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[Identification of item], Center for International Policy Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Center for International Policy Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2005.
Processed by Loren Crippin, May 2007
Encoded by Loren Crippin and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, June 2007
Encoded by Clare Callahan, July 2011
Accessions 2005-121 and 2012-0074 are described in this finding aid.
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This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
The Center for International Policy (CIP), a non-governmental non-profit organization, was founded in 1975 primarily in response to the Vietnam War, and is currently (2007) based in Washington D.C. Its mission is to reform the activities of United States foreign and military policies in support of human rights in all countries. The records housed at Duke correspond to three important CIP associates: Robert White, Adam Issacson and Selig Harrison. Robert White was hired as president of the Center for International Policy (CIP) in 1989. Prior to that, White spent twenty-five years in the Foreign Service, specializing in Latin American affairs with a particular emphasis on Central America. Among the posts he held were Latin America Director of the Peace Corps, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Ambassador to Paraguay and to El Salvador. After retiring from the Foreign Service in 1981, White served as a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Since joining the CIP as its president, he has presided at conferences and led delegations to several Latin American and Caribbean countries, published numerous studies of U.S. policy toward the region, and led an ongoing effort to reform U.S. intelligence agencies. The CIP's Programs Director, Adam Isacson, was hired as program director for the Colombia and Demilitarization of Latin American program in 1995. Prior to that he worked for the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress in San José, Costa Rica. Mr. Isacson has worked on Latin American security issues, particularly U.S. policy toward Central America and Colombia. He has been to Colombia more than twenty-five times and visited thirteen of the country’s thirty-two departments. The CIP's director of the Asia Project, Selig Harrison, is a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and director of the Century Foundation's Program on the United States and the Future of Korea. He has specialized in South Asia and East Asia for fifty years as a journalist and scholar, including as a South Asia correspondent of the Associated Press. Selig Harrison became one of the first Americans to visit North Korea since the Korean War and to interview Kim Il Sung in 1972.
The records of the Center for International Policy (CIP) span the
years 1960 to 2011, and document in detail the organization's global activities
in support of human rights as well as its internal administration, funding, and
public relations outreach. CIP's chief areas of interest lie in
documenting and reforming United States foreign and military policies,
including the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Specific
topics covered by materials in the collection include U.S. relations with
Central and South America, particularly with Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, and Cuba; U.S. relations with South and East Asia, particularly the Korean Peninsula; demilitarization in areas of conflict; nuclear
weapons and the arms race; the Cuban trade embargo; money laundering and other aspects of
international finance; terrorism in various countries; and the narcotics trade. The bulk of the
files take the form of administrative files and records on other organizations which contain
correspondence, memos, data, reports, travel documents, and extensive files; there are also many files containing printed materials such as
pamphlets, newsletters, and press releases. There are limited audiovisual resources
in the Selig Harrison Series and a few transparencies of speeches and a number
of photographic materials in selected folders. The CIP records are arranged in
the following series:
White's and Isacson's files retain their original arrangement into groups such
as correspondence (some in digital form), research and subject files, speeches,
and travel documentation. Harrison's files retain their original arrangment by region, such South and West Asia, East Asia and North Korea, while some materials have been removed to the Nuclear and Energy Subseries. The research files claim the largest proportion of
the files for all individuals, and contain documentation on other
organizations, individuals, and extensive information in particular on Central
and South America and Asia. Other countries represented in the
collection files to a lesser extent include
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
For additional primary source materials, researchers may wish to consult other human rights collections in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.
Contains papers relating to development and funding at the Center for International Policy. The papers take two forms: grant proposals addressed to the various donors of the Center, or subject files detailing the work of the various programs at the Center with materials used in the grant writing process. Typically the documents were written by a number of staff members within the office. Organized alphabetically by name.
Collection of printed materials relating to the Center for International Policy include press releases (which mention CIP or a staff member), International Policy Reports (published by CIP), and various articles written by staff members. Materials are arranged alphabetically by author's last name or subject.
