George Lister Papers, 1887-2004 (bulk 1936-2003)


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Lister, George
	Title	George Lister Papers
	Dates:	1887-2004 (bulk 1936-2003)
	Abstract	The personal and professional papers of George Lister (1913-2004), who served for sixty years as Foreign Service Officer and Human Rights Officer with the United States Department of State. Correspondence, reports and other documents detail his human rights work, speaking engagements and other affairs.
	Accession No.	2005-19
	OCLC Record No.	N/A
	Extent	27.5 linear feet
	Language	English
	Repository	Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Sketch

George Lister, who has been referred to as “Mr. Human Rights,” was born in Chicago on September 20, 1913, and was a graduate of the College of the City of New York. He married Aleta Bierschwale Lister in 1948, and was divorced in 1970. Lister served in the United States Department of State for sixty years, and throughout his career he championed human rights and the importance of human rights as a tool for fighting Communism. He worked during the 1950s and 1960s as a Foreign Service Officer with appointments in Warsaw, Moscow, Germany, Columbia, and most notably, in Italy (1957-1961) as Embassy First Secretary. Mr. Lister played a major role in establishing contact with the Italian Socialists and persuading them to disassociate themselves from the Communist party.

In the 1970s Mr. Lister worked with Congressmen Don Fraser and Tom Harkin to establish human rights as an important goal of United States foreign policy, and in 1974 George Lister became the first Human Rights Officer ever appointed to the Department of State’s Bureau of Inter-American Affairs. In 1981 Lister officially retired but gained successive appointments as an Unpaid Expert and Consultant in the Bureau of Humanitarian Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, which later became the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. In addition to acting as a consultant, Lister spoke on behalf of the Department of State to universities, colleges, and other organizations, published essays on United States policy and human rights, and met with numerous student groups and foreign dignitaries.

George Lister received formal recognition for his work in the form of several awards, including one from the government of Chile in 1992, one from the U.S.-Baltic Foundation in 1996 for “his outstanding work as the State Department’s Baltic Country Officer,” and an award from the United Nations in 1998. In 1997 he was nominated for, but did not receive, the Warren Christopher Award. Despite his success, George Lister often met with resistance from within the State Department. He fought and managed to survive numerous attempts to expel him from the State Department up until 2003. George Lister, who battled Parkinson’s disease at the end of his life, succumbed to aspiration pneumonia on February 21, 2004.

Sources: Remembrance and Celebration of the Life of George Lister; Personal and Biographical--General--Resumes

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Scope and Contents Note

Biographical records, correspondence, written works, speeches, printed materials of activities and organizations, collected materials, photographs, audio recordings, and a video cassette, 1887-2004, document the life and works of human rights advocate George Lister. The papers are divided into eight record series, including a collection of correspondence, written works, materials related to activities and organizations, and collected materials that details the life and work of Aleta Bierschwale Lister.

The first series, Biographical and Personal (1936-2003), includes records of George Lister’s marriage and divorce, and the deaths and funerals of his mother Frances E. Lister, and his sister, Frances T. Lister. Materials regarding Lister’s life and health insurance policies, as well as those of his mother and sister, are present as well. Records in this series additionally document Lister’s health, housing arrangements, finances, and works written about him.

The second series, Correspondence (1948-2003), documents the professional and personal relationships and activities of George Lister. Major correspondents include Elliot Abrams, Harold Koh, Jim Montgomery, Michael Parmley, William Rogers, Charles Runyon, Richard Schifter, John Shattuck, the United States Department of State, and the Washington Office on Latin America. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically. Also included is correspondence not written by or to Lister, followed by two minor subseries, Addressee Unknown and Author Unknown.

Series III, Written Works (1953-2001), consists of George Lister’s essays, reports, interviews, speeches and handwritten notes, as well as several documents which Lister is suspected to have authored.

The fourth series, Activities and Organizations (1943-2003), is divided into three major subseries: General, Travel, and United States Department of State. The bulk of these records reside in the United State Department of State subseries, and include George Lister’s employee records, resumes and performance/efficiency reviews.

Series V, Collected Materials (1887-2004), constitutes about half of the collection and therefore the bulk of the George Lister papers and consists of a General sub-series arranged alphabetically, and a Miscellaneous sub-series. Included here are materials collected and kept by Lister related to his personal and professional interests.

The sixth series, Audiovisual Materials (c.1950-2001), includes six small sub-series: Audio Recordings, Video, Computer Media, Photographs, Oversized, and Miscellaneous.

Series VII is the Aleta Lister Papers (1944-2001), and consists of the correspondence, written works, and collected materials of Lister's ex-wife Aleta Lister, as well as of records of Aleta Lister’s activities and organizations.

The eighth and final series is Declassified Materials. This series contains previously restricted or classified documents. A portion of these records currently are not present in the collection as they are pending declassification review. The arrangement of the declassified series imitates the arrangement of the rest of the George Lister Papers--they are divided into correspondence, written works, activities and organizations, etc. As more documents complete the declassification review process they will be integrated into this series.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

A portion of the George Lister Papers is not available to researchers pending declassification review. For more information contact the archivist at the Benson Collection.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

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Index Terms
	The George Lister Papers are classified under the following Subject Headings:

		Lister, George--Archives

		Human Rights
		Human Rights--United States--History--Sources
		Human Rights--Latin America--History--Sources
		United States--Foreign relations

	Other Authors
		Abrams, Elliott, 1948-
		Schifter, Richard
		United States. Dept. of State

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Related Material


	The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas School of Law has developed a web page on The Papers of George Lister: "Mr. Human Rights," featuring documents from the Benson Collection's George Lister Papers as well as interviews with people who knew and worked with Lister.

