The James W. Markham papers document his professional development and contributions to the changing field of journalism and international communication, as well as faculty and department matters in the University of Iowa School of Journalism during the 1960s and early 1970s. Professor Markham held a strong research and teaching interest in international mass communications studies, with a major monograph focusing on China and the Soviet Union. He advanced research and coursework in international communication and in international conflict resolution. He forged research into the changing opinions of foreign students as they studied in the United States and interacted with Americans. The University of Iowa Journalism department was the first to examine how foreign students’ opinions change over time during their studies in the United States.