Meg McLagan Collection on the Tibet Movement in Exile, 1989-2003

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Series I: Primary Research Materials, 1989 - 1999


Subseries 1. Tibet Movement Files



Box 1 Folder 1 Tibetan Editorials and Writing in the Public Sphere


Box 1 Folder 2 Political Status of Tibet


Box 1 Folder 3 Post-1987 International Tibet Movement



Box 4 Folder 1-10 Tibetan Women, Activism

Files on the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), their attendance at United Nations (UN) in Beijing and elsewhere, as well as other conferences, campaigns and related press.



Box 1 Folder 4 Australia, 2000


Box 1 Folder 5 Canada, 1992


Box 1 Folder 6 Europe (Continental), 1972 - 2001

See also: United Kingdom


India and Nepal, 1980 - 1999


Box 1 Folder 7 Amnye Machen Institute


Box 1 Folder 8 Foundation for Universal Responsibility


Box 1 Folder 9 Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, 2003


Box 1 Folder 10 Tibetan Youth Congress


Box 1 Folder 11 Council for Religious and Cultural Affairs, 1990 - 1994


Box 1 Folder 12 Office of Information and International Relations, 1984 - 1990


Box 1 Folder 13 Central Tibetan Administration (Other), 1980 - 1999


Box 1 Folder 14 Tibetans in India and Nepal

SOS Children's Village; Integrated Development Plan 1992 March; Outline: Tibetan Refugee Community 1995; Reports; Dawa Norbu; Lhasang Tsering


Box 1 Folder 15 Nigeria, 1987


Box 1 Folder 16-17 Switzerland, 1991, 2 folders


Box 1 Folder 18 United Kingdom, 1992 - 1994


North America : Tibet-Related Organizations and Activity



Box 2 Folder 1 Grunfeld, Tom, "Tibetan History: a somewhat different approach", 1981

Regarding Tibet Society in the US; and rejoinder, Tibetan Review. Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 2 Sperling, Elliot, "Tibetan Theater comes West", 1976

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 3 Tibet Society (Bloomington, IN), 1976 - 1984

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 4 Tibetans and Communism: Nascent Tibet movement/political organizing in India/Nepal

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 5 US/CIA in Tibet- Khampa guerrillas

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 6 US policy vis-a-vis Tibet and Dalai Lama, 1978 - 1989

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 7 Western aid to refugees, 1978 - 1979

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, Early Years (pre-1987).


Box 2 Folder 8 Committee of 100 for Tibet (California), 1992

See also: Ed Lazar. Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 9 "Friends of Tibet" groups (United States)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 10 Institute for Asian Democracy (Washington, DC)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 11 International Campaign for Tibet (Washington, DC)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 12 International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet (San Francisco, CA), 1990 - 1993

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 13 Office of Tibet (New York City), 1993

Includes Bod kyi pho nya. Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 14 Project Tibet (Santa Fe, NM)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 15 Students for a Free Tibet (New York City)

Includes Free Tibet! Action Camp, 2001. Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 16 Tibet Education Network (Seattle, WA)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 17 Tibet Fund (New York City)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 18 Tibetan Nuns Project (Santa Barbara, CA)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 19 Tibetan Resettlement Project (United States)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 Folder 20 U.S. Tibet Committee (New York City)

Regarding Tibet Movement in the United States, 1990s.


Box 2 International Contact Conference of Tibet Supporters (Dharamsala), 1990 March 7 - 1990 March 9

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 North American Tibet Conference (New York City, USA), 1990 June 16 - 1990 June 17

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Post-Year of Tibet Strategy Session (New York City, USA), 1991-12-07

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Office of Tibet Working Group Meeting (New York City, USA), 1992-02-08

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Planning Conference for Individual and Collective Action (California, USA), 1992-03-07

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Office of Tibet Group Meeting (New York City, USA), 1992-05-09

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Tibet Strategy Meeting (Washington DC, USA), 1992-07-11

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Tibet Coordination Meeting (New York City, USA), 1992-09-26

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Sino-Tibetan Relations: Prospects for the future, 1992 October 5 - 1992 October 6

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Tibet Conference of the Americas (Washington, DC), 1993 January 30 - 1993 January 31

See also: Audiovisual Materials. Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Central Regional Tibet Conference (St. Louis, Missouri), 1994 February 26 - 1994 February 27

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Eastern Tibet Support Groups Conference (New York City, NY), 1994-03-13

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 International Conference on Human Rights in Eastern Turkestan, Inner Mongolia and Tibet (Columbia University, NYC), 1994-10-16

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 North American Tibetan Conference (New York City, NY), 1995-05-06

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.


