Catholic Institute for International Relations
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- Catholic Institute for International Relations
TitleCatholic Institute for International Relations
Reference codeICS151 CIIR
Date1955 - 2004
Scope and ContentThe collection comprises mostly photocopied material generated by CIIR and other associated charities, government departments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in or having links to southern Africa, Latin America and to a lesser extent Asia. The material contains administrative and financial papers, many relating to CIIR's publishing activities; correspondence; conference and meeting papers; reports by religious and non-religious groups and individuals on issues such as human rights, election monitoring, land reform, apartheid, violence, prisoners and detainees and education; project papers including recruitment details, funding applications and progress reports; photographs; press cuttings; publications, both by CIIR and external organisations and some ephemera., Also records relating to activities in South America and Central America. This section of the archive includes files from CIIR projects in Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru, mainly dating from 1985 onwards. The materials detail the genesis, funding bids, progress and conclusions of projects conducted by the CIIR in conjunction with a variety of other organizations. These projects involve on the one hand the recruitment and placement skilled professional development workers to do specific jobs in response to needs identified by partners in the developing world, and on the other advocacy work to raise awareness of key issues affecting the region.
Conditions governing accessOpen, but access to some archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act or the Data Protection Act and some files may be closed. Please contact Special Collections for details. These papers are held in off-site storage. At least 48 hours notice should be given to order specific references.
Extent79 boxes and 1 outsize box
System of ArrangementThe collection comprises three sub-fonds: Africa, Latin America and Asia, within which the series are arranged by country. Material in each sub-series retains where possible the subject/file title imposed by CIIR.CIIR/A AfricaCIIR/A/1 South AfricaCIIR/A/2 ZimbabweCIIR/A/3 MozambiqueCIIR/A/4 NamibiaCIIR/A/5 LesothoCIIR/A/6 MalawiCIIR/A/7 ZambiaCIIR/A/8 TanzaniaCIIR/B Latin AmericaCIIR/B/1 EcuadorCIIR/B/2 PeruCIIR/B/3 HondurasCIIR/B/4 NicaraguaCIIR/B/5 El SalvadorCIIR/B/6 BrazilCIIR/B/7 BoliviaCIIR/B/8 ColombiaCIIR/B/9 CIIR administrative papersCIIR/B/10 PhotographsCIIR/B/11 Press cuttingsCIIR/C AsiaCIIR/C/1 Sri LankaCIIR/C/2 East TimorCIIR/C/3 Philippines
Finding aidsFully catalogued online. A pdf version of the hard-copy catalogue is also attached to this description.
Related files
The Library also holds an accrual for this collection, reference ICS203.
Level of descriptionfonds