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Genevieve Maxwell Collection, 1950-2000

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Genevieve Maxwell, July 1957

Genevieve Maxwell (1906-2004) was an American journalist and social scene columnist. She moved to Lebanon in 1953 and worked at AUB and Daily Star newspaper. Maxwell’s collection portrays the social, political, diplomatic, and cultural life in Lebanon and neighboring countries between 1950s and 1980s.