Box 2 Tibet Conference of the Americas (Washington D.C), 1996 March 10

Regarding Tibet Support Group Meeting in India and United States.



Box 3 Folder 1 Dale, Earnest, "Tibetan Immigration into the United States", 1969

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 2 Dharlo, Rinchen, "China's Strategy of Demographic Dominance in Tibet", 1992

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 3 Gashon, Pema Tsering

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 4 Khechog, Nawang

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 5 Lama Pema Wangdak

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 6 New Jersey-Mongolian Community and Mongolia

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 7 Samphel, Thubten

Includes master's thesis from Columbia University: "Tibet in New York". Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 8 Samten, Lobsang

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 9 Tibetan Association of New York and New Jersey (New York City)

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 10 Tibetan Association of Northern California (San Francisco)

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 11 Tibetan Youth Association (New York)

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 12 Tibetans in North America

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 13 Tworkov, Helen, "Interview with Gelek Rinpoche", 1993

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 14 Wangdu, Chime, "Tibetan meets Merrill sponsor", 1989

Regarding Tibetans in North America.


Box 3 Folder 15 Dalai Lama Statement, "31st Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising", 1990-03-09


Box 3 Folder 15 Dalai Lama Statement, "Embracing the Enemy," Yale University, 1991-10-09


Box 3 Folder 15 Dalai Lama Statement, Commemoration of the first anniversary of September 11, 2001, 2002 September 11


Box 3 Folder 16 Dalai Lama First Visit: Dalai Lama in the US, 1979


Box 3 Folder 17 Dalai Lama Visit, Santa Barbara, 1989-10


Box 3 Folder 18 Press from the Dalai Lama in the US and Itinerary, 1990-09


Box 3 Folder 19 Dalai Lama in the US, Spring, 1991


Box 3 Folder 20 Dalai Lama Visit, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-03

Includes materials on symposium "Mind Science: A Dialogue between East and West with His Holiness the Dalai Lama," sponsored by Harvard Medical School and held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on 1991 March 24


Box 3 Folder 21 Dalai Lama Visit, Ithaca, New York, 1991-03-01


Box 3 Folder 22 Dalai Lama Visit, United States, Fall, 1991

See also: 1991 October 9, "Embracing the Enemy," Yale University


Box 3 Folder 23 Dalai Lama Visit, Washington, DC, 2007-07


Box 3 Folder 24 Dalai Lama Visit, New York City, 2003-09


Box 3 Folder 25 Review of the Dalai Lama's autobiography, Freedom in Exile, 1990


Box 3 Folder 26 Calendar

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 27 Daly, Mary, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 28 Dharamsala mailing, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 29 Gere, Richard and Tibet House Press

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 30 Kalachakra in New York City, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 31 Press Clippings, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 32 Sakya Trizin in the United States, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 33 Samaya Foundation

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 34 Sand Mandalas

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 35 Santa Fe press, 1991 April

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 36 Selling Tibetan culture and art

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 37 Starter Kit

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 38 Tibet House-Drum

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 39 Tibet House-Internal

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 40 Tibet House-Ongoing programs

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 41 "Wisdom and Compassion " clippings

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 42 Year of Tibet - Other, 1991

Regarding Year of Tibet, 1991.


Box 3 Folder 43 Events in New York, Tibet Public Relations

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 44 March 10 "Tibetan National Day", 1991 - 1993

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 45 Amdo guys [Judge Sangal/Sangye and Dhukar Tsering] talk, sponsored by U.S. Tibet Committee, 1990-11-18

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 46 Focus on Tibet, Anthology Film Archives, 1990-12-02

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 47 Seeds of Jewish-Buddhist Dialogue, Columbia University, 1990-12-05

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 48 Lopsang Jinpa, talk at Columbia University, 1991-01-23

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 49 Nancy Jo Johnson, talk for slideshow on Tibet, 1991-04-16

Includes biography. New York City Events.


Box 3 Folder 50 Phuntsok Takla, talk at Office of Tibet, 1991-05-30

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 51 Film Festival, Walter Reade, 1992-05

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 52 Benefit for Lemle film "Compassion in Exile," Alliance Francaise, 1992-06-04

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 53 Dalai Lama's birthday celebration, flyers, 1992-07-05

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 54 Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, New York, 1993

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 55 New York City community events, 1994 - 1995

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 56 Gendun Rinchen tour, 1995 - 1996

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 57 Tibet House benefit program, 1993-02-24

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 58 Press Coverage of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) sand mandalas, 1993

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 59 Review of "Compassion in Exile " [film by Mickey Lemle], 1993 July 6

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 60 Roy, Somi and Emmons, Zette, "The side of Shangrila: Showcasing Tibet", 1993

New York City events.


