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MURRAY, Christine, fl 1972-1980, gay activist


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 HCA/Murray papers

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: MURRAY, Christine, fl 1972-1980, gay activist

Date(s): 1972-1980

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Murray | Christine | fl 1972-1980 | gay activist

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

No information available at present.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers collated by Christine Murray, 1972-1980, relating to women's involvement in the Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) and women's organisations in the 1970s, notably correspondence with CHE, 1972-1976, relating to participation in CHE by women members and other women's groups in the UK and Switzerland; material relating to women's organisations in the UK and Australia, 1972-1980, notably lesbian groups.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The papers are divided into correspondence and material relating to lesbian organisations.

Conditions governing access:

Apply to Archivist.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Full handlist and on-line catalogue available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

[Deposited in the Hall-Carpenter Archives prior to their move to the British Library of Political and Economic Science in 1988].

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ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

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Related material:

The Hall-Carpenter Archives in the British Library of Political and Economic Science also hold the papers of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Bisexuality | Sexuality
Gay liberation movement | Liberation movements | Political movements
Homosexuality | Sexuality
Lesbian, gay and bisexual campaigning groups | Groups
Lesbianism | Sexuality
Womens liberation movement | Liberation movements | Political movements

Personal names
Murray | Christine | fl 1972-1980 | gay activist

Corporate names
Campaign for Homosexual Equality

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Switzerland | Western Europe | Europe