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Personal and Biographical, 1936-2003

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1		General [2 folders]:
	1		Cards, N.d., [1992-1997?]
		Contains George Lister's voting registration cards, dining card and business cards
	2		Resumes, N.d., [1992-1997?]
		A series of paragraphs describing Lister's life and work experience
		Divorce [8 folders]:
	3		Alimony Agreement, N.d., 1970
	4		Correspondence - Saroldi, Amadeo, N.d., 1970
	5		Divorce Certificate, 1970
	6		Marriage Certificate, 1948
	7		Power of Attorney, N.d., 1970
	8		Handwritten Notes, N.d.
	9		Collected Materials, N.d., 1969-1970
		Financial [4 folders]:
	10		General, N.d., 1971-2002
	11		Receipts, N.d., 1956-2001
	12		Retirement, 1973-2000
	13		Warranties, N.d., 1957-1961
		Funeral Arrangements [12 folders]:
	14		Family Burial Plots, N.d., 1969
			Frances E. Lister [4 folders]:
	15			Correspondence, N.d., 1969-1970
	16			Death and Burial, 1969-1970
	17			Personal Effects, N.d., 1967-1968
	18			Handwritten Notes, N.d.
			Frances T. Lister [7 folders]:
	19			Death and Burial, 1969
	20			Death Benefits, N.d., 1969
				Personal Effects [3 folders]:
	21				General, N.d., 1962-1969
	22				Correspondence, N.d., 1967-1969
	23				Taxes, N.d., 1959-1967
	24			Sympathy Cards, N.d., 1969
	25			Handwritten Notes, N.d.
	26	Housing, N.d., 1965-2003
		Insurance [6 folders]:
			Life Insurance [5 folders]:
	27			Frances E. Lister, N.d., 1936-1965
	28			Frances T. Lister, N.d., 1938-1968
	29			George Lister, 1939-1965
	30			Reinstatement, 1959-1961
	31			Handwritten Notes, N.d.
	32		Medical and Dental, N.d., 1983-1999
		Medical Insurance [4 folders]:
	33		General, N.d., 1997-2002
	34		Dental, N.d., 1961-1999
	35		Dermatology, N.d., 1985-2002
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2	1		Prescriptions, N.d., 1994
		Writings about Lister [2 folders]:
	2		General, N.d., 1967-1994
	3		Schlesinger, Arthur, 1993

