Series MS 306/6 - Activism

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MS 306/6

Title

Activism

Date(s)

  • 1974-2014 (Creation)

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2 envelopes

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Name of creator

(1907-)

Administrative history

The British Federation of University Women (now the British Federation of Women Graduates) was founded in 1907. It is an organisation of women with degrees or equivalent qualifications working to promote women's opportunities in education and public life, foster local, national and international friendship, and improve the lives of women and girls worldwide.
The Dundee Association of the British Federation of University Women was founded in 1945.
The Dundee Association of University Women changed its name to Graduate Women Scotland East in 2016 and remained under the umbrella of the British Federation of Women Graduates.

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Scope and content

Correspondence and information relating to a number of causes and campaigns of the Association, for example objections to the building of a biomass plant, waste disposal, food safety, marital violence, people trafficking, and women in public life in Scotland

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Not expected

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Usually chronological within series.

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Conditions governing access

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

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Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

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Description identifier

MS 306/6

Rules and/or conventions used

Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997

Status

Catalogued

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Language(s)

  • English

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