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Julius E. Coles Papers
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Julius E. Coles was the director of Africare, an African-American-led non-profit organization for development aid to Africa, from 2001-2009. Following his graduation from Morehouse College, where he received his B.A. in 1964, and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he received the Masters of Public Affairs in 1966, Coles served in the U.S. Government Foreign Service until 1994. Subsequently, he served as the director of Howard University's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center (1994-1997) and Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs (1997-2002).
This collection documents Julius Coles's long career in public affairs, notably his service with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and with Africare. It contains speeches, briefing materials, grant proposals, brochures, correspondence, reports, clippings, and audiovisual materials.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Gift of Julius E. Coles in 2009 [ML.2009.025]. Additional shipments received January through March 2010, as well as August and September 2012 [ML.2012.035] and [ML.2012.038].
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This collection was processed by Regine Heberlein in 2010. Digital material in Series 5 was processed by Elena Colon-Marrero in 2015 A MARC record and finding aid were created at this time. Materials in two subsequent accessions in August 2012 were added to the collection, some materials were moved into archival boxes, and the finding aid was updated by Maureen Callahan at this time.
No material was separated during accessioning in 2012.
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- 2009
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Collection Inventory
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
Contains speeches, briefing materials, grant proposals, brochures, correspondence, and annual as well as various other reports of Africare. Also included is audiovisual material consisting of raw footage and media recordings related to Africare.
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Contains reports, speeches, and clippings concerning Coles's involvement in USAID programs in Africa.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
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Contains clippings, correspondence, and audiovisual materials regarding Coles's career. It includes records documenting his time as director of Howard University's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center and Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
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Contains memos, correspondence, articles, and ephemera related to Africare and USAID.
The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
This series includes papers and speeches, Africare reports, and awards.
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10 digital files
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The order in which these materials were sent to Princeton has been maintained.
This series documents Julius Coles's service on the Board of the Academy for Educational Development (AED), which began in August 2010 and continued until July 2012 when the organization and the board were dissolved. The papers detail the actions taken by the board in response to USAID's decision to ban the organization from receiving federal funds as a result of its failure to disclose malfeasance and misuse of funds by its employees working in Pakistan.
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