Box 3 Folder 61 Canyon Sam


Box 3 Folder 62 Dharma Bums


Box 3 Folder 63 Murdoch, Robert (scandal)


Box 3 Folder 64 Museum of International Folk Art (New Mexico), Exhibit: "At home away from home: Tibetan culture in exile", 1998


Box 3 Folder 65 Shoumatoff, Alex, "The Silent Killing of Tibet," Vanity Fair, 1991-05


Box 3 Folder 66 Shoumatoff, Alex, "Sun without a Moon." Vanity Fair, 1996-08

Regarding the missing Panchen Lama


Box 3 Folder 67 Thurman, Robert

Articles by and about. See also: Audio-Visual Materials


Box 3 Folder 68 Tibet Heads


Box 3 Folder 69 Tibetan Culture on the National Mall (Washington, DC), 2000


Box 3 Folder 70 Tibetan Freedom Concert (Washington, DC), 1997


Box 3 Folder 71 Veritas, 1990


Subseries 2: Tibetan Media (by source), 1990-1999



Box 4 Radio Free Asia, 2000


Box 4 Tibet Information Network, 1997


Box 4 Voice of America, 2001


Box 4 World Tibet Network (WTN), 1995 - 1997

Beijing's Religious Strategy; Human Rights in China; Development in Tibet; Post-Deng; Recent Political Upheaval in Tibet 1995; Tibet Movement 1995; UN and Tibetans 1999; Miscellaneous (2 folders) 1995-1997.


Subseries 3: Representations in the Western Media, 1990s



Box 5 Media Coverage: Non-Tibetan Press, 1990-1999

Press coverage of Tibet by the New York Times, the New Yorker Magazine, Paris Vogue Magazine, Esquire and others, including coverage by Nocholas Kristoff (September - October 1990) and Johnathan Mirsky (1990-1999), and celebrity-focused articles.


Box 5 Kundun and Seven Years in Tibet, 1994-07


Box 5 Dalai Lama Photo


Box 5 Tibet related organizations in New York area


Subseries 4: Fieldwork Interviews

Audiocassettes of interviews with Tibetans, Europeans and Americans who were active in Tibetan-related activity. Topics include Tibetan identity, the Year of Tibet organizing activity, life in exile, etc. Notes and transcripts also available.


Sub-subseries 1: Notes and Transcripts


Sub-subseries 2: Audiocassettes


Individuals in the United States

Interviews of people associated with International Campaign for Tibet, Tibet Information Network, US Tibet Resettlement Project, Office of Tibet, US Tibet Committee and Tibet House.



Box 14 Ackerly, John, 1993 January 24, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Ackerly, John and Bohana, Michele, 1993 January 26, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Barnett, Robbie, 1993 August 18, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Bednar, Ed, 1993 March 28, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Brown, Peter, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Chhodak, Tenzing, 1993 March 21, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Dawog,Sonam Chodon, 1992 August 25, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Dharlo, Rinchen, 1993 March 31, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Gyatso, [Losang], 1993 March 31, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Hartley, Lauran, 1993 February 28, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Joos, Sigrid, 1992 August 28, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Keary, Lisa, 1993 March 24, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Lazar, Ed, 1992 August 12, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Lhendu, Jigme Risur, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Lostumbo, Rachel, 1994 October 24, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Maiere, J, 1992 December 6, 2 audiocassettes


Box 14 Marble, Lyra, 4 audiocassettes


Box 14 Morris, Kim, 1992 December 11, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Ngapo, Jigme, 1993 January 1, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Paone, Jean Frances, 1991-11-07, 1991-11-09, 3 audiocassettes


Box 14 Samdup, Tseten, 1993 December 23, 1 audiocassettes


Box 14 Rinpoche, Sogyal, WNYC Fresh Air, One side of the tape


Box 14 Samphel, Thubten, 1993 April 4, 2 audiocassettes



Box 15 Sherpa, Sonam, 1993 April 23, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Souza, Anna, 1993 March 25, 2 audiocassettes


Box 15 Tethong, Wangpo, 1992 August 13


Box 15 Thonden, Chimi, 3 audiocassettes


Box 15 Thonden, Phuntso, 1993 March 16, 2 audiocassettes

One side of one tape also contains interview with Doug Weiner, 1993 March 16.


