Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Paul Tighe Papers, 1991-1997
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.69
- Bib ID:
- 12952552 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Tighe, Paul
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1 linear feet (1 record carton)
- 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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Description
Summary
The collection contains correspondence, memos, and reports relating to the development of the final Membership Action team plan; meeting minutes, newsletters, and other documents concerning the Area Coordinators Steering Committee; petitions, clippings, legal documents, and newsletters relating to the abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey; and materials on LGBTQ rights, such as documents on the events leading to the formation of AIMLGC, the ICM decision in 1991 relating to gay and lesbian prisoners of conscience, and the planning and implementation of the Breaking the Silence Campaign.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.
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.
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. Paul Tighe Papers, 1991-1997; 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 Paul Tighe to the University of Colorado Boulder in November, 1997 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Paul A. Tighe. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--11/1997.
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 Carolyn Smith in September 2017. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith in June 2018.
Revision Description
2021-05-11 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
Paul Tighe is an AIUSA human rights activist who served on the Membership Action Team from 1994-1995 and the Area Coordinators Steering committee from 1993-1995. He was also the Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for New Jersey from 1991 to 1995 and was co-founder of the Amnesty International members for Lesbian and Gay concerns (AIMGC) in 1990.
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