Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Judy Patterson Papers, 1977-1997, bulk 1989-1994
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.7
- Bib ID:
- 11002638 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Patterson, Judy
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 7 linear feet (7 record cartons)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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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 no access restrictions.
All original copies of audio / moving image media / born digital materials are closed until reformatting. Please email rbml@columbia.edu.
Description
Summary
Papers include board minutes, brochures, correspondence, country files, members' handbooks, newsletters, newspapers, audio tapes, and photographs. There are also materials from the Amnesty International Secretariat.
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Series I: International Secretariat, 1983-1995
This series contains international publications such as the AI Newsletter and Catalogue of Gifts as well as some ICM material, a transitional operation plan, and a 30 Year Review of AI.
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Series II: AIUSA Documents, 1977-1995
This series contains a broad range of documents related to AIUSA activity arranged alphabetically by subject, and includes board minutes, AGM materials, and articles by Judy Patterson.
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Series III: Country Files, 1983-1991
A small series of files on human rights issues in the 1980s in Bolivia, Columbia, Israel, Namibia, Peru, and the USSR.
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Series V: Audiocassettes, 1980-1994
The cassettes in this series contain recordings of board meetings as well as speeches by Bill Schulz and David Hinckley.
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Series VI: Photographs, 1980-1994
This series contains a small number of photographs of Judy Patterson and other members of AIUSA, including Bill Schulz, Rick Halperin, Abraham Bonowitz, Ginetta Sagan, and others, as well as some of family and friends.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into seven series.
- Series I: International Secretariat, 1983-1995
- Series II: AIUSA Documents, 1977-1995
- Series III: Country Files, 1983-1991
- Series IV: Other Groups, 1978
- Series V: Audiocassettes, 1980-1994
- Series VI: Photographs, 1980-1994
- Series VII: General, 1977-1996
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
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 no access restrictions.
All original copies of audio / moving image media / born digital materials are closed until reformatting. Please email rbml@columbia.edu.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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. Judy Patterson Papers, 1977-1997; Box and Folder; Center for Human Rights Documentation and Research, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
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
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Ownership and Custodial History
The papers were originally donated by Judy Patterson to the University of Colorado Boulder in March 1995 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Judy Patterson. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--04/1995.
Source of acquisition--AIUSA. Method of acquisition--Deposit; Date of acquisition--2006.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers processed in June 1995 by Harvey N. Gardiner at the University of Colorado Boulder. Additional processing by Carolyn Smith in September 2014. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith in June 2018.
Revision Description
2021-04-15 EAD document created by CCR; also added short biographical statement to original finding aid.
Biographical / Historical
Judy Patterson involvement in AIUSA began in the late 1970s. She served as an active member, editor, regional coordinator, and on the Board of Directors. Paterson died of pancreatic cancer at age 44 in 1997.
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