Guide to the Ahmad Shah Siddiqi collection, 1979-1989

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PIC/16011

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 2017

Collection Summary

Creator
Siddiqi, Ahmad Shah, Mr
Title
Ahmad Shah Siddiqi collection, 1979-1989
Date Range
1979-1989
Collection Number
PIC/16011
Extent
1.5 metres (2 boxes + 4 map-folios)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

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