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Correspondence, 1948-2003

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2		General, 1948-2003
	4		"A" Assorted, N.d., Feb. 1965-June 2003
			Abrams, Elliott [13 folders]:
	5			N.d. 1980's (?)
	6			Nov. 1981 - Nov. 1982
	7			Jan. 1983 - May 1983
	8			June 1983 - Aug. 1983
	9			Sept. 1983
	10			Oct. 1983 - Dec. 1983
	11			Jan. 1984 - Feb. 1984
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3	1			March 1984 - May 1984
	2			June 1984 - Aug. 1984
	3			Sept. 1984 - Dec. 1984
	4			Jan 1985 - March 1985
	5			April 1985 - Nov. 1985
	6			March 1986 - Sept. 1992
	7		Abud, Miguel and Theresa, N.d., Aug. 1982, Jan. 2000
	8		Adelphi University, Oct. 1972- Nov. 1972
	9		Aguero, Fernando R., June 1977- Oct. 1984
	10		Allen, Lafe F., May 1967- Jan. 1969
	11		American Friends Service Committee, May 1964- July 1979
	12		Amenesty International, N.d., July 1975- Oct. 1986
	13		Arthur, June 1998- Dec. 1998
	14		AUI-InterAmerican University Foundation, Aug. 1967- Nov. 1972
	15		"B" Assorted, N.d., Jan. 1963- May 2003
	16		Barnes, Michael, April 1965- Jan. 1988
			"Bill" [2 folders]:
	17			N.d., April 1962- Sept. 2000
	18			Bill - Not with Lister, N.d., June 1957- March 1999
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4	1		Bishop, Jim, Nov. 1991- July 1993
	2		Blaiser, Cole, March 1984- Feb. 1987
	3		"Bob," N.d., Jan. 1998- July 1999
	4		Borrego, Arnoldo G., March 1968
	5		Bray, Charlie, Oct. 1976- April 1977
	6		Butkevicius, Audrius, Aug. 1992- Jan. 1993
	7		"C" Assorted, N.d., Jan. 1965- Nov. 2002
	8		California State University, L.A., Jan. 1978- Jan. 1995
	9		Cavazza, Fabio Luca, May 1961- May 1962
	10		"Charlie," N.d., Dec. 1988- Jan. 1993
	11		Christ Lutheran Church, Jan. 1990- March 1990
	12		Christian College Consortium, March 1979- May 1980
	13		Close Up Foundation, N.d., Dec. 1975- July 1997
			Coffey, Steve [3 folders]:
	14			Feb. 1996- Dec. 1996
	15			Jan. 1997- Dec. 1997
	16			Feb. 1998- June 2002
	17		Columbia University, April 1968- June 2002
	18		Conger, Amy, Nov. 1974- Jan. 1976
			Craner, Lorne [19 folders]:
		The Lorne Crane correspondence files largely consist of documents from human rights groups meetings and magazine articles forwarded by Lister.
	19			June 2001- Aug. 2001
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5	1			Sept. 2001- Oct. 2001
	2			Oct. 2001- Dec. 2001
	3			Jan. 2002- March 2002
	4			April 2002- May 2002
	5			May 2002- June 2002
	6			June 2002- July 2002
	7			Aug. 2002- Sept. 2002
	8			Sept 2002- Oct. 2002
	9			Oct. 2002
	10			Nov. 2002
	11			Dec. 2002
	12			Jan. 2003- Feb. 2003
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6	1			Feb. 2003- March 2003
	2			March 2003- May 2003
	3			May 2003
	4			June 2003
	5			July 2003- Sept. 2003
	6			Oct. 2003- Dec. 2003
	7		Crimmins, John, July 1969- Sept. 1972
	8		Curry, Charles, N.d., Nov. 1975- April 1976
	9		"D" Assorted, N.d., June 1959- June 1997
	10		David, N.d., Oct. 1967, March 1993
	11		Dealy, Glen, July 1967- April 1969
	12		Delphi International, N.d., July 1998- Feb. 2001
	13		Dennis, Patricia Diaz, Sept. 1992- Dec. 1992
			Derian, Pat [2 folders]:
	14			N.d., June 1977- Jan. 1981
	15			Derian, Patt - Not with Lister, Feb. 1978- March 1979
	16		Dick, N.d., March 1969, Dec. 1987
	17		Dobriansky, Paula, Nov. 1987- Nov. 2003
	18		Donahue, Gregory, Nov. 1967- Feb. 1968
	19		Drinan, Robert, May 1980- Dec. 1987
	20		Dunaway, Constance, Jan. 1975- Feb. 1981
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7	1		"E" Assorted, June 1959- June 1997
	2		Eisenbraun, Stephen, May 1995
	3		Eldridge, Joseph, N.d., Nov. 1975- Feb. 1992
	4		Elinor, N.d., July 1968- Feb. 2000
			Ely-Raphel, Nancy [4 folders]:
	5			N.d., Dec. 1990- Dec. 1993
	6			Jan. 1994- July 1994
	7			Nov. 1994- March 1995
	8			April 1995- Oct. 1995
			Embassies, American [2 folders]:
	9			N.d., Sept. 1968- Aug. 2000
	10			Embassies, American - Not with Lister, May 1965- April 1994
	11		Embassies, Foreign, N.d., July 1969- Aug. 2000
	12		Experiment in International Living, Feb. 1965- May 1978
			"F" Assorted [2 folders]:
	13			RF-Frances, N.d., Sept. 1968- Sept. 2001
	14			Francsics- Fuller, May 1969- Sept. 2003
	15		Fagen, Patricia, April 1976- June 1976
	16		Farrand, Bill, Aug. 1987- July 1989
	17		Florida International University, June 1976- Oct. 1988
	18		Foreign Student Service Council, March 1966- Oct. 1968
	19		Frank, Oct. 1977- Oct. 1988
			Fraser, Donald and Arvonne [2 folders]:
	20			N.d., Feb. 1968- Jan. 1993
	21			Fraser, Donald- Not with Lister, June 1974- Nov. 1992
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8	1		Free China Movement, N.d., April 1998- June 2001
	2		Free China Movement- Not with Lister, N.d., Jan. 1999- Sept. 2000
	3		Freedom House, N.d., Jan. 1974- Oct. 2002
	4		Friends Peace Committee, May 1970- Dec. 1970
	5		Fuller, Carol, March 2000- May 2001
	6		Fundacion Universitaria Del Rio De La Plata, March 1974- March 1980
	7		"G" Assorted, April 1965- July 1999
	8		Gelbard, Bob, Feb. 1987- July 1999
	9		George Washington University, Feb. 1981- Feb. 2000
	10		Gerson, Leslie, April 1999- March 2000
	11		Giovanni, N.d., 1962
	12		Goldsmith, Dale, May 1971- June 1971
	13		Governor, N.d., June 1976- Nov. 1979
	14		Grove, Brandon, Oct. 1978- Dec. 1978
	15		Gustafson, Marianne, June 1985- March 198
	16		Gutierrez, Dr. Jose, N.d., April 1965
	17		"H" Assorted, April 1964- Feb. 2000
	18		Hamilton, John, June 1993- June 1999
	19		Harkin, Tom, Sept. 1977- July 2002
	20		Harold, July 1999
	21		Harriman, W. Averell, N.d., June 1961- Dec. 1968
	22		Hunter College Dec. 1976- June 1977
	23		"I" Assorted, Feb. 1965- July 1999
	24		Inter-American Association for Democracy and Freedom, March 1968- May 1980
	25		International Student House, Oct. 1999- Oct. 2001
	26		"J" Assorted, N.d., Aug. 1964- Nov. 1998
	27		John Hopkins University, June 1973- Feb. 2002
	28		Jones, George, July 1985- Jan. 1989
	29		"K" Assorted, N.d., Feb. 1967- July 2001
	30		Karen, Dec. 1981- Jan. 1994
	31		Karoly, Dec. 1964- Nov. 1966
	32		Kim, Dae Jung, N.d., Nov. 1984- Jan. 1997
	33		Kim Dae Jung Peace Foundation for the Asia-Pacific Region, March 1994- Aug. 1996
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9			Koh, Harold [7 folders]:
				N.d., Jan. 1998- March 1999
	2			March 1999- April 1999
	3			May 1999- Sept. 1999
	4			Oct. 1999
	5			Oct. 1999- Dec. 1999
	6			Jan. 2000- July 2000
	7			July 2000- Sept. 2000
	8		Korean Institute For Human Rights, N.d., Aug. 1986- Nov. 1993
	9		Kubisch, Jack N.d., Sept. 1973- Aug. 1974
	10		"L" Assorted, N.d., July 1948- Aug. 1998
	11		Labedz, Leopold, July 1962- May 1964
	12		Latin American Studies Association (LASA), N.d., Nov. 1968- March 1987
	13		Levitsky, Mel, March 1982- June 1982
	14		Linowitz, Sol, Sept. 1988- Dec. 1988
	15		Lister, Frances E. "Mud," N.d., Sept. 1957- Dec. 1969