Box 15 Thonden, Yodon, 2 audiocassettes


Box 15 Tshering, Yanki, 1993 April 8, 2 audiocassettes


Box 15 Walker, Elsie, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Walker, Elsie and Gyari, Lodi, 1993 January 28, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Wangdu, Chukie, 1993 April 21, 3 audiocassettes


Box 15 Wangmo, Tenzing, 1992 August 15, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Weiner, Doug, 1993 March 16, 1 audiocassettes


Individuals in Switzerland

Interviews of people associated with the UN initiatives and local groups


Box 15 Besuchet, Christophe and Winkleman, Ariane, 1992 August 17, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Broch, Tica and Besuchet, Christophe, 1992 August 17, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Gyaltag, Gyaltsen, 1992 August 25, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Leisinger, Peter and Dawog, Ngawang Gyatso, 1992 August 19, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Levenson, Claude, 1992 August 18, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Lindegger, Peter, 1991-08-29, 1992-08-29, 2 audiocassettes


Box 15 Monnier, Michel and Tenzin Phuntsok, Chonze, 1992-08-16, 1992-08-27, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Rinpoche, Tsenshab and Phala, Namgyal, 1992-08-05, 1992-08-26, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Taklang, Tashi Tsering, 1992 August 12, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Tenpa Tsering, Reting and Dicki and Tethong Ganden, 1992-08-09, 1992-08-11, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Tethong, T.C. Rakra and Tenpa Tsering, Reting, 1992-08-07, 1992-08-09, 1 audiocassettes


Box 15 Winkleman, Ariane and Tsering, Lhakpa, 1992-08-17, 1992-08-18, 1 audiocassettes


Other


Box 15 Kuby, Clemens (German filmmaker), 1991-10-20, 1 audiocassettes


Tibet Group Meeting Recordings



Box 16 International Contact Conference of Tibet Supporters (Dharamsala), 1990 March 7-9, 9 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in India (not transcribed).


Box 16 Post Year of Tibet Meeting, 1991 December 7, 11 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Some audiocasettes are duplicates, 5 contain unique content. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).


Box 16 Office of Tibet Working Group Meeting, 1992 February 8, 3 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Some audiocasettes are duplicates, 2 contain unique content. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).


Box 16 Tibet Strategy Meeting, 1992 May 9, 9 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Some audiocasettes are duplicates, 6 contain unique content. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).



Box 19 Tibet Strategy Meeting, 1992 July 11, 9 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Some audiocasettes are duplicates, 6 contain unique content. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).


Box 19 Tibet Coordination Meeting, 1992 September 26, 5 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).



Box 17 Tibet Conference of the Americas, 1993 January 30 - 1993 January 31, 6 audiocassettes

See also: Box 2: Tibet support group meetings. Regarding Tibet Group Meetings in New York City and Washington D.C (not transcribed).


Recordings of Public talks, lectures and interviews (not transcribed)


Box 17 Brentano, Robyn, Dornfeld class on Tibet, 1993 April 20, 1 audiocassettes


Box 17 Creative Resistance Panel, 1992 October 17, 2 audiocassettes


Box 17 National Public Radio interviews: Ngari Rinpoche, etc., 5 audiocassettes


Box 17 Gedun Rinchen, 2 audiocassettes


Box 17 Seeds of Dialogue, 1990 December 5, 2 audiocassettes


Box 17 Soundprint, "Tibetans in Exile", 1 audiocassettes


Box 17 Takla, Kasur Phuntsok T, Office of Tibet, 1991 May 30, 1 audiocassettes


Box 17 Gyalo Thondup in New York, 1 audiocassettes


Box 17 Thurman, Robert, Buddhist lecture, 7 audiocassettes


Box 17 Thurman, Robert, Buddhist monastic tradition, 1 audiocassettes


Box 17 USTC Benefit, 1992 June 25, 2 audiocassettes



Box 18 Tibet: The Road to Independence, Conference Proceedings (Bay Area Friends of Tibet, UC Berkeley), 1992, 7 audiocassettes

Conference talks include: Norbu, Thubten Jigme, "History and Religion: Lessons from the Past to Light the Future" [keynote address]; Thurman, Robert, "Tibetan Culture and its Survival"; Thubten Samdup and Heaven, Jane, "Sustaining Independence with Established Infrastructure"; Pema Dechen, "The Challenge for Tibetan Women in the Independence struggle"; Ackerly, John, "The People and Environments of Eastern Tibet"; Lodi Gyari, "Insights on a Strategy for Independence: Creating International Support"; Lazar, Edward, "Converting Ideas into Action"