Fonds BG 0372 OCCUPY - Occupy Oral History Project Archive

Identity area

Reference code

BG 0372 OCCUPY

Title

Occupy Oral History Project Archive

Date(s)

  • 2011-2012 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

In October 2011 a small group of MA Heritage students at the University of East London began to collect oral histories from the occupiers at the London LSX Occupy Camp in the grounds of St Paul's Cathedral. ​The vast majority of the histories were recorded during the occupation in and around the camp.

Archival history

BG 0372 OCCUPY 2011-2012 Fonds 1 box Boga , Cindy , fl 2011-2012

Smith , Samuel , fl 2011-2012

In October 2011 a small group of MA Heritage students at the University of East London began to collect oral histories from the occupiers at the London LSX Occupy Camp in the grounds of St Paul's Cathedral. ​The vast majority of the histories were recorded during the occupation in and around the camp.

Deposited by Cindy Boga and Samuel Smith, 22 February 2014

Papers, CDs and ephemera of the Occupy Oral History Project (October 2011-April 2012). Includes handwritten and printed flyers; oral history recording agreement form; clearance notes and deposit instruction forms, [13pp] [November 2011-February 2012]; consent forms x2, [4pp] [April 2012]; 'Occupier' newsprint posters, [8pp] [n.d.]; CDs x13 of interviews.

no further arrangement required

OPEN

Photocopying and digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

English

Copy of handlist available in Library Reading Room.

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.

22 February 2014 Oral history Interest groups Political movements Occupy London movement London Groups Historical methods England History UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited by Cindy Boga and Samuel Smith, 22 February 2014

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers, CDs and ephemera of the Occupy Oral History Project (October 2011-April 2012). Includes handwritten and printed flyers; oral history recording agreement form; clearance notes and deposit instruction forms, [13pp] [November 2011-February 2012]; consent forms x2, [4pp] [April 2012]; 'Occupier' newsprint posters, [8pp] [n.d.]; CDs x13 of interviews.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

no further arrangement required

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopying and digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Copy of handlist available in Library Reading Room.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Bishopsgate Institute

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

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area