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Oden Meeker Manuscripts

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Meeker, Oden, 1918-1976

Oden Meeker was a freelance author and former director of the humanitarian organization CARE.

Consists primarily of four typed manuscripts with holograph corrections: Report from Africa (1954), The Way East [published under the title The Little World of Laos (1959)], Israel Reborn (1964), and Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation (1968). The books on Laos and Israel were inspired by Meeker's work in those countries as director of the international humanitarian organization CARE. Also included are photographs for the two books on Israel.

The manuscripts found in draft form in the collection came to print in the following publications: Report from Africa (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954), The Little World of Laos (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959), Israel Reborn (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964), Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968).

Gift of the author. Photographs and other material for "Israel Reborn" is a gift of Mrs. Oden Meeker.

This collection was processed by Rachel Jordan in 2004. Finding aid written by Rachel Jordan in 2004.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Rachel Jordan
Finding Aid Date
2004
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of papers and manuscripts related to Report from Africa.

Arrangement

Arranged by chapter of Report from Africa.

Physical Description

1 box

Acknowledgments, bibliography and index, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 1, "Manhattan to Dakar", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 2, "Daker and AOF", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 3, "Dahomey", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 4, "Liberia", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 5, "The Gold Coast", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 6, "Nigeria", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 7, "The Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 8, "The Huri Forest", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 9, "French Equatorial Africa", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 10, "Angola—São Tomé—Fernando Po—Portuguese Guinea", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 11, "South Africa", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 12, "Mozambique", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 13, "Mozambique—Tanganyika—Zanzibar", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 14, "Kenya", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 15, "Uganda", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 16, "Ethiopia", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Chapter 17, "Epilogue: Sudan, and Out of Africa", dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of manuscripts and papers related to other writings, including The Way East, Israel Reborn, and Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation, as well as others.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

1 box

The Way East, Chapter 1, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Way East, Chapter 2, "The Neighbors—Thailand", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Israel Reborn, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Draft of Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation from preface through to Chapter 10; page 1 – page 195, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The Coast: Philistia, Phoenicia, Caesarea & Haifa, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ancient Land, Young Nation, Chapter 13, "To the South, Lachish & the New Towns," to Chapter 19, "Roots of Anti-Semitism", dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ancient Land, Young Nation, Chapter 20, "...And the Wages," to Bibliography, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of layouts, photographs, and articles, mainly related to Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation.

Arrangement

Arranged by genre of material.

Physical Description

2 boxes

Layouts, photographs, and caption copy for Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Assorted photographs for Israel: Ancient Land, Young Nation and Israel Reborn, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Assorted photographs of Israel articles and reprints, dates not examined. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs, circa 1960. 1 box.
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1 box

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