Club de Dakar archive

Papers, 1977-1988, relating to the Club de Dakar, comprising correspondence, research papers and publications. Includes lists of members; press cuttings; conference and discussion papers; minutes of meetings; reports; accounts and publications.


Date(s) of creation: 1977-1988
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: PP MS 53
Summary: Papers, 1977-1988, relating to the Club de Dakar, comprising correspondence, research papers and publications. Includes lists of members; press cuttings; conference and discussion papers; minutes of meetings; reports; accounts and publications.
Main author: Club de Dakar
Alternative reference: CDD
Extent: 5 boxes
Admin history: The Club de Dakar was founded on 2-3 December 1974 as a French initiative to improve industrial relations between western industries and Francophone African countries. It was instigated by Mohammed T. Diawara (later President of the Club), Minister for Planning, Ivory Coast. Following conferences in Birmingham in 1978, a British branch was established and interests were expanded to include Anglophone African countries. It seems that the Club de Dakar ceased its activities in c1988.
Acquisition: Transferred to SOAS shortly after the Club de Dakar ceased its activities in 1988.
Arrangement: The papers have been arranged into the following sections: files created by William Black-Campbell, a member of the Club de Dakar; Club de Dakar membership lists; Club de Dakar conference and meeting papers; Club de Dakar reports and accounts; Club de Dakar discussion papers; other papers; and publications. Within each section, papers have been arranged chronologically.
Access status: Open
Language: French
English
Scripts: Latin
Finding aids: Unpublished handlist
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/SOASNAF/P698 Campbell; William Black- (fl 1977-1988); energy consultant and member of the Club de Dakar Person
GB/SOASNAF/P390 Diawara; Mohammed T (fl 1974); Ivory Coast politician Person
GB/NNAF/C61833 Club de Dakar Corporate
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
7729885 Western Africa
6255148 Europe