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Contains the working files created by Robert White, a president of the Center for International Policy. Robert White was hired as president of the Center for
International Policy (CIP) in 1989 and currently is still serving as president
(2007). Since joining the CIP, he has presided at conferences and led
delegations to several Latin American and Caribbean countries, published
numerous studies of U.S. policy toward the region, and led an ongoing effort to
reform U.S. intelligence agencies. White's files are divided into five
subseries:
Most of the correspondence is addressed to White from various authors, and is business related. Files are arranged chronologically. Two folders entitled "V.I.P. letters" contain correspondence from high-ranking politicians, including Henry Kissinger, Senator John Kerry, and President Ronald Reagan; these letters are arranged alphabetically by last name.
Contains research files collected by White on various individuals; arranged alphabetically by last name.
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This section contains final versions, often typed notes or transcripts, of speeches given by White on a variety of subjects. They are arranged chronologically. Also included are 2 folders containing official transcripts of testimony given by White before various government hearings and panels.
Contains Robert White's research files, comprising the bulk of his papers. Arranged alphabetically.
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Documents collected by White while traveling on CIP business include speeches delivered, travel documents, notes, reciepts, and literature regarding his trip. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Contains photos.
Contains files house papers of Adam Isacson, a senior associate and program director of the Center for International Policy. Adam Isacson was hired as program director of the Colombia and
Demilitarization of Latin America program in 1995. Prior to that he worked
previously for the Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress in San José,
Costa Rica. Mr. Isacson has worked on Latin American security issues,
particularly U.S. policy toward Central America and Colombia. He has been to
Colombia more than twenty-five times and visited thirteen of the country’s
thirty-two departments. Adam Isacson's papers are divided into four subseries:
Consists of business-related exchanges between Isacson and various correspondents. There are also digital files of email correspondence. Arranged alphabetically by name.
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Contains speeches in English and Spanish given by Isacson relating to Colombia; includes transparencies used by Isacson for his speeches. They are arranged alphabetically by subject name.
Contains Isacson's research files, comprising the bulk of his papers. The subject files center around individuals, organizations, and countries, and are arranged alphabetically by folder title.
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Contains photos and negatives.
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Contains photos.
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Contain photos.
Files contain documents collected by Isacson while traveling on CIP business. They include speeches, travel documents, notes, receipts, and literature regarding his trip. Included in this sub-suberies are three notebooks in which Isacson writes in great detail about conversations, meetings, and impressions of his trips to Colombia in 2001 and 2004. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Accession (2012-0074) contains papers of Selig Harrison, a senior associate and program director of the Asia Project for the Center for International Policy. He is also a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and director of the Century Foundation's Program on the United States and the Future of Korea. He has specialized in South Asia and East Asia for fifty years as a journalist and scholar, including as a South Asia correspondent of the Associated Press. Selig Harrison became one of the first Americans to visit North Korea since the Korean War and to interview Kim Il Sung in 1972. Harrison's papers are divided into four subseries:
Consists of business-related exchanges between Harrison and various correspondents; newspaper clippings and other current events material regarding the economy and politics of Asian countries, including the tensions and relations in and between these countries; travel documents; and drafts of articles and speeches. Files are arranged first by region, including South and West Asia, East Asia, North Korea, and interregional and other regions, and then alphabetically by name. Some materials have been removed to the Nuclear and Energy Subseries, the Professional Subseries and the Audiovisual Subseries. Materials dealing exclusively with North Korea have been removed to the North Korea Subseries.
New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Guardian.
New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Guardian.
North Korea.
Contains files related to nuclear armament and disarmament, especially regarding negotiations to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, arms sales, sanctions, and other nuclear incidents in various regions. Also contains files related to various energy programs, sometimes nuclear but especially regarding oil and gas resources in Russia and Northeast Asia, and energy development programs and proposals in this region. Files are organized alphabetically by name. Some materials have been removed to the Professional Subseries.
Contains correspondence and other documentation regarding Harrison's submissions and publications with various media outlets, including his source material, speeches delivered at workshops and other events on various subjects, documentation of the organization and attendance of professional workshops, published pieces, and other general professional records related to the Center for International Policy, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the Century Foundation. Files are organized alphabetically by name. More speeches and manuscripts can be found in the Geographic and Nuclear and Energy subseries.
Includes Foreign Service Journal, Al Jazeera, Charlie Rose, FOX, Time, C-Span, Democracy Now, etc.
Contains discs, diskettes and audio cassettes removed from the Geographic, Nucelar and Energy, and Professional subseries. Materials are organized alphabetically by name.
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