A Guide to the Papers of Nathaniel Howell, 1930-2006
Accession Number 12815-d
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The restricted series (Box 11) contains personally identifiable information that prevents its being served to the public.
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The restricted series (Box 11) contains personally identifiable information that prevents its being served to the public.
Preferred Citation
Papers of Nathaniel Howell, Accession #1930-2006, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This addition was given to the University of Virginia Library by W. Nathaniel Howell, Director of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies Program, University of Virginia, on 2006 July 10, 2006.
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession Number: 12815-d
Title: Papers of Nathaniel Howell
1930-2006
Physical Characteristics:
Language: English
Scope and Content
This collection consists of the papers of U.S. Ambassador W. Nathaniel Howell, former U. S. Ambassador to Kuwait, and current Director of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies Program, University of Virginia, ca. 1930-2006, ca. 2,250 items (11 boxes, ca. 4.5 linear feet) and chiefly contain activities and correspondence files; papers and photographs concerning the conference "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" ; typescripts of his dissertation; lecture tour material; photographs; papers preserved by his mother, Josephine Edwards Howell; and personal memorabilia.
His foreign service papers include address and appointment books; photographs from diplomatic receptions in Kuwait; photographs of US Central Command visits to Pakistan; memorabilia; and photographs of activities at the U.S. embassy during the Iraqi occupation, 1990-1991.
Arrangement
These papers are arranged in four series: Series I: Activities/ Correspondence and Topical Files (Boxes 1-8); Series II: Memoranda Books (Box 8); Series III: Photographs and Photograph Albums (Boxes 9-10); and Series IV: Restricted Material (Box 11), and alphabetically within series.
Contents List
- Series I: Activities/ Correspondence and Topical Files
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1957, 1963 November-1969 May
Box-folder: 1:1
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1970 January-1979 May
Box-folder: 1:2
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1980 January-1986 December
Box-folder: 1:3
- Activities/Correspondence,
1987 January-December
Box-folder: 1:4
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1988 January-May
Box-folder: 1:5
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1988 June-December
Box-folder: 1:6
- Activities/Correspondence,
1989 January-December
Box-folder: 1:7
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1990 January-December
Box-folder: 1:8
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1991 January-December
Box-folder: 2:1
- Activities/Correspondence,
1992 January-1993 December
Box-folder: 2:2
- Activities/ Correspondence,
1994 January-September
Box-folder: 2:3
- Activities/Correspondence,
1995 February-1997 December
Box-folder: 2:4
- Activities/Correspondence,
1999 March-December
Box-folder: 2:5
- Activities/Correspondence,
2000 January-May
Box-folder: 2:6
- Activities/Correspondence,
2000 June-December
Box-folder: 2:7
- Activities/Correspondence,
2001 January-February
Box-folder: 3:1
- Activities/Correspondence,
2001 March-December
Box-folder: 3:2
- Activities/Correspondence,
2002 January-November
Box-folder: 3:3
- Activities/ Correspondence,
2003 January-December
Box-folder: 3:4
- Activities/ Correspondence,
2004 March-2006 June
Box-folder: 3:5
- Activities/Correspondence,
n.d.
Box-folder: 3:6
- Activities/ Correspondence relating to Portsmouth, Virginia,
1987 August-1991 April
Box-folder: 3:7
- American Participant [AmPart] Program, by the United States Information Agency to articulate US opinion,
1992 January-1993 June
Box-folder: 3:8
- Arabic Newspapers,
n.d.
