An extraordinary and historically rich archive from the personal files of Nathaniel Tarn, poet and anthropologist, centered around his participation in the 1987 SEASSI Conference on Burma. This thick collection of primary source materials documents the cultural, political, and human rights crisis in Burma (Myanmar) during a pivotal period of regional upheaval.

Highlights include:

• SEASSI Conference 1987 schedule + Tarn’s handwritten notes

• Typed report by Martin Smith: “Human Rights in Burma” (1987)

• Official letter from the Government of Kawthoolei (KNU) to the UN

• Project Maje report (July 1987): “Burma Uses U.S.-Supplied Chemicals Against Hill Tribes”

• Amnesty International briefings (1987–88) on arrests, torture, and execution of Shan and other ethnic minorities

• Center for Burma Studies internal memos + academic bulletins

• Ephemera from Save Burma’s Forests, newsletters, and planning materials

This is a collection of original documents, conference papers, and ephemera, not a textbook..from poet-anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn’s personal Burma file, assembled during the 1987 SEASSI Conference

for academic researchers, Burma/Myanmar historians, ethnographers, or anyone preserving the paper trail of resistance, advocacy, and cultural survival.