Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Maureen Greenwood-Basken Papers, 1989-2002
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.74
- Bib ID:
- 18476300 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Greenwood-Basken, Maureen
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1 linear feet (1 record storage 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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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no access restrictions.
Description
Scope and Contents
This collection focuses primarily on human rights violations in eastern Europe. Files on Bosnia cover elections, UN efforts, land mine removal, and many other issues through press releases, publications, and AI reports. Other files, labeled "executive branch" or "congress," concern the US government's response, or lack thereof, to events in the region. They contain memoranda and reports from house and senate committee meetings, White House press releases, and correspondence between Greenwood-Basken and government officials and other advocates.
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This small collection has been left in its original order and is arranged by country name.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into one series.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least two business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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. Maureen Greenwood-Basken Papers, 1989-2002 (Bulk Dates: 1989-2002); Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
Amnesty International USA National Office Records, HR# 0001.1
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
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was originally donated to the University of Colorado at Boulder. The material was moved to the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University by Amnesty International USA in 2006.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Carolyn Smith in May 2018. Finding aid written by Carolyn Smith in June 2018.
Biographical / Historical
Maureen Greenwood-Basken is a human rights activist with expertise in US foreign policy. She studied Psychology and Slavic Studies at the University of Michigan and received a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago. Greenwood-Basken served as AIUSA's Advocacy Director for Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East from 1998 to 2000, as well as Advocacy Director for Europe, Central Asia, and selected global issues from 2001 to 2008 and Managing Director of Government Relations and Advocacy Development from 2008 to 2009.
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