Box-folder: 4:1
- Articles saved by W. N. Howell's Mother, Josephine ) Edwards Howell,
1930s
Box-folder: 4:2
-
The Assassination of American Diplomats in Beirut, Lebanon- Hearing Publication,
1976 July
Box-folder: 4:3
- Awards,
1983 March-1992 February
Box-folder: 4:4
- Biography/ Resume of W. Nathaniel Howell,
1972-1993
Box-folder: 4:5
- Cards from Time in Kuwait,
1987-1990
Box-folder: 4:6
- Church Bulletins and Memorials, saved by W. N. Howell's Mother, Josephine Edwards Howell,
1930s
Box-folder: 4:7
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" Biographies of Speakers,
2001
Box-folder: 4:8
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" Budget,
1999 August-2001 May
Box-folder: 4:9
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" International Relations Organization [IRO],
2000 September-2001 February
Box-folder: 4:10
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" Logistics,
2000 June-2001 July
Box-folder: 4:11
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" - Media,
2000 June-2001 March
Box-folder: 4:12
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" - Miscellaneous,
1999 August-2001 April
Box-folder: 4:13
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" - Notes on Arabic,
2001 February
Box-folder: 4:14
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" - Program,
1999 June-2001 February
Box-folder: 4:15
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" -Security,
2001 February
Box-folder: 5:1
- Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?" - Sponsors,
1999 September-2001 February
Box-folder: 5:2
- Dissertation- The Soviet Union and the Kurds- Introduction, Chapters I, II, and III,
1965
Box-folder: 5:3
- Dissertation- The Soviet Union and the Kurds- Chapters IV and V,
1965
Box-folder: 5:4
- Dissertation- The Soviet Union and the Kurds- Chapters VI and VII,
1965
Box-folder: 5:5
- Dissertation- The Soviet Union and the Kurds- Conclusion, Appendix, and Bibliography,
1965
Box-folder: 5:6
- Financial Disclosure Statements,
1984 May-1991 March
Box-folder: 5:7
- Gary Larson Cartoon,
1987
Box-folder: 6:1
- Guest Lists/ Menus from the American Embassy in Kuwait,
1987 November-1990 June
Box-folder: 6:2
- Humanitarian Operations Center,
2003 June
Box-folder: 6:3
- Institute of Global Policy Studies: Birdwood Properties,
1997
Box-folder: 6:4
- The Kuwait Diplomacy Institute: Final Report,
1998 November
Box-folder: 6:5
- Kuwait: New Parliament, New Circumstances, New Challenges,
2002 September
Box-folder: 6:6
- Lecture Tour Notes,
1991
Box-folder: 6:7
Folder 1 of 4.
- Lecture Tour Notes,
1991
Box-folder: 6:8
Folder 2 of 4.
- Lecture Tour Notes,
1991
Box-folder: 6:9
Folder 3 of 4.
- Lecture Tour Notes,
1991
Box-folder: 6:10
Folder 4 of 4.
- Lecture Tour Notebook,
1991
Box-folder: 6:11
-
Life Magazine, Volume 62, Number 25,
1967 June 23
Box-folder: 7:1
-
Life Magazine, Volume 42, Number 12,
1967 June 26
Box-folder: 7:2
- Loose Items from Baby Book, Birthday and Christmas) Cards [see Photograph Albums for Baby Book],
1940s-1950s
Box-folder: 7:3
- Loose Items from Baby Book, Drawings [see Photograph Albums for Baby Book],
1940s-1950s
Box-folder: 7:4
- Loose Items from Baby Book, miscellaneous [see Photograph Albums for Baby Book],
1940s-1950s
Box-folder: 7:5
- Loose Items from Baby Book, Report Cards [see Photograph Albums for Baby Book],
1940s-1950s
Box-folder: 7:6
- Name Tags and Business Cards,
[1970s], n.d.
Box-folder: 7:7
-
New York Times Magazine,
1967 July 2, 1974 March 24
Box-folder: 7:8
- News Clippings, miscellaneous,
1967-1983
Box-folder: 7:9
- Notes on "An Identity Card," a cantata/ poem by Salavdor Arnita,
1971
Box-folder: 7:10
- "Origin of the Carter Doctrine" - Camp David Accords and the Iran Hostage Crisis,
1979-1980
Box-folder: 7:11
- Patches and Cards worn when Political Advisor at United States Central Command,
1986-1987
Box-folder: 7:12
-
People Weekly,
1991 May 6
Box-folder: 7:13
- Poems, miscellaneous, saved by W. N. Howell's Mother, Josephine Edwards Howell,
1930s
Box-folder: 7:14
- Programs from Time in Kuwait,
1987-1990
Box-folder: 7:15
- Post-Traumatic Stress Research for Kuwait,
1993-1994
Box-folder: 8:1
- Receipts/ Reimbursements for Events at the American Embassy in Kuwait,
1989 January-1990 July
Box-folder: 8:2
- Siege of Montana Freedmen, in which Howell served as a FBI consultant,
1995 September-1996 June
Box-folder: 8:3
- Sugar Bowl,
1990 December
Box-folder: 8:4
- Thesis Paper by Michael D. Capps: "The Gulf Monarchies,"
1992 January
Box-folder: 8:5
- US Central Command [USCENTCOM] Invitations,
1986
Box-folder: 8:6
- Virginia State Parks Maps, saved by W. N. Howell's Mother, Josephine Edwards Howell,
1930s
Box-folder: 8:7
- Series II: Memoranda Books
- Address Book from Beirut,
1970s
Box-folder: 8:8
- Address Book,
1990s
Box-folder: 8:9
- Appointment Book,
1978-1980
Box-folder: 8:10
- Appointment Book while working at US Central Command [USCENTCOM],
1985-1986
Box-folder: 8:11
- Appointment Book,
1995
Box-folder: 8:12
- Appointment Book,
1996
Box-folder: 8:13
- Appointment Book,
1997
Box-folder: 8:14
- Appointment Book,
1998
Box-folder: 8:15
- Memoranda Book on Lectures,
1990-1991
Box-folder: 8:16
- Notes on Office of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria Affairs [NEA/ARN] meetings,
1970s
Box-folder: 8:17
- Series III: Photographs and Photograph Albums
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,
1972-1973
Box-folder: 9:1
- AE Ambassador Baseball Team- Kuwait,
n.d.
