Collection ID: LCP2012/01
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Summary

Creator:
Carter, Jeanette E.
Abstract:
The materials in the Jeanette Carter Reports include reports published by international organizations, the Liberian government and various countries. It also consists of clippings from international news media websites, programs and publications and correspondence.
Extent:
4 cubic feet; (4 records cartons)
Language:
Materials are primarily in English
Preferred citation:

[item], Jeanette Carter Reports, Bloomington, IN: Liberian Collections, Indiana University Libraries, 2010

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Dr. Jeanette Carter serves as a senior consultant to the Liberian Land Commission and is affiliated with the University of Liberia as director of its research institute. She earned her doctorate in anthropology from the University of Oregon, studying under Vernon R. Dorjahn, a student of Melville Herskovits. Her first involvement with Liberia was in the late 1960s when she conducted her dissertation research in Lofa County on changing household organization and the money economy. Dr. Carter taught anthropology at the University of Iowa and then became involved with the University of Liberia in the early 1970s when she was a Fulbright Professor. She has participated in several research projects for USAID, including a baseline study of women’s roles and status and a study of management in the agricultural sector (with Professor Amos Sawyer). During and after the years of conflict in Liberia, she worked in several capacities with the UN and several international NGOs, including Catholic Relief Services and AfriCare. She helped establish STAR Radio, an independent station, in 1997. She also served as a research and policy consultant to Liberia’s Governance Commission, chaired by Dr. Amos Sawyer, until joining the Land Commission.

Scope and Content:

The Jeanette Carter Reports spans the years from 1973-2011, with the bulk of the documents covering the years 2004-2011, and comprises 4 cubic feet. The collection is divided into three series: Reports, News Clippings, and Subject Files. Reports consists of draft and final publications produced by Liberian government agencies, including the Ministries of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Social Welfare, and the National Elections Commission; international organizations, such as the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Crisis Group; and other governmental bodies, including the United States (Department of State and USAID) and the European Commission.

News Clippings consists mostly of articles printed from the websites of news organizations between 2004-2009. Titles include All Africa, The Perspective (Atlanta, Georgia), Front Page Africa, IRIN News, The New York Times, and BBC News. Also included are issues of Liberian magazines Liberia Travel & Life and Images. Subject Files includes two subseries, Correspondence and Programs and Publications. Correspondence consists of printed emails, and Programs and Publications consists of conference materials, newsletters and directories, programs from vigil services, and publications from the University of Liberia.

Custodial history:

Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, contact the Indiana University Liberian Collections

Processing information:

Processed by Danielle Emerling

Completed in 2012.

Arrangement:

The Jeanette Carter Reports is divided into three series:

  1. Reports
  2. News Clippings
  3. Subject Files

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Open for research.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

All research at the Liberian Collections Project is by appointment only.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[item], Jeanette Carter Reports, Bloomington, IN: Liberian Collections, Indiana University Libraries, 2010

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
BEFORE YOU VISIT:
Processed Liberian Collections are open to researchers with advance notice. However, the African Studies Librarian position is currently vacant and because of this, reference and research support is limited.
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
afstlib@iu.edu