James Wright Foley Collection
James Wright Foley (1973-2014) was a 1996 Marquette University graduate who went on to become a teacher, writer, and conflict journalist. He was embedded with the United States Military in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2008-2011 and later travelled to Libya and Syria to report on the civil wars there. On November 22, 2012, Thanksgiving Day, he was taken hostage by members of the militant Islamist group ISIS on his way out of Syria. Jim was tortured and held captive for nearly two years. On August 19, 2014, a video showing his murder was released online by his captors. This collection contains material created by or about Jim from his early life to the present.
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Digital Collection
James Wright Foley Digital Collection- contains material created by or about James Foley
Physical Collection
Descriptve inventory for the physical items in the James Wright Foley Collection
Web Archives
A collection of websites and webpages related to James Wright Foley and the Foley Foundation
For more information, contact:
Katie Blank
University and Digital Records Archivist
Archival Collections and Institutional Repository
Raynor Library
1355 W Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233