	16		Loar, Theresa, N.d., May 1997- Feb. 2000
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10	1		Lowenthal, Abraham F., Sept. 1966- Jan. 1998
			Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana [2 folders]:
	2			Feb. 1966- May 1971
	3			Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana- Not with Lister, Feb. 1966- Jan. 1969
	4		Lozoraitis, Stasys, Feb. 1980- Feb. 1992
	5		Luers, Bill N.d., Feb. 1976- Nov. 1983
			"M" Assorted [2 folders]:
	6			M- McDonald N.d., Dec. 1958- March 1995
	7			McCaughan- Murphy 1962- July 2000
	8		Margaret, N.d., March 1992- Oct. 1992
	9		Margitta, Nov. 1961- Dec. 1962
	10		Matskovsky, M., Oct. 1991- Nov. 1991
			Matthews, Gary [2 folders]:
	11			Sept. 1983- July 1985
	12			July 1985- Aug. 1985
	13		Meridian House, Feb. 1965- April 1999
			Montgomery, Jim [3 folders]:
	14			N.d., Dec. 1985- March 1986
	15			March 1986
	16			April 1986- Sept. 1993
	17		Morse, F. Bradford, March 1968- Dec. 1971
	18		Moser, Leo, N.d., Jan. 1976- April 1995
	19		"N" Assorted, Jan. 1964- Feb. 1993
	20		National Education Association, Oct. 1964- July 1967
	21		Neir, Aryeh, Dec. 1988- Jan. 1989
	22		Nugent, Julian, June 1966- March 1967
	23		Nuti, Leopoldo, April 1997- June 1997
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11	1		"O" Assorted, Feb. 1968- July 1994
	2		Ohio State University, March 1979- June 1979
			Oliver, Covey T., [2 folders]:
	3			Feb. 1965- July 1995
	4			Oliver, Covey T.- Not with Lister, June 1968- Nov. 1979
			"P" Assorted [2 folders]:
	5			Pacheco- Petrossian May 1962- June 2002
	6			Phelps Stokes Fund- Pryor Sept. 1962- Feb. 2001
	7		Palacios, Julio Edgard Navia, Oct. 1965- Nov. 1965
	8		Palmer, Steve, N.d., May 1981- Jan. 1982
	9		Panunzio, Wesley, C. N.d., Nov. 1984- May 1988
			Parmley, Michael [6 folders]:
	10			N.d., Jan. 2000- Sept. 2000
	11			Sept. 2000- Oct. 2000
	12			Nov. 2000
	13			Dec. 2000- Feb. 2001
	14			March 2001
	15			March 2001- Oct. 2001
	16		Pete/Peter, Jan. 1979- March 1999
	17		Philipinas, Dec. 1990
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12	1		Pieraccini, Giovanni, N.d., Aug. 1962- 1968
	2		Plank, John, Feb. 1968- May 1976
	3		Poblete, Martin, Feb. 1986- March 1990
	4		Popov, Grozdan, N.d., Dec. 1984- Feb. 1985
	5		Powers, Roberto, March 1994- March 1995
	6		"Q" Assorted, March 1979- Jan. 1992
	7		"R" Assorted, May 1957- Dec. 2000
	8		Rathe, Sara Peralra de, N.d., Aug. 1982- Dec. 1982
			Rogers, William [3 folders]:
	9			N.d., June 1966- May 1975
	10			June 1975- Dec. 1988
	11			Rogers, William- Not with Lister, Aug. 1970- Dec. 1975
	12		Rotary Club of Washington D.C., Feb. 1971- April 1971
			Runyon, Charles [2 folders]:
	13			N.d., Aug. 1975- Oct. 1993
	14			Runyon, Charles- Not with Lister, March 1974- Oct. 1993
			Ryan, Hewson A. [2 folders]:
	15			Aug. 1975- Oct. 1978
	16			Ryan, Hewson A.- Not with Lister, Sept. 1964- June 1976
			"S" Assorted [2 folders]:
	17			S- Sidwell Friends School 1960- Dec. 1999
	18			Singh- Syomin Sept. 1951- June 2003
	19		Sagan, Ginetta, Sept. 1996- Aug. 2000
			Schifter, Richard [20 folders]:
	20			N.d., Oct. 1985- Nov. 1985
	21			Nov. 1985- Jan. 1986
	22			Feb. 1986- April 1986
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13	1			April 1986- June 1986
	2			June 1986- Sept. 1986
	3			Oct. 1986- Nov. 1986
	4			Nov. 1986- Dec. 1986
	5			Jan. 1987- March 1987
	6			March 1987- April 1987
	7			May 1987- Aug 1987
	8			Aug. 1987- Dec. 1987
	9			Jan. 1988- April 1988
	10			May 1988- Aug. 1988
	11			Sept. 1988- Oct. 1988
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14	1			Nov. 1988- May 1989
	2			May 1989- Nov. 1989
	3			Dec. 1989- Dec. 1990
	4			Jan. 1991- Oct. 1991
	5			Nov. 1991- May 1998
	6			Schifter, Richard- Not with Lister, July 1988- April 1994
			Schlesinger, Arthur [2 folders]:
	7			Aug. 1962- Oct. 1998
	8			Schlesinger, Arthur- Not with Lister, Sept. 1962- May 1993
	9		Schmidt, Maria, N.d., Nov. 1964-Jan. 1969, July 1999- Dec. 1999
			Shattuck, John [7 folders]:
	10			March 1993- Aug. 1993
	11			Sept. 1993- May 1996
	12			June 1996- June 1997
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15	1			June 1997- Nov. 1997
	2			Nov. 1997- March 1998
	3			March 1998- Aug. 1998
	4			Aug. 1998- Nov. 1998
	5		Shlaudeman, Harry, N.d., Oct. 1973- Jan. 1977
	6		Skol, Mike, Nov. 1994- July 1995
			Smith, Gare [2 folders]:
	7			Nov. 1996- Nov. 1998
	8			Nov. 1998- Jan. 1999
	9		Spinelli, Altiero, Dec. 1963- April 1965
	10		"T" Assorted, N.d., April 1962- March 1998
	11		Talavera, Ricardo, Aug. 1966- May 1967
	12		Todman, Terence A., N.d., Jan. 1977- April 1978
	13		Tom, N.d., Oct. 1979- Nov. 1999
	14		"U" Assorted, Sept. 1968- July 2001
	15		United Church of Christ, June 1969- Feb. 1979
	16		United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., March 1973- April 1973
			United States, Department of State [4 folders]:
	17			N.d., May 1949- July 1987
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16	1			June 1991- Dec.[?] 2001
	2			Foreign Service Institute, Aug. 1949- July 1995
	3			Not with Lister, Feb. 1963- Nov. 2000
	4		United States Student Association, March 1965- Oct. 1965
	5		University of Maryland, Dec. 1976- Sept. 1977
	6		University of Miami, Florida, Dec. 1968- March 1995
	7		University of North Carolina, N.d., May 1974- Dec. 1981
	8		University of South Florida, Jan. 1974- April 1975
	9		University of Texas at Austin, June 1970- July 1979
	10		"V" Assorted, Nov. 1962- June 1999
			Vaky, Peter [2 folders]:
	11			N.d., April 1969- July 1979
	12			Vaky, Peter - Not with Lister, Oct. 1968- Sept. 1979
	13		Vittorelli, Paolo, N.d., May 1962- July 1962
	14		"W" Assorted, N.d., March 1957- March 2001
	15		Washington Office for Jewish Leadership and Values, March 1992- Nov. 1995
			Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) [2 folders]:
	16			March 1977- Dec. 2003
	17			Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) - Not with Lister, N.d., June 1974- Nov. 2000
	18		Wheaton, Philip E., Aug. 1968- May 1970
	19		Wilde, Margaret D., Dec. 1977- May 1993
	20		William Penn House, Feb. 1974- Feb. 1985
	21		Wirth, Timothy E., N.d., July, 1993- March 1995
	22		Woodrow Wilson Center , Nov. 1989- July 1999
	23		"Y-Z" Assorted, Aug. 1963- Aug. 2001
		Correspondence not with Lister
	24		Assorted, ACLI- Hamilton, N.d., June 1966- Oct. 2003
	25		Assorted, Haviland - Zuccolillo N.d., Aug. 1965- Sept. 2002
	26		Arthur, Larry, Feb. 1995- March 1995
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17			Peck, Brigette [2 folders]:
	1			Aprill 1999- July, 1999
	2			July, 1999- Sept. 2000
	3		Suslow, Leo, Sept. 1979
	4		United States Congress, Dec. 1969- June 2003
	5		Volman, Sacha, N.d., July 1969- Nov. 1993
		Addressee Unknown
	6		Addressee Unknown, N.d., Aug. 1966- Dec. 1992
		Author Unknown
	7		Author Unknown, N.d., Oct. 1979- June 2003

