| Description | Large folder filled with Bidwell's typed notes on Yemen and Aden, mainly summaries and extracts from books and periodicals, government archives, annual reports and so on. Topics covered include the history of the city of Sanaa, the political situation in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) between 1979 and 1981, family law and women's issues in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), chronologies of historical events in the region, a 1974 interview with Abdul Fattah Ismail, relations with Oman, the involvement of western powers in the region and accounts written by travellers, doctors, missionaries and others regarding their experiences in Southern Arabia. |