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HIST 132J: The United States and the War on Terror: Document Analysis Assignment

From the HIST 132J syllabus:

"Your first major writing assignment will be a 5- to 6-page paper that analyzes a document found in the Yale Library related to the history of the War on Terror. In writing your paper, you should consider the broader context of the War on Terror, particularly how America's Cold War shaped the origins and evolution of the War on Terror. More information on this assignment will be provided during the semester. This paper will be done on February 18th at 11:59 PM."

The 10 boxes listed below, from 5 different archival collections, will be on Course Reserve in the Beinecke's Manuscripts and Archives reading room in Sterling Memorial Library (see map at right) for your use in this assignment from January 14th through February 19th.

  • You do not need to request a box in advance, but you will need to create a Yale Special Collections ("Aeon") Account if you haven't previously used Yale's special collections.
  • Take your Yale ID with you when you go to the reading room.
  • Use the links below explore the contents of each available box and decide in advance which you'd like to request when you're in the reading room.

Boxes Available for HIST 132J Document Analysis Assignment

Use the links below to see the contents of each box. Caveat emptor: Not everything in each box may be relevant to your Document Analysis assignment!

L. Paul Bremer III Papers (MS 2123)

  • Series I, Box 2: U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism materials,  1986-1989.
  • Series I, Box 3: Chairman, U.S. National Commission on Terrorism materials, 2000.
  • Series II, Box 6: Articles, interviews, and speeches, 1994-2001.
  • Series III, Box 12: Administrator, Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, correspondence to Frances Bremer, October-November 2003.
  • Series III, Box 16: Administrator, Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, correspondence to Frances Bremer, May-June 2004.

New Haven Peace Coalition Collection (MS 2016)

  • Inventory, Box 1: Leaflets, correspondents, clippings, and other materials, 1990-2014.

Charles Hill Papers (MS 2070)

Lawrence Z. Freedman Papers (MS 1917)