Collection GB 2381 C50522 - Charter 87

Identity area

Reference code

GB 2381 C50522

Title

Charter 87

Date(s)

  • 1987-1997 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

c 22 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Charter 87, or Charter 87 for Refugees, was a human rights group in existence between the years 1987 and 1997. It was concerned with human rights issues pertaining to refugees and asylum seekers. Charter 87 also sought the incorporation of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees into British Law.

Archival history

GB 2381 C50522 1987-1997 collection c 22 files Charter 87 X Charter 87 for Refugees

Charter 87, or Charter 87 for Refugees, was a human rights group in existence between the years 1987 and 1997. It was concerned with human rights issues pertaining to refugees and asylum seekers. Charter 87 also sought the incorporation of the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees into British Law.

Received, Jul 2007.

Papers of Charter 87, 1987-1997, including minutes of a Steering Group; a complete run of the 'Newsletter' and occasional publication 'News Updating'; correspondence, chiefly with the Home Office and press cuttings relating to asylum-seekers and refugees.

Original order

The collection contains some material closed under the Data Protection Act, apply to the archivist for details on access.

Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the archivist.

English

No additional finding aids.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Sources: http://www.dango.bham.ac.uk/record_details.asp?id=906&recordType=ngo

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Apr 2008 Associations Charitable organisations Charities Charter 87 X Charter 87 for Refugees Emigration Europe Humanitarian assistance Immigrants International conflicts International cooperation International politics Migrants Migration Organizations Refugees UK War devastated countries Western Europe London England Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received, Jul 2007.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Charter 87, 1987-1997, including minutes of a Steering Group; a complete run of the 'Newsletter' and occasional publication 'News Updating'; correspondence, chiefly with the Home Office and press cuttings relating to asylum-seekers and refugees.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Original order

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

The collection contains some material closed under the Data Protection Act, apply to the archivist for details on access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the archivist.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

No additional finding aids.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

University of East London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

    Accession area