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British Library of Political and Economic Science

Oxford Student Pugwash

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 OXFORD STUDENT PUGWASH

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: Oxford Student Pugwash

Date(s): 1960-1986

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 6 boxes

Name of creator(s): Oxford Student Pugwash

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs aim 'to bring together, from around the world, influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions for global problems'. The first Pugwash meeting, inspired by a 1955 Manifesto by Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, was held in 1957 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, the birthplace of the US philanthropist Cyrus Eaton, and was attended by 22 eminent scientists. From this meeting evolved a series of conferences at locations all over the world, which continue today. International Student/Young Pugwash was formed in 1978, starting in the US and Canada and spreading to a further 18 countries. International collaborations began in 1988, with the first IS/YP conference in the Netherlands. Each IS/YP group has an independent organisational structure. The IS/YP groups coordinate a series of activities including the publication of books, conferences, curriculum materials and electronic conferences.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Oxford Student Pugwash, including Proceedings of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, 1960-1986; papers relating to the Oxford Student Pugwash, 1978-1984, including Oxford Student Pugwash newsletters, International Student/Young Pugwash newsletters and guidelines on setting up local chapters.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in sections as outlined in the Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright unknown.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unlisted.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Immediate source of acquisition:

Transferred from the Oxford University Social Sciences Library in 1998.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: Pugwash websites at http://www.pugwash.org/ and http://www.student-pugwash.org/ . Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.