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Written Works, 1953-2001

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17			Essays and Reports, 1953-2001
	8			"Communism in Latin America," 1966
				"HA/DRL History" Drafts [2 folders]:
	9				2000
	10				2000-2001
	11			"How Soviet Careers are Made: or What Makes Ivan Run," 1953
	12			"The Kennedy Administration and the Center-Left Comment," 2000
			Commentary on Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s work The Kennedy Administration and the Center Left.
	13			"LASA Abstract," 1976
	14			"Memories," N.d.
	15			"The Trend to the 'Right' in Latin America," 1970
	16			"Una Politica anticommunista esteril," 1966
			Pamplet and related materials.
	17			"United States Foreign Policy: Sterile Anti-Communism?," 1966
				Undetermined Authorship [4 folders]:
			Suspected to be by Lister.
					"An American Ideology: A Democratic Manifesto" [3 folders]:
	18					Manuscript N.d.
	19					Manifesto Materials, N.d., 1960
	20					Manifesto Working File, N.d., 1965-1969
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18	1				Harvard Article 1988
			Speeches, 1968-1990
	2			"Buenas Nuevas: Nuestra Politica De Derechos Humanos," 1988
	3			"Good News: Our Human Rights Policy," 1988
	4			"The Human Rights Cause: How We Can Help," 1990
	5			"Human Rights and the Hemisphere," 1978
	6			"Human Rights and Islam," 1988, 1998
			Contains the 1988 speech and the 1998 article derived from the 1988 speech. The file contains a cover letter in which Lister explains the origins of the article.
	7			"Human Rights: Key to Russian-American Relations," N.d.
	8			"Human Rights: Our World's Best Chance," 1998
	9			"Korea and United States Human Rights Policy," 1987
	10			"La Politica De Derechos Humanos De Los Estados Unidos Origenes y Aplicacion," 1987
				Untitled Lecture in Spanish [2 folders]:
	11				Parts I-IV, 1968
	18				Parts V, VII-XI, 1968
	13			"U.S. Human Rights Policy: Origins and Implementation," 1987
	14			Unclassified Enclosure 5: Notes for Nov. 17 Congressional Luncheon Comments in Valparaiso, N.d., 1993
	15			Unclassified Enclosure 7: Notes for November 18 Ministry of Foreign Relations Luncheon, Comments, N.d.
	16			Unclassified Enclosure 8: Notes for November 18 U.S. Embassey Supper Comments, N.d.
	17			Welcome to the State Department, 1979
	18			Lister Speech Fliers, N.d., 1979-2000
				Undetermined Authorship
			Suspected to be by Lister
	19				John Crimmins Speech N.d.
			Interviews, 1975-1989
	20			Lister/Swartz Interview, Oct. 6, 1986
	21			Radio Martí Interview Draft, June 16, 1989
	22			Radio Pacifica Interview, Sept. 11, 1975
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19			Handwritten Notes, N.d. [6 folders]:
		Assorted handwritten notes which may or may not be written by Lister. Includes a music notebook and a small, black three-ring binder
	1-4			Undated notes
	5			1961, 1993, N.d.
			Contains Spiral Mozart Music Book and appointment books
	6			Undated notebook
			A small, black three-ring binder containing handwritten notes

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Activities and Organizations, 1943-2003

