James A. Bill received his B.A. at Assumption College and his M.A. from Penn State University in 1965. He received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1968 and went on to teach at the University of Texas in 1968. He taught comparative politics and specialized in Middle Eastern Studies. He has also written a number of articles, journals and five books. He joined the Government Department at the College of William and Mary in 1987. He also became the director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies. He retired from the Reves Center in 1998 and continued to teach until 2004. He has written a number of books, most notably The Eagle and the Lion (Yale) a study on Iran-U.S. relations. His book Behind the Scenes in U.S. Foreign Policy (Yale) is also noteworthy.
Gift of James A. Bill on 11/24/2003. Includes accessions from 2004 and 2007.
Processed by Tramia Jackson, SCRC Staff, in 2006-2007. Acc. 2004.47 and 2007.19 combined with original accession during processing.
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James A. Bill Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Videocassettes and audiocassettes from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
This collection remains predominantly in its original order. The information is divided by series titled in the original order filed by Prof. Bill. The major sub groups were also put into acid free folders and titled by their original folders. Those folders without titles were organized within the inventory by the context of the information provided.
Series 1 contains research information for the Eagle and the Lion, Series 2 contains Book and Article Reviews for works by James Bill (other than Eagle and the Lion), Series 3 contains information on the Iran Contra Affair, Series 4 contains the Collection of Interview Transcripts and Notes, letters and miscellaneous materials (concerning George Ball and Henry Kissinger), Series 5 contains mostly journals, newsletters and brochures concerning Iran and the Middle East, written by James Bill, Series 6 contains miscellaneous materials and documents concerning the Schuman Plan [book by George Ball] and Bilderberg conferences attended by George Ball, Series 7 contains mostly documents, memorandums and letters concerning Bilderberg Meetings from 1956 to 1988, Series 8 contains three books about modern Iran and industry and development, series 9 contains books concerning the statistical surveys and census of Iran, Series 10 contains books authored and co-authored by James A. Bill, Series 11 contains video tapes concerning Iran, Islam and the Middle East, Series 12 contains dissertations and theses supervised and dedicated to James A. Bill, and Series 13 contains cassette tapes concerning interviews conducted by James A. Bill.
Box 1 contains documents and files concerning the chapters 1-2 of The Eagle and the Lion; Iran in the 1940s, papers and files concerning T. Cuyler Young, information on Iran and America from the 1940-1950s; Azerbaijan Issue/President Truman's Ultimatum Question; Americans in Iran; and US Policy toward Iran in 1940s.Box 2 contains notes, papers, newspaper articles, telegrams, correspondences concerning chapter 3-4 of the eagle and the lion and Iran from 1953-1960; Mussadiq period; Transcript of the End of Empire Documentary; photocopied documents and transcripts concerning National Archives, 1951; Oil industry issue in Iran; Church Hearings; Mussadiq and the coup of 1953; Reviews on Counter Coup written by Kermit Roosevelt; Communist Threat; Correspondences concerning James Bill, Ronald Ferrier, Ian Beer, Dan Wilber, Mark Gasiorowski; John C. Campbell, Professor T. Cuyler Young; Kennedy Administration, 1961-1963; Iran in the news; Department of State Records; handwritten and typed notes on Iran; Journal Articles/Excerpts from Books on Iran; Khrushchev, Kennedy and Iran; Hassan Arsanjani; two letters from T. Cuyler Young to WW Rostow could not be located; Box 3 contains documents, newspapers, letters, pamphlets and magazine articles from 1970-1977;typed and handwritten notes on Chapter 5-6; Lindon B. Johnson Administration, 1963-1967; Cuyler Young correspondences and papers; Iran in Newspapers, Journals, and other publications, Development and Reform in Iran; US Arms Sales to Iran, Kayhan International newspaper; Henry Kissinger, Armin H. Meyer; documents in Farsi; The Shah's Visits to US; US/Iran Military Connections and US Arms Sales; Amir Abbas Hoveyda, Intellectuals; Box 4 contains information for Chapter 7; sources and documents concerning various forms of Energy; Oil/National Iranian Oil Company [NIOC]; Bill Butler; Arms Sales to Iran/Iran's Foreign Policy; Newspapers Iran 1975-1976; Iran's foreign policy, US/Golf war considerations; Sadegh Ghotbzadeh; Carter Administration; Ibrahim Yazdi; General Robert E. Huyser; Black Friday;Box 5 contains resources for Chapter 9 of Eagle and the Lion; Iranian Western politics; Kissinger and the Rockefellers; Joseph Kraft; Congressional Record Materials: chronologically 1979; Communist threat; hostage situation; Iran in the news; other material for chapter 9; Box 6 includes resources for chapter 10 of Eagle and the Lion; US Embassy interview schedule; British Embassy; Commissary; US Consulate; Invitation Lists for by James Bill; American School in Tehran; IAS [Iran-America Society] - RPIP [Regional Public Improvement Project] - USIS [United States Information Service] (Survey); Murray Smith[?];Notes, Correspondence, Interview Notes for Chapter 10; Booklets; other material concerning chapter 10.
