Iranian Politican History Collection

Iranian Politican History Collection

Iranian Political History

2012-95

140 Iitems

1976-1980

1944-1985 and undated

Literature and Rare Books

Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301-405-9212, Fax: 301-314-2709, Email: askhornbake@umd.edu

The Modern Iranian Political History Collection consists of 20th century materials on the political environment in Iran during the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and immediately following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The collection spans the years 1944-2001, with the bulk of materials covering the dates 1977-1980. The collection includes grey pamphlet literature from opposition groups. Items include reprinted literature written by Iranian intellectual Ali Shariati and materials published by the communist Tudeh Party. Government issued reports are also present. All materials are in Persian. Due to the controversial nature of the collection, it was transferred to Special Collections A preliminary inventory is available online

This collection is PROCESSED. The finding aid is currently unavailable online. Please contact the Curator of Literature and Rare Books for more information.