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20		General, 1953-2003
	1		Assorted Activities and Organizations, N.d., 1966-2003
	2		All-Peoples Congress, 1982
	3		American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) - Post Saddam Iraq Conference Series, 2002-2003
	4		American Friends Service Committee, 1966-1979
	5		Awards and Nominations, N.d., 1971- 2002
			Conference on Implementing a Human Rights Commitment in U.S. Foreign Policy [2 folders]:
	6			Feb. 4, 1977
	7			Feb. 4, 1977
	8		Council of the Americas, 1972-1973
	9		Experiment in International Living, N.d.
	10		Face-to-Face, 1976
	11		Florida International University, 1988
	12		Friends of Falun Gong, Oct. 10, 2001
	13		George Washingtom University - President's Millennium Seminars, Feb. 18, 2000
			Georgetown University [3 folders]:
	14			June 1973- May 1999
	15			Georgetown University - Honorary Degree Ceremony for Patricio Alywin, May 14, 1992
	16			Georgetown University - Honorary Degree Program for Kim Dae Jung, June 10, 1998
			John Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) [2 folders]:
	17			1977-2003
	18			Central Asia Caucasus Institute, N.d., March 2001- May 2002
	19		Latin American Studies Association (LASA), 1979
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21	1		National Conference on Nicaragua, Feb. 29, 1979
	2		National Endowment for Democracy, 1992
	3		Resumes, 1960's[?]-1990's[?]
		Resumes of George Lister
	4		Retirement, July 1974- Oct. 2003
	5		Southern First Methodist Church, 1966
	6		United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1973- 1975
	7		United States Department of Defense, 1953- 1994
	8		University of Massacusettes - "One Hundred Years of Italian Socialism, 1892-1992," 1991-1994
		Correspondence and materials from the One Hundred Years of Italian Socialism international symposium. The symposium was originally scheduled for 1992, but was pushed to 1993 after budget cuts. Also includes portion of a publication and related correspondence that resulted from the symposium. The comment Lister prepared for the symposium in response to Schlesinger's piece "The Kennedy Administration and the Center Left" can be found in written works.
	9		World Watch Institute, 2003
		Travel, 1957-2000
	10		American Export Lines, 1957-1961
			Argentina [2 folders]:
	11			1977
	12			1977
			Assistant Secretary Todman [4 folders]:
	13			Aug. 1977
	14			Assistant Secretary Todman- American Embassy, Paraguay, Aug. 1977
	15			Assistant Secretary Todman - American Embassy, Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 1977
	16			Assistant Secretary Todman- Periodical Articles, Aug. 1977- Sept. 1977
	17		Chile, 1990
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22			Dominican Republic [4 folders]:
	1			Aug. 14-17, 1978
	2			Aug. 14-17, 1978
	3			Aug. 14-17, 1978
	4			1982-2000
		United States Department of State, 1945-2003
	5		General, N.d., 1973-2001
	6		Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs/ Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Organizational Charts, N.d.
			Department Memoranda [2 folders]:
	7			Aug. 1956- Aug. 1977
	8			April 1978- April 2000
	9		Departmental Notices, 1967-2001
	10		Drafts for Bureau Notes, N.d., 1996
	11		Foreign Service, N.d., 1945-1979
			George Lister Employee Records [2 folders]:
	12			N.d., Feb. 1949- July 1983 1982
	13			Records, July 1983- Feb. 2001
	14		Human Rights Day, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2000
box	folder
23	1		Inspection Report of the Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, 1993
	2		Lists, N.d.
		Lists detailing possible corses of action, department decisions, and other events. May or may not be by Lister.
	3		Meetings, Orientations, Seminars, and Forums, 1976-2003
	4		Meeting with President Nixon and Secretary Rogers, Jan. 21, 1969
			Performance/Efficency Evaluation [3 folders]:
	5			N.d., 1960-1977
	6			1981-1985
	7			1985-1992
			Phone Listings [4 folders]:
	8			N.d., 1976- 1987
	9			1989-1997
	10			1998
	11			1999-2001
	12		Questions and Answers, N.d., 1975- 1978
		Lists of questions and answers, including anticipated questions and responses for conferences and other events.
			Request for Expert [2 folders]:
	13			N.d., May 1968- July 1980
	14			July 1980- Jan. 1999
	15		Secretary of State Memoranda, March 1964- Oct. 1995
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24	1		Statements, N.d.
		Statements detailing Lister's work life and explanations of department policies and actions. Not all may be written by Lister.
	2		Student/Teacher Groups, N.d., April 1962- Nov. 1976
	3		Visitor Groups, N.d., April 1965, 1991

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Collected Materials, 1887-2004

