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Amnesty International of the USA Inc : National Office records, 1966-2003, bulk 1974-1993

267.52 linear feet
The records document the founding and development of Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. (AIUSA) and its national office. AIUSA is the largest national section of Amnesty International, an international human rights non-governmental organization (NGO). The records include material related to the board of directors, executive directors, administration, operations, campaigns, casework, publicity, special projects, and the work of the organization and its membership on human rights issues.
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Albert Goldman papers, 1953-1994

225 linear feet

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, interviews, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed material.

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Committee to Protect Journalists records, 1978-2009

251 linear feet
The records of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) document the organization's work in promoting press freedom around the world and include clippings, correspondence, minutes, planning materials, publications, and research materials.
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Susan Waltz papers, 1979-2013 [Bulk 1993-1999]

14 Linear Feet

This collection of papers documents the work of Amnesty International's IEC, IEC Standing Committees, International Council Meetings, materials related to international planning and finances, and papers concerning AI policies and country priorities. Thematic areas of focus include research coverage in AI, crisis response (including Rwanda), impunity and the International Criminal Court, and economic, social and cultural rights.

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Human Rights Watch records : Record Group 6: Asia Watch, 1978-1997, bulk 1987-1997

152.5 linear feet
Record Group 6 documents Asia Watch's (AW) three-branched program of documentation, campaigning, and lobbying in order to promote the observance of internationally recognized human rights norms throughout the region. Utilizing this paradigm, for example, AW tackled such difficult issues as economic aid and democratization efforts; the plight of political prisoners and refugees; the advancement of the freedom of expression, the suppression of political violence in Indonesia and Sri Lanka; and the effect of AIDS and prostitution on women. In the late 1990s, AW expanded its mission by seeking allies within the NGO and business communities in Europe and Japan in order to bring more direct pressure on human rights offenders.
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Series 2: Country Files, 1978-1997

, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Maldives

Country files are arranged alphabetically and represent the following nations: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Caledonia, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tibet, and Vietnam. The files contain correspondence, mission notes and predominantly research files utilized in the compilation of Asia Watch publications and reports produced from 1987 to 1997.

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Committee of Concerned Scientists records, 1970-2006, bulk 1974-2005

45.36 linear feet
This collection documents the efforts of the Committee of Concerned Scientists in promoting academic and personal freedom for scientists, scholars, engineers, and students.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Jane C. Loeffler research papers on American embassies, 1920s-2010s, bulk 1970s-2000s

9 document boxes
Jane C. Loeffler (1947–) is an architectural historian and author of The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America's Embassies. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard's Graduate School of Design, she holds a Ph.D. in American civilization from The George Washington University and has published numerous articles in Architectural Record, The Foreign Service Journal, The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, The New York Times, and elsewhere. In addition, Loeffler has provided expert witness testimony before House subcommittees on the importance of design within public policy and was twice awarded by the State Department for her public service. This collection consists mainly of reference materials related to embassy design and its cultural significance, as well as the architectural history of the United States foreign building program.
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Daniel C. Dunham papers, 1955-2021, bulk 1960s-1990s

8 document boxes
Daniel C. Dunham (1929-2000) was an architect, consultant, inventor, and educator best known for his architectural works in East Pakistan/Bangladesh and his consultancy work in developing nations throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He was a professor at Columbia University and the City College of New York where he taught courses on solar energy, urban planning and tropical architecture. This collection documents Dunham's long-spanning and multi-faceted career. The collection consists primarily of papers from his consultancy and university work, though his early architectural work is present, mainly in photographic formats.
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Mymensingh (Bangladesh) Agricultural University (Mymensingh, Bangladesh), 1960-1965, 1994 Box 1, Folder 6

Mymensingh (Bangladesh) Agricultural University (Mymensingh, Bangladesh), 1960-1965, 1994

Includes photographs taken by Daniel Dunham in the 1960s and by Katherine Dunham in the 1990s, and reproductions of architectural drawings. Photographs with verso annotations are sleeved separately; those with no annotations are doubled. (57 photographs/negatives; 2 drawings; 1 contact sheet)

  1. Series I: Architectural Works
  2. Subseries 1: East Pakistan

East Pakistan (Bangladesh) University of Engineering and Technology (Dhakka, Bangladesh), 1960-1965, 1994 Box 1, Folder 5

East Pakistan (Bangladesh) University of Engineering and Technology (Dhakka, Bangladesh), 1960-1965

Includes photographs taken by Daniel Dunham in the 1960s and by Katherine Dunham in the 1990s, and reproductions of architectural drawings. Most material is of faculty housing. (26 photographs/negatives; 3 drawings)

  1. Series I: Architectural Works
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Bob Fass Recordings and Papers, 1935-2011, bulk 1963-1991

200 linear feet

The Bob Fass Recordings and Papers contains materials created by Bob Fass, host of the late-night program Radio Unnameable on New York City's WBAI radio station. The collection primarily consists of audio recordings of Radio Unnameable and other radio programs hosted by Bob Fass between 1963 and 2011. A small number of video recordings, photographs, correspondence, printed ephemera, and motion picture films are also included in the collection.

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Bella Abzug papers, 1937-1996, bulk 1970-1986

605 linear feet

Congressional papers consisting of correspondence memoranda, speeches, reports, photographs and printed materials relating to her terms in Congress. The collection contains general correspondence and administrative files, as well as extensive subject files on a wide variety of topics with which Abzug was involved while in Congress. Also included are Legislative files, being the chronological files of background material for legislation considered on the House floor, and printed versions of legislation by Abzug and others. The Casework Files, relating to Abzug's advocacy on behalf of constituents involved in civil rights, housing, military, employment and related cases, are closed. Among the major correspondents are Carl Albert, Abraham D. Beame, Hugh L. Carey, Gerald R. Ford, Edward I. Koch, John V. Lindsay, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and Gloria Steinem. Materials added in 1981 include: draft transcripts of an oral history, appointment books, speeches and subject files (particularly on privacy and freedom of information) all interfiled in the collection and campaign materials press releases and newspaper clippings.

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