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Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

The Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection in UNO Criss Library Archives & Special Collections is one of the largest collections of material about Afghanistan in the United States.

The collection has over 20,000 titles in twenty-nine different languages. Although a large number of titles in the collection cover political history and literature, other disciplines are also well-represented, including: 

  • Economics
  • Education
  • Folklore
  • Law
  • Agriculture
  • Language
  • Architecture
  • Music
  • Geography
  • Geology

In the fall of 1974, the private collection of Arthur Paul was donated to UNO's Center for Afghanistan Studies. The library then acquired the collection and it later became part of what is today UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections. Criss Library has made extensive efforts to add to Paul's original contribution of over 1,200 items.

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