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24		General, 1887-2007
			"A" Assorted [2 folders]:
	4			AIFLD - American Arab Ant-Discrimination Committee, N.d., 1967- 2003
	5			AmCham Cuba - Azrael, Jeremy R. and Zamascikov, Sergie, N.d., 1946- 2001
	6		About Grief, 1993
	7		Action for Independent Maturity (AIM), 1976-1978
	8		Academia de Humanismo Cristiano, N.d.
	9		Albright, Madeleine, N.d., 1997-1998
	10		Alburquerque, Ramon, 2000
	11		American Association for Retired Persons (AARP), 1988- 1994
	12		American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Civil Liberties Alert, 1992
	13		American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service, Inc. - Criteria for Evaluation of Projects Involving Women, 1975
	14		Americans for Democratic Action et. al. - Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy, 1977
	15		American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), N.d., 1999-2003
	16		American Ethical Union and the American Humanist Association - The Humanist, 1969, 1976
			American Foreign Service Association [5 folders]:
	17			General, 1994-2003
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25				Directory of Retired Members [2 folders]:
	1				N.d., 1998-1999
	2				2000-2001
				Foreign Service Journal [2 folders]:
	3				1966-2000
	4				2000-2002
	5		American Security Council, 1979
	6		American University, N.d., 1998-2002
	7		American Universities Field Staff, 1958-1962
	8		Americas Watch - The Vicaria de la Solidoridad in Chile, 1987
			Amnesty International [2 folders]:
	9			N.d., 1976
	10			1977-2003
	11		Anderson, Jack, 1967-1990
	12		Argentine Information Service Center- Argentina Outreach, 1977-1978
box	folder
26	1		Armed Struggle in Latin America, 1967
	2		Armenian National Committee of America - Transcaucasus, 2000
	3		Ashcroft, John, 2003
	4		Asia Foundation, N.d., 1997[?]-1999
	5		Asia Society, N.d., 1997-2003
	6		Asociacion Universitaria Interamerica (AUI), 1979
	7		Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies- The Road to Madrid, 1979
			Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training [2 folders]:
	8			Interview with Carl Edward Dillery, 1994
	9			Interview with Gilbert Sheinbaum, 1995
	10		Association for India's Development, 2003
	11		Association on Third World Affairs, 2002
	12		Asuncion, N.d., 1978
	13		Atlantic Council of the United States - Strategic Assessment of Central Eurasia, 2001
	14		Atlantic Monthly, 1982, 1988
	15		Aung-Thwin, Maureen, 1998
			"B" Assorted [2 folders]:
	16			Babakian - Bitar 1967-2003
	17			Black Student Fund - Byrd, N.d., 1962-2002
	18		Baker, James, N.d., 1999
	19		Baltic Media Centre et. al., 2003
	20		Barto, A. Eep (transliterated), 1954
		A children's book written in Russian. The author's name in this finding aid has been transliterated
box	folder
27	1		Basiuk, Victor, 1987
	2		Beichman, Arnold, N.d., 1992-1999
	3		Beijing Review, 2003
	4		Beijing Spring Digest, 1999
	5		Bill Colby File, N.d., 1996
		Press clippings detailing the life of Bill Colby, with the majority focused on Colby's disappearance and the eventual discovery of his body
	6		Birns, Laurence R., 1974
	7		Bohlen, Celestine, N.d., 1999
	8		Brimmer, Esther, 2002
	9		British Petroleum- Guida Di Conversazione In 12 Lingue, N.d.
	10		Brookings Institution, N.d., 1962-2003
	11		Buchanan, Scott - A Conversation on Revolution, 1962
	12		Buergenthal, Thomas - The Revised OAS Charter and the Protection of Human Rights, 1975
	13		Burma 8-8-88 Uprising, 2002
	14		Burma Fund, 2003
	15		Burma Project of the Open Society Institute, 1988-2002
			"C" Assorted [2 folders]:
	16			Calamai - Christian Paisley Ball Johnson, N.d., 1968-2003
	17			CHRLA - Czech's '2000 Words' That Angered the Russians, N.d., 1938-2003
	18		Calzon, Frank, N.d., 1975-1999
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28	1		Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2002
	2		Carter, Jimmy, 1977-1978
	3		Casariego, Mario Cardenal, 1971
	4		Catholic Inter-American Cooperation Program (CICOP), 1970-1973
	5		Catholic Standard 2000
	6		Catholic University School of Law, 1976
	7		CBS Television Network - Voices from the Russian Underground, 1970
	8		Ceballos, Miguel and Marin, Gerard- Participacion y fortalecimiento institucional a nivel local en COlombia, 2001
	9		Center for Democracy, 1987
	10		Center for Economic Research and Social Change, 2001
	11		Center for a Free Cuba, 1997-1999
	12		Center for Human Rights and International Solidarity, N.d.
	13		Center for Inter-American Relations, N.d., 1974-1976
	14		Center for International Policy, N.d., 1976-1977
	15		Center for National Policy (CNP), 2001-2003
	16		Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, 2002
	17		Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), N.d., 1998-2003
	18		Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, 2002
	19		Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction, 1992
	20		Center for Victims of Torture, 2002
	21		Chen, Lien, 2003[?]
	22		Chile - National Tourist Board, 1978[?]
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29	1		Chile Ayer Hoy, N.d.
	2		Chile Committee for Human Rights, N.d., 1978-1983
	3		China Strategic Institute, 1997-1999
	4		Christian, Shirley, N.d., 1983-1990
	5		Christian Democratic World Union, N.d.
	6		Christian Science Monitor, 1973-1999
	7		Christopher, Warren, N.d., 1978-1979
	8		Church, Frank, 1970
	9		Claude, Richard Pierre, 1991
	10		Clinton, Hillary Rodham, 1995, 1998
	11		Clinton, William, 1997-1998
	12		Coalition for a Democratic Majority- Tribute to Andrei Sakharov, 1980
	13		Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy, N.d., 1977-1978
	14		Columbia Human Rights Network, 2000
	15		Comentario, 1968
	16		Comision Chilena de Derechos Humanos, 1986
	17		Comision Nacional Contra La Tortura, N.d., 1983-1985
	18		Commission on America's National Interests and Russia, 2003
	19		Commission on Capital Flows to Africa, 2003
	20		Commission on United States-Latin American Relations, N.d., 1976
	21		Committee Against Violations of Human Rights in El Salvador, 1978-1979
	22		Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 2003
