Guide to the John C. Wahnon collection, undated, 1982-1984
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | John C. Wahnon collection |
| Date range: | undated, 1982-1984 |
| Creator: | Wahnon, John C. |
| Extent: | 0.2 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of John C. Wahnon’s collected papers of political articles regarding the Portuguese Communist Party’s (PCP) and African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV). |
| Language of materials: | English; Portuguese. |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0076 |
Scope & content
The collection consists of John C. Wahnon’s collected papers of political articles on the Portuguese Communist Party’s (PCP) and African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), including extracts from the “Unidade e Luta” magazine, verbatim English translation of account of political prisoners in Cape Verde, Independent and Democratic Cape Verdean Union statues and program book, and a school book.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | John C. Wahnon collection, MSS-0076, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | The collection was a donated by Vernon Lisbon circa 1984. |
| Processing information: | The collection was initially described by Special Collections staff pre-2000. The guide to the collection was converted to current archival standards and further description to the collection added by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison in 2023. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
Inventory
| Box 1, Folder 1 | U.C.I.D: Estatutos/Statutes e Programa/Program da/of the União Caboverdeana Independente e Democrática English; Portuguese |
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | P.A.I.G.C. estudo trabalho luta school book English; Portuguese |
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | “The People’s Militia in Santo Antão” English; Portuguese |
undated, 1982 June |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | “The People’s Tribunals” English; Portuguese |
1983 January-June |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Extracts from “Unidade e Luta” English; Portuguese |
1982 July-August |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Message from the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers of the USSR to the Chiefs of State and the Governments of the African Nations English |
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | “August 30 to 31 in Santo Antão” English; Portuguese |
1984 June 27 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | “The Impact of Foreign Aid on the Republic of Cape Verde Under the Rule of PAICV,” Written in Portuguese by Francisco Silva, Economist. Translated into English by John C. Wahnon. English; Portuguese |
1984 July |