Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Louisa Coan Greve Papers, 1986-1997, bulk 1990-1997

Creator:: Coan, Louisa
Abstract:: This collection documents the work of Lousia Coan Greve, an expert on human rights in China and a member of the AIUSA Board of Directors in the 1990s.
Extent:: 10 linear feet 8 record cartons
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: The collection includes material from Board of Directors' meetings, Annual General Meetings (AGM), International Committee meetings, Regional Conferences, and other AIUSA meetings. There is also material related to the China Country Coordination Group (Co-Group) and the China Tibet Campaign of 1992. The papers include correspondence, country files, publications, and reports and information on budgets, finances, and campaigns.
Biographical / historical:: Louisa Coan Greve is an expert on human rights issues in China. She majored in Asian Studies at Cornell University, graduating in 1987, and then studied at the Johns Hopkins Univerity-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in Nanjing, China. Greve joined the AIUSA Board of Directors in 1994 and served as Treasurer to the Board of Directors from 1994-1995. Greve was also vice chair for the China Coordination Group of Amnesty International and worked with the group for eight years in the 1990s.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Louisa Coan. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--1997-1998.

Source of acquisition--AIUSA. Method of acquisition--Deposit; Date of acquisition--2006.

Custodial history:

The papers were originally donated to the University of Colorado Boulder by Louisa Coan in 1997 and 1998 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Erik Sipila and Harvey N. Gardiner at the University of Colorado, circa 1998. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith, June 2018.

Arrangement:

The papers are divided into nine series.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Related material:

See Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research (CHRDR) page for more information about all AIUSA collections: https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/chrdr/archive_collections/aiusa.html

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has restrictions. Restrictions for boxes and folders are noted in the series descriptions and may also be found within the contents list.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); AIUSA Louisa Coan Papers, 1986-1997; Box and Folder; Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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