	23		Common Front for Latin America (COFFLA), 1973
	24		Conferencia Permanente de Partidos Politicos de America Latina, 1982
	25		Consejo Episcopal Latino Americano (CELAM), 1978
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30	1		Council on American-Islamic Relations, 2002
	2		Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., 1975, 2003
	3		Council on Hemispheric Affairs, N.d., 1976-1989
	4		Cox, Robert J., 1990
	5		Crane, Robert D., N.d., 1998-2000
	6		Craner, Lorne, 2003
	7		Crossette, Barbara, N.d., 1981-2001
	8		Cuban-American National Foundation, 1987
	9		Cyprus Tourism Organisation, 1991[?]
	10		"D" Assorted, N.d., 1967-2003
	11		Daalder, Ivo H. and Lindsay, James M., 2002-2003
	12		Dalipino, Catharin E. , 2001
	13		Dan, Wang, 2003
	14		Dear Colleagues!, N.d.
	15		Defense Forum Foundation, 2002
	16		Democracy International, N.d., 1981-1985
	17		Denny, Henry Lyttelton Lyster, 1913
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31	1		DePaul University, N.d., 2001-2003
	2		Derechos Humanos, 1977
	3		Derian, Patricia N.d., 1978-1979
	4		Devereaux, Jim, 1991
	5		DeYoung Karen, 1979-1999
	6		Dialogue on Diversity, 2001-2002
	7		Dissent Paper on El Salvador and Central America, 1980
	8		Dobriansky, Paula, 2001-2002
	9		Donovan, Thomas A., 1965-1967
	10		Drew, Elizabeth, 1977
	11		Dun, Stephen, 2003
	12		"E" Assorted, N.d., 1965-2003
	13		Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), 2002-2003
	14		Economist, N.d., 1964-2003
	15		Ecumenical Program for Interamerican Communication and Action (EPICA), 1969-1979
	16		Edwards, Willard, 1970-1971
	17		Embassies, American, N.d., 1958-1987
	18		Embassies, Foreign, N.d., 1974-2003
	19		Ericson, Edward L., N.d., 1964-1965
	20		Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1999-2003
	21		Ethiopia, N.d.
	22		Ethiopian Women for Peace, Development and Humanitarian Aid (EWPDHA), 1996
	23		Evans, Rowland and Novak, Robert, 1969, 1981
	24		"F" Assorted, N.d., 1956-2003
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32	1		Facts About International Front Organisations, 1968
	2		FAIR- The Media Watch Group, 2003
	3		Falun Gong and Fulan Dafa, N.d., 2001-2003
		Authorship of the pieces in this folder appears to be a collaboration of several Falun Gong and Falun Dafa awareness organizations, most notably the Falun Dafa Information Center and www.falundafa.org
	4		Falun Gong Human Rights Working Group - The Falun Gong Report, 2002
	5		Farer, Tom J. - Human Rights and United States Foreign Policy, N.d.
	6		Ferreira, Juan R., N.d., 1979
	7		Fierro, Manuel, 1976
	8		Flynn, Charles, 1978
	9		Foggy Bottom News, 2002
	10		Forrest, John G. - Financial News: How to Read and Interpret It, 1937
	11		Foster, Stephen, 1962
	12		Free Africa Foundation, 1996, 2001
	13		Free China Movement, N.d., 1998 - 2003
			Freedom House [6 folders]:
	14			General, N.d., 1977-2002
				Country Reports [4 folders]:
	15				N.d.
	16				N.d.
	17				N.d.
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33	1				N.d.
	2			Freedom at Issue, 1973-1988
	3			Freedom Review, 1992, 1996
	4		Friends Meeting of Washington, 1968-2003
	5		Friends of Morocco, 2001
	6		"G" Assorted, Gaddy, C. Welton - Guillier, Alejandro, 1937
	7		Galan, Pedro Paramo, N.d.
	8		Gang, Liu, 2003
	9		George Mason University, N.d., 2003
			George Washington University [5 folders]:
	10			General, N.d., 1999-2003
	11			By George!, 1998, 2002
	12			Elliott School of International Affairs, N.d., 1998-2003
	13			The GW Hatchet, 1999-2003
	14			Law School, N.d., 1998-2001
			Georgetown University [3 folders]:
	15			General, N.d., 1977-2003
	16			Edward A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, N.d., 1995-2001
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34	1			Latin American Studies Program, 1988-2002
	2		Gershman, Carl, 2003
	3		Geyelin, Philip, N.d.
	4		Geyer, Georgie Anne, N.d., 1966-1974
	5		Gioventu in Rivolta, N.d.
	6		Goshko, John M., N.d., 1968-1987
	7		Government Employee's Exchange, 1967
	8		Grant. Francis R., N.d., 1982-1993
			"H" Assorted [2 folders]:
	9			Haberman- Hind, N.d., 1962-2001
	10			Hirzel- Hyun, N.d., 1963-2003
	11		Haddad, Yvonne Y., 1986
	12		Haig, Barbara E., 2003
	13		Hall, Carla, N.d., 1981-1983
	14		Hanford, John, 2003
	15		Harkin, Tom, 1979, 1981
	16		Harvard University, 1998-2003
	17		Haugen, Gary, 2002
	18		Helsinki Watch, 1980-1985
	19		Henkin, Louis, 1981
			Heritage Foundation [2 folders]:
	20			General, N.d., 2001- 2003
	21			Backgrounder, 1987-2003
	22		Herrick, Bob, 1988
	23		Hillman, James, 1964
	24		Hirschman, Albert O., 1969
	25		Hittleman, Richard - Yoga for Health, 1962
	26		Hla-Tint, Bo, 1998, 2003
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35	1		Hoge, Warren, N.d., 1979
	2		Hongzhi, Li- Falun Gong, 1999
	3		Houghton Mifflin Company - Learning the English Language, 1942
	4		Hovey, Graham, N.d.
	5		Hudson Institute, 2003
	6		Hughes, Donna M., 2002
	7		Human Rights Campaign, 2002
			Human Rights in China [3 folders]:
	8			1999-2000
	9			2001-2002
	10			2003
	11		Human Rights Internet, 1990-1991
			Human Rights Watch [2 folders]:
	12			1997-2002
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36	1			2002-2003
	2		Humanitas International Human Rights Committee, 1984, 1991
	3		Hyun, Kim Sang, 1996
	4		"I" Assorted, N.d., 1959-2003
	5		Independant Federation of Chines Students and Scholars (IFCSS), N.d., 1997-1998
	6		Index on Censorship, 1976-1977
	7		Institute for Policy Studies, 1975-2002
	8		Institute for Public Affairs, 1999[?],
	9		Inter-American Association for Democracy and Freedom, 1969-2002
	10		Inter-American Bar Foundation, 1978
	11		Inter-American Foundation, N.d., 1977-1998
	12		Inter-American Press Association, 2002
	13		International A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, 2001[?]-2003
	14		International Commission of Jurists, 1975-1977
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37	1		International Committee of the Red Cross, 1975
	2		International Crisis Group, 1999, 2003
			International Documentation on the Contemporary Chur

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