Aid to Hungary and Amnesty International
MS. 15363/220
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Aid to Hungary and Amnesty International
Shelfmark
MS. 15363/220
Summary
Comprises:
Aid to Hungary (From Britain) Ltd. Includes agenda and minutes of meetings, accounts, newsletters, reports on refugees in Austria and Yugoslavia, lists of shipments, and correspondence, mostly with Jean Rankin. 1956-1958
Amnesty International. Includes correspondence, mostly with and regarding Peter Benenson, press cuttings, and reports on Benenson's allegations of infiltration of Amnesty International by British agents and on the tenure of Robert Swann as secretary general. 1963-1970
Amnesty International. Includes papers relating to an oral history project, "Urgent Action" correspondence, correspondence regarding the proposed appointment of Jeremy Thorpe as director of the British section, correspondence regarding fundraising, papers relating to a film on the abolition of the death penalty and a memorandum on international human rights by Sean MacBride. 1971-1992
Date
1956-1992
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Campaigning and charity interests
Civil liberties and human rights organisations
Aid to Hungary and Amnesty International
