Amnesty International of the USA Inc. Membership Mobilization Department Records, 1983-1997, bulk 1985-1995
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- HR#0001.13
- Bib ID:
- 8634152 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Amnesty International USA
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 5.42 linear feet (5 record cartons, 1 document box)
- Language(s):
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- 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
The collection consists of documents created or collected by the Membership Mobilization Department in office in Chicago, Illinois. A significant portion relates to the planning of the Annual General Meeting, the Committee on International Development, cultural diversification training, other training sessions, and the International Council Meeting (ICM). Material includes memos, correspondence, reports, printed emails, clippings, and floppy disks.
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Series I: Annual General Meeting, 1983-1995
AGM is the annual conference of AIUSA. This series contains documents on the planning, budgeting, and logistics of holding the meeting, as well as information on workshops, press releases, and other materials.
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Series II: Committee on International Development (CID), 1985-1993
The Committee on International Development was created in the 1980s by AIUSA in response to a need for development in some sections of AIUSA. CID managed three funds and was tasked with reviewing proposals and allocating funds to specific projects that promoted intersectional cooperation, enhanced the initiating section's capacity for self-sustaining development, increased a section's ability to do human rights work in its own community, and promote HR awareness. The series documents the creation and goals of CID as well as its activity. Documents include outlines of CID's goals and plans, criteria for reviewing proposals, financial information, and information on specific projects.
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Series III: Cultural Diversification Training, 1985-1996
AIUSA hired Communitas, Inc., to prepare a study and report of possible instances of racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice within AIUSA, and to run a series of training workshops to create a plan for multicultural organizational development within the institution. This series documents the process, and includes the report and responses to it from AIUSA staff and members, correspondence between AIUSA and Communitas, Inc, packets and information from the training sessions, and evaluations of the training sessions arranged by city.
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This series contains a variety of documents, mainly folders of correspondence, reports, and training materials relating to a variety of workshops in topics such as leadership, training of trainers. One folder relates to a workshop held to teach RMC's about the impact of the demanding work on their personal lives, and makes suggestions for handling these issues.
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Series V: 1993 International Council Meeting (ICM), 1991-1993
ICM is the annual meeting of Amnesty International's nine-member International Committee and an annual conference for the organization. It is help in different cities around the world. The meeting includes workshops, sessions, and meetings of many of AI's other committees. International Board member elections are also held during ICM. This series contains planning materials for ICM, budget information, proposals, and other documents.
General
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
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into five series.
- Series I: Annual General Meeting, 1983-1995
- Series II: Committee on International Development (CID), 1985-1993
- Series III: Cultural Diversification Training, 1985-1996
- Series IV: General, 1984-1997
- Series V: 1993 International Council Meeting (ICM), 1991-1993
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); AIUSA Membership Mobilization Department Records, 1983-1997; 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 the Membership Mobilization Department to the University of Colorado Boulder in October 1996 and July 1997 as part of the AIUSA collection. In 2006 the AIUSA collection was transferred to RBML.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--AIUSA Membership Mobilization Department. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--10/1996.
Source of acquisition--AIUSA Membership Mobilization Department. Method of acquisition--Deposit at University of Colorado Boulder; Date of acquisition--07/1997.
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
This collection was processed by Harvey N. Gardiner at the University of Colorado Boulder in July 1997. Additional processing by Carolyn Smith in March 2011. Finding aid written Carolyn Smith in June 2018.
Revision Description
2021-04-12 EAD document created by CCR.
Biographical / Historical
This collection documents the activities of the AIUSA Membership Mobilization Department, an office in Chicago, IL, charged with growing AIUSA's membership base, training members and volunteers, and working with donors.
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