ma211 Joel M. Halpern Research Materials and News Reports on the Former Yugoslavia, 1953-1997 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Peter A. Nelson. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Amherst, MA
2011 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Peter A. Nelson. 2011-08-31 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Halpern, Joel Martin. Joel M. Halpern Research Materials and News Reports on the Former Yugoslavia 1953-1997 27 records storage boxes, 2 archives boxes (28 linear ft.) English, Serbo-Croatian Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Amherst, MA
Anthropology research materials relating to historical-demographic studies in various parts of the former Yugoslavia, chiefly 1961-62, including code books, code sheets and bound print-outs. The bulk of the collection consists of print-outs of email and Internet postings from various news sources concerning the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Biographical Note

Joel M. Halpern (b. 1929), American anthropologist, was professor of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1968 until his retirement in 1992. Throughout his career he conducted field research in many countries, including the U.S. (Alaska), Yugoslavia, Sweden, the Soviet Union, Greece, Israel, India, Bulgaria, Canada, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. In 1953-54 and again in 1961-62, 1964, 1978 and 1986, Halpern and his wife Barbara Kerewsky-Halpern traveled to and resided in various parts of the former Yugoslavia, where they studied Serbian village folk life.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

Anthropology research materials relating to historical-demographic studies in various parts of the former Yugoslavia, 1953-1988 (bulk: 1961-62), including code books, code sheets and bound print-outs. The bulk of the collection consists of print-outs of email and Internet postings from various news sources concerning the wars in the former Yugoslavia.

 Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

Historical-demographic research materials, 1953-1988 (bulk 1961-62) News dispatches concerning wars in former Yugoslavia, 1993-1997

One of the boxes in the collection is restricted until July 1, 2020. Otherwise, there is no restriction on access to the collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection: [Identification of item], in Joel M. Halpern Research Materials and News Reports on the Former Yugoslavia [Box #, folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library.

Most of the collection was received in 1994, 1998 and 2000.

The collection was surveyed and superficially organized in 2010.

 Serbia -- Rural conditions -- Case studies. Ethnology -- Serbia and Montenegro - Sources. Ethnic conflict -- Former Yugoslav republics. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995. Halpern, Joel Martin.

Joel Martin Halpern Papers, 1950-2007. Special Collections and Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Joel Martin Halpern Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress Joel M. Halpern Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Joel M. Halpern Papers, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (relating primarily to research in Southeast Asia) Joel M. Halpern Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution Joel M. Halpern Collection, University of Alberta Libraries Joel M. Halpern Balkan Archive, University of Bradford Joel M. Halpern Laotian Slide Collection, University of Wisconsin Madison

Series 1: Historical-demographic research materials 1953-1988 (bulk 1961-62)

Series 1 consists chiefly of code books, code sheets and bound print-outs.

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Restricted until 2020 July 1.

 2-6 Research materials - Yugoslavia code books and code sheets 1953-1988 Series 2, News dispatches concerning wars in former Yugoslavia 1993-1997

Series 2 consists of print-outs from various news sources regarding daily developments in the war as well as the beginnings of the peace process. Reports are in English, Croatian and Serbian.

 7-9 Miscellaneous 10 War in Croatia: dispatches from Croatia, Serbia; Western Press (languages: English, Croatian, Serbian) 1993-94 11 War in ex-Yugoslavia: dispatches, also includes: materials on Armenian-Azerbaijan won, and related historical documentation from Azeri perspective 1993-94 12 Dispatches- War in Yugoslavia, especially Bosnia; info on Albania and former USSR, especially Caucasus 1994-95 13 Dispatches-War in Yugoslavia, especially Bosnia, also summaries of events in Eastern Europe, ex-USSR, Radio-Free Europe, Bosnet, Macedonia; especially fighting in Srebrenica and Žepa shelling of Sarajevo, market explosion, NATO air strikes 1995 July-Oct 14 Especially Bosnia, Siege of Bihac 1994 Sep-Nov 15 Bosnia and Macedonia, OMRI, NOWS, ex-USSR 1994 Oct-95 Jan 16 Croatia retaking W. Slavonia, fighting around Sarajevo, autonomous province (pro-Serb) W. Bosnia; beginning of NATO air rounds against Serbs. Also ex-USSR news and summaries and Macedonia 1995 Jan-Apr 17 War in ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnian War, Bihac, defeat of autonomous province of W. Bosnia, fall of Srebrenica, "unsafe havens," Croat expulsion of Krajina Serbs 1995 May-Aug 18 Expulsion of Serbs from Croatian Krajina, NATO bombing of Serbian Bosnia, start of peace initiative 1995 Jul-Aug 19 Serbs' exodus from Croatia; preparations for Dayton Peace Conference that began in Nov 1995 1995 Jul-Nov 20 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1994-1995 21 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1994-1996 22 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1996 Jan-Feb 23 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1995 Dec-Mar 24 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1997 Jan-Apr 25 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1996 Mar-May 26 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1996 Jun-Nov 27 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1996 Aug-97 Jan 28 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1997 Apr-Sep 29 War in ex-Yugoslavia 1997 Aug-Sep