studies of Afghanistan's economic history, potential future development, industry, and other topics related to the country's economy.
In 1974, Arthur and Daisy Paul donated a collection of over 1,200 volumes to the University of Nebraska at Omaha. These publications formed the beginning of the university's Afghanistan Collection, which was later named in honor of Paul. These items are housed in Archives & Special Collections and are available by searching the library catalog.
Dates
- 1940-1974
Creator
- Paul, Arthur, 1898-1976 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Extent
6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Custodial History
- Afghanistan Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Afghanistan -- Economic conditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paul, Arthur, 1898-1976
- official reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- personal papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Paul, Arthur, 1898-1976 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Arthur Paul Papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Angela Kroeger
- Date
- 2015-04-27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Shaista Wahab; Amy Schindler
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
unoasc@unomaha.edu