Archives and Special Collections Subject Guide: Media

Anthony Shadid, (1968-2012) a foreign correspondent for New York Times Director of Baghdad and Lebanon Bureau who won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting twice, in 2004 and 2010. The bulk of the collection consists of reporting fieldwork notebooks, emails, drafts and outlines of articles, transcribed interviews, book manuscripts, historical research documents, briefings, correspondence, photos, leaflets, CDs, in addition to a book collection form the Anthony Shadid’s library. (Journalism, Middle East, US-Arab Relations)

Qadri Qalʻaji (1917-1986), was a Syrian journalist, historian, and translator who translated the masterpieces of world literature into Arabic. The collection contains correspondence to Qadrī Qalʻaji, articles by him, as well as his photos with prominent Arab personalities. (Journalism, Politics, Syria, Literature)

Rashad Bibi (1919-1991), a Palestinian writer, radio and television journalist, started as editor-in-chief of aṣ-Ṣirāṭ al-Mustaqīm, a newspaper in Palestine. His transition to radio, started at the Near East Radio Station in Palestine before going on to produce programs for London, Amman, and Kuwait radio stations and Télé Liban. The collection comprises documents and photos that reflect different stages and achievements of the author’s personal, social, and professional life. (Near East Broadcasting Station, Radio programs,Television programs –Lebanon)

Dr. Nabil Dajani AUB alumnus (BA 1957 , MA 1960) is an emeritus professor of media studies at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is a media sociologist focusing on the study of the role of media in the Arab East. The Nabil Dajani's Collection includes material related to the history of Media, laws, ethics and broadcasting as well as AUB Faculty Association. The collection is relevant to the scholars interested in the media studies and history in Lebanon and the Arab world. (Journalism, Media, Broadcasting)
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Genevieve Maxwell, (1906-2004) an American journalist and social scene columnist, who moved to Lebanon in 1953, worked at AUB and Daily star. Maxwell’s collection consists of 1000 photos and 3 linear feet of archival material that portrays the social, political, diplomatic, and cultural life in Lebanon and neighboring countries. It is important for scholars interested in politics, Lebanon, and Culture.(Women journalist, social life, skiing, higher education Lebanon)
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