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- 1950- (Creation)
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2 boxes
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The ICS political parties collection was begun in 1960-1961, with special emphasis being placed on primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos. Since then, the main method of gathering material has been to appeal directly to political parties throughout the Commonwealth, though contributions from Institute members and staff following visits to relevant countries have been significant.
The Political Archives Project was a 2.5 year project to catalogue political archive material held in the libraries of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute for the Study of the Americas to the University and present it as a cohesive virtual collection. The project was successfully completed in July 2005. All of the documents may be found by searching the library catalogue at http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/, or via the Political Archives website: http://polarch.sas.ac.uk
GB 0101 PG.INT 1950- Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Institute of Commonwealth Studies
The ICS political parties collection was begun in 1960-1961, with special emphasis being placed on primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos. Since then, the main method of gathering material has been to appeal directly to political parties throughout the Commonwealth, though contributions from Institute members and staff following visits to relevant countries have been significant.
The Political Archives Project was a 2.5 year project to catalogue political archive material held in the libraries of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute for the Study of the Americas to the University and present it as a cohesive virtual collection. The project was successfully completed in July 2005. All of the documents may be found by searching the library catalogue at http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/, or via the Political Archives website: http://polarch.sas.ac.uk
Material issued by the following groups: Anti-Apartheid Movement; Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Movement; Africa Bureau; Action for Southern Africa; Alf's Imperial Army; Africa Publications Trust; Anti-Slavery International; Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action Against Apartheid; Africa Youth Movement; Catholic Institute for International Relations; Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers; Empire Industries Association; International Association of Democratic Lawyers; Justice and Peace Commission; Monday Club; Movement for Colonial Freedom; Movement for Religious Freedom in Africa; Pan-Africa; Southern African Development Coordination Conference; Union of Democratic Control; World Summit on Sustainable Development; Women's World Summit Foundation.
Alphabetically by group, and then in rough chronological order.
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment of the library. Access is free for anyone in higher education.
A photocopying and digitisation service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.
English
Item-level descriptions are available on the library catalogue: http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/search~S17/
See also International Organizations: Trades Unions Material (TU.INT), as well as Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for Commonwealth countries and material in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies library's main classified sequence.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. 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. Feb 2008 Action for Southern Africa Africa Africa Bureau , London Africa Publications Trust Africa Youth Movement Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Movement Alf's Imperial Army Anti-Apartheid Movement Anti-Slavery International Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action Against Apartheid Catholic Institute for International Relations X The Sword of the Spirit X Progressio Civil and political rights Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Colonial conflicts Colonial countries Developing countries Economic relations Empire Industries Association Human rights Interdependence International Association of Democratic Lawyers International economic relations Justice and Peace Commission Liberation x Movement for Colonial Freedom Monday Club Movement for Religious Freedom in Africa Political movements Political systems South Africa Southern Africa Southern African Development Coordination Conference Union of Democratic Control Women's World Summit Foundation World Summit on Sustainable Development
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Material issued by the following groups: Anti-Apartheid Movement; Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Movement; Africa Bureau; Action for Southern Africa; Alf's Imperial Army; Africa Publications Trust; Anti-Slavery International; Association of West European Parliamentarians for Action Against Apartheid; Africa Youth Movement; Catholic Institute for International Relations; Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers; Empire Industries Association; International Association of Democratic Lawyers; Justice and Peace Commission; Monday Club; Movement for Colonial Freedom; Movement for Religious Freedom in Africa; Pan-Africa; Southern African Development Coordination Conference; Union of Democratic Control; World Summit on Sustainable Development; Women's World Summit Foundation.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Alphabetically by group, and then in rough chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment of the library. Access is free for anyone in higher education.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying and digitisation service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See also International Organizations: Trades Unions Material (TU.INT), as well as Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for Commonwealth countries and material in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies library's main classified sequence.
Finding aids
Item-level descriptions are available on the library catalogue: http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/search~S17/
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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.
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- English