PIC/16011
National Library of Australia
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Created: 2017
Collection Summary
- Creator
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Siddiqi, Ahmad Shah, Mr
- Title
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Ahmad Shah Siddiqi collection, 1979-1989
- Date Range
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1979-1989
- Collection Number
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PIC/16011
- Extent
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1.5 metres (2 boxes + 4 map-folios)
- Language of Materials
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English
- Repository
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NLA (Pictures)
Introduction
Content Description
Personal collection of Ahmad Shah Siddiqi documenting his time in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Australia during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. The collection comprises approximately 250 photographs, mostly colour, which document the activities of Afghan Mujahideen fighters during the Soviet-Afghan war; 118 anti-Soviet propaganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan; 66 Afghan newspapers including issues from Daily Shahadat, Alfalah and Ghalbe Assia; papers written in Farsi; and other ephemera including cards, stickers and Islamic headscarves produced by the Press and Information Department, Political Committee Hezb-i-Islami, Afghanistan.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6612311).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as 'Ahmad Shah Siddiqi collection, 1979-1989, National Library of Australia, PIC/16011, [series/file/item number(s)]'.
Item Descriptions
Class. Consignment received 2014
Series. Posters
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/1-20), 1979-1989 (File 1) - Map-Folio 1
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/21-40), 1979-1989 (File 2) - Map-Folio 1
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/41-60), 1979-1989 (File 3) - Map-Folio 1
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/61-80), 1979-1989 (File 4) - Map-Folio 2
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/81-100), 1979-1989 (File 5) - Map-Folio 2
Anti-Soviet propoganda posters produced by the Internal Islamic Fronts of Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/101-118), 1979-1989 (File 6) - Map-Folio 2
Series. Newspapers
Newspapers from Afghanistan. Daily Shahadat newspaper, Alfalah newspaper, Ghalbe Assia newspaper (PIC/16011/387-453), 1979-1989 (File 7) - Map-Folio 3
Series. Photocopies
Photocopies of posters held in folio 1 and folio 2, 1979-1989 (File 8) - Map-Folio 4
Photocopies of posters held in folio 1 and folio 2, 1979-1989 (File 9) - Map-Folio 4
Series. Physical objects
Islamic scarves and instructions for wearing produced by the Press and Information Department, Political Committee Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (PIC/16011/119-120), 1979-1989 (File 10) - Box 5
Series. Ephemera
Cards and stickers produced by the Press and Information Department, Political Committee Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (PIC/16011/121-124), 1979-1989 (File 11) - Box 5
Series. Papers
Papers written in Farsi (PIC/16011/125-129), 1979-1989 (File 12) - Box 5
Series. Photographs
Photographs of the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/130-315), 1979-1989 (File 13) - Box 6
Photographs of the Soviet-Afghan War (PIC/16011/316-386), 1979-1989 (File 14) - Box 6