Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Carol Nagengast Papers, 1982-1994

Creator:: Nagengast, Carol
Abstract:: This collection documents the work of AIUSA human rights activist Carole Nagengast on a large range of topics, such as the death penalty, women's rights, children's rights, and prisons, as well as a large amount of material on internal AIUSA actions and events, including meetings, policy decisions, and fundraising.
Extent:: 8 linear feet 8 record cartons
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: The collection contains information on a wide range of topics, such as the death penalty, women's rights, children's rights, and prisons, as well as a large amount of material on internal AIUSA actions and events, including meetings, policy decisions, and fundraising. It also contains an alphabetical country files series with information on human rights violations in many countries. Materials include correspondence, minutes, AIUSA mailings, articles, reports, conference material, memos, and research material.
Biographical / historical:: Carole Nagengast is an anthropologist and human rights activist. She received her PhD from the University of California, Irvine in 1985, and would later teach there as a professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology. Nagengast served as a member of the AIUSA Board of Directors from 1986-1992, and was general secretary from 1989-1990, vice-chairman from 1990-1991, and chairman of the board from 1991-1992.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Unknown donor. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder.

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 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Carolyn Smith in August 2017. Finding aid by Carolyn Smith in July 2018.

Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged into three 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); Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. Carol Nagengast Papers, 1982-1994; 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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