Box-folder: 9:2
- Autographed Photographs,
1960s-1980s
Box-folder: 9:3
- Beirut Civil War,
1976 June
Box-folder: 9:4
- City of Portsmouth, Virginia- Celebration of Ambassador Howell's Return,
1991 February
Box-folder: 9:5
Folder 1 of 2.
- City of Portsmouth, Virginia- Celebration of Ambassador Howell's Return,
1991 February
Box-folder: 9:6
Folder 2 of 2.
- Dinner at Monticello- Night with John Casteen,
1991 April
Box-folder: 9:7
- Embassy Kuwait- "Education" Reception,
1988 September
Box-folder: 9:8
- Fort Bragg- field exercises,
1986
Box-folder: 9:9
- Kuwait during Iraqi Invasion,
1991
Box-folder: 9:10
- Loose Items from Baby Book, Baby/ School Age Pictures [see Photograph Albums for Baby Book],
1940s- 1950s
Box-folder: 9:11
- Loose Photographs, miscellaneous,
n.d.
Box-folder: 9:12
- Minister of Defense, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, signing for purchase of F-18 aircraft,
1989
Box-folder: 9:13
- Northern Cyprus,
2001
Box-folder: 9:14
- Photos taken at the Conference, "The Liberation of Kuwait: Dawning of a New World Order?,"
2001 February
Box-folder: 9:15
- Photographs, miscellaneous,
1960s- 2000s
Box-folder: 9:16
- Postcards saved by Howell's Mother, Josephine Edwards Howell,
1930s
Box-folder: 9:17
- Scottish Rite Temple on Marafie Foundation USA,
n. d.
Box-folder: 9:18
- UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees,
n.d.
Box-folder: 10:1
- US Central Command Visits to Pakistan,
1986-1987
Box-folder: 10:2
- US Navy Visit During Tanber Protection Regime,
1988 March
Box-folder: 10:3
- USS Deyo DD-989, photograph and map,
n.d.
Oversize: 10
- USIA Lecture Tour- Sicily, Palermo, and Firenze,
1992
Box-folder: 10:4
- Photograph Album- W. Nathaniel Howell's Baby Book,
1939- 1950s
Box-folder: 10:5
- Photograph Album- Howell's Guest book- personal,
1970s-1990
Box-folder: 10:6
- Photograph Album- Christmas In Kuwait,
1988 December
Box-folder: 10:7
- Series IV: Restricted Material
- Birth Certificate- Wilson Nathaniel Howell,
1939 September
Box-folder: 11:1
- Claims in Connection to Loss of Personal Belongings in Kuwait,
1989 July-1992 October
Box-folder: 11:2
- Declassified Security File on W. Nathaniel Howell,
1985 February
Box-folder: 11:3
- Performance Evaluations for W. Nathaniel Howell,
1974 August-1986 May
Box-folder: 11:4
Folder 1 of 2.
- Performance Evaluations for W. Nathaniel Howell,
1986 May- 1992 June
Box-folder: 11:5
Folder 2 of 2.
- Reimbursements in Connection to Travel and Personal Damages in Kuwait and while serving as Political Advisors [POLAD],
1985 August- 1992 July
Box-folder: 11:6
- Travel Vouchers,
1987 June-1994 July
Box-folder: 11:7