With written notes to the side concerning articles and asking questions about US policy
[2 copies of this]
photocopy of chapter
Newspaper clippings [I have paper clipped them together in two large piles so that none get lost. There are two articles that were continued and the respective parts are clipped together. There is another small pile which Bill had clipped together so I kept those together and separate from the rest.] Main Topics of the Clippings - Land Reform - Election Reform - Opposition to Reform: Religious, Students, Landowners - The Earthquakes: September 1, 1962 and October 6, 1962 - Riot of June 5, 1963 - Iran's Foreign Policy: Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Kurds - US Senate's Look into Corruption in Iran/ Khaibar - Editorials Concerning Articles on Iran (by Americans) - Communist Threat in Iran - US Aid to Iran
Scope and Contents
With note by Bill saying "Good description of Bani-Sadr"
September 15, 1982; September 18, 1982; October 4, 1982; [added from Bill's Box III] June 28, 1981; June 29, 1981; July 5, 1981; July 6, 1981; July 11, 1981; July 12, 1981; August 11, 1981; August 12, 1981; August 22, 1981; August 23, 1981; September 5, 1981; September 12, 1981; January 1, 1984
These are questions used in the interview, serves as a guide, the answers are handwritten and there are often more extensive notes on the back of the pages They are numbered 1-15
Box 7 contains book articles and reviews of the works of James Bill; co-authored books; brief writings reviews; interviews; Reviews, Correspondence, Publishing Information on Eagle and Lion; Reviews of the Eagle and the Lion; Publicity, Marketing and Correspondence dealing with Eagle and Lion.
Box 8 contains resources and a collection of Iran Information, tapes, interviews, documents, newspaper articles and clippings concerning the Iran-Contra affair and early 1990s; Notes and Articles on Iran, Middle East Production, And Minerals; articles and clippings on contra affair from 1986-2004; 1999 vice president Bush involvement; Iran: Hostage Situation; Iran power, status, money and relations; Correspondence and publications on Iran and human rights issues; Military and arms issues within Iran; Economic and Trade relations in Iran; Full Journals, Papers and Articles; Middle Eastern Issues; U.S. as Offensive and Defensive; Israel and Palestine.
These tapes have been removed from this collection and are now described in the Mansucripts Audiovisual Collection (Mss. 1.04).
Box 9 concerns collections of transcripts of interviews on cassette and notes from 1988- 1992; interviews were conducted by James Bill of George Ball, Ruth Ball, Douglas Ball, Dean Ruck, George McGhee, John Tuthill, David Rockefeller, Lucius Battle, Paul Nitze, George Springsteen, James Schlesinger, Roger L. Stevens, Arthur Hartman; J. Wm. Fulbright, Nicholas Katzenbach, William Bundy, Helen Vahey, Peter Peterson, Donald Lamm, Roger Hilsman, W. Michael Blumenthal, W. W. Rostow ;Box 10 Notes, transcripts, documents, correspondences, magazine and newspaper articles, manuscripts and book manuscripts concerning George Ball; personal information about his family and friends; during Jimmy Carter's Administration; the Gulf and Middle East issues1964-, Ruth Ball's Diary, 1976-1980, concerning Vietnam War; Adlai Stevenson; Richard Nixon's Presidential Policies and His Death; Dean Rusk Articles and Notes; Notes and Interviews of James Bill with George Ball; Box 11 contains interview transcripts, notes, press statements, book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles and clippings created by or concerning Henry Kissinger collected and filed by James Bill; [Henry] Rockefeller, Iran Shah, 1977- 1985; concerning the Middle East; Henry Kissinger and his foreign policy; Chase Manhattan Bank and Iran; correspondences with George Ball [some letters signed by Ball's assistant Karen Vasudeva], John C. Whitehead, Statements by Henry Kissinger concerning the Middle East; articles concerning his character and policies.
Box 12 Various Journals and Newsletters in English and Farsi concerning Iran and Iranian-American relations, 1986-1995[?];Box 13 Various magazine articles, journals and brochures collected and written by James Bill; concerning Middle East; William and Mary Reeves Center; Box 14 Contains the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 1989-2000; Box 14A contains the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences; Box 15 contains the MERIP Report [Middle East Research and Information Project and Middle East Report Journal]; Box 15A contains the MERIP Report [Middle East Research and Information Project and Middle East Report Journal]; Box 16 contains the Middle East Insight [International Insight Magazine]; Box 17 contains the Middle East Insight Magazine and Newspaper Chronology 1981 on Iran; Box 18 contains the Iran Times Newspaper, January 2001-December 2002; Box 19 contains the Iran Times Newspaper, January 2003- November 2003; Box 20 contains the Iran Times Newspaper, January 1997- November 1998; Box 21 contains the Iran Times Newspaper, January 1999- November 2000; Box 22 contains the Crescent International Newsmagazine: Islamic Movement, January 2001-June 2003; Box 23 contains the Crescent International Newsmagazine: Islamic Movement, June 2000-January 1992; Box 24 contains the Crescent International Newsmagazine: Islamic Movement, December 1991- September 1982; Box 25 contains the ASAD document published by the Iranian Students responsible for the take over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran[ Farsi/ English].
Box 26 contains memorandums, letters, journal articles, newspaper articles, invitations, minutes, agendas and essays concerning the Schuman plan and Bilderberg Group 1956-1973.
With handwritten notes and typed additions to draft: edited
With French newspaper clipping "Liberalisme et dirigisme" [highlighted]
Box 26 contains memorandums, letters, journal articles, newspaper articles, invitations, minutes, agendas and essays concerning the Schuman plan and Bilderberg Group 1956-1973; Box 27 contains letters, minutes, articles, agendas, invitations, memorandums, essays concerning the Bilderberg Group and Steering Conferences, 1980-1988.
Box 28 contains books concerning Iran oil Industry and development; Era of Construction, 3 Volume Set; the Dynamics of Change; Aramco and Its World.
Box 29 contains Iran Census and Statistical Survey books [Farsai and English], 1956, 1966, 1967.
7 books.
Box 30 contains books authored and co-authored by James A. Bill
Video tapes concerning Iran, Islam and the Middle East. These video tapes have been moved to the Manuscript Audio-Visual Collection.
Box 32-33 contains dissertations and theses supervised and/or dedicated to James A. Bill.
Cassette tapes concerning interviews conducted by James Bill of various people, 1988-1993, including George Ball, Robert Schaetzel, W. W. Rostow, Michael Blumenthal, Roger Hilsman, Donald Lamm, Peter Peterson, Helen Vahey, William Bundy, Nicholas Katzenbach, J. Wm. Fulbright, Arthur Hartman, Roger L. Stevens, James Schlesinger, George Springsteen, Paul Nitze, Douglas Ball, Lucius Battle, David Rockefeller, John Tuthill, George McGhee, Dean Rusk, and Ruth Ball. These cassette tapes have been moved to the Manuscript Audio-Visual Collection.
Includes news clippings, publications, and other material.
Includes Addition 2007.019, International Iran Times from May 2004 to January 2007 (Boxes 37, 38 and 39).