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British Library of Political and Economic Science

Journals collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archives


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 HCA/Journals

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: Journals collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archives

Date(s): 1954-1999

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: c 498 boxes and 5 volumes

Name of creator(s): Hall-Carpenter Archives

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Hall-Carpenter Archives were constituted as a registered charity in 1982.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Gay journals from the UK and the rest of the world, especially North America.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English, with some French, Russian, Spanish, German, Greek, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, and Hebrew

System of arrangement:

Each deposit is given a running number and added to the database, which may be searched by title, date or place of publication.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

An unbound list in the British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives reading room lists the journals in alphabetical order by title; further information is available via an on-line catalogue, which may be searched by title, date or place of publication.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Homosexual, lesbian and bisexual journals were collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archives from their creation in 1982. The collection has continued to grow due to deposits and donations from individuals.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

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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: Oct 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Bisexuality | Sexuality
Homosexuality | Sexuality
Lesbian and gay press | Press
Lesbianism | Sexuality
Transsexuality | Sexuality
Transvestism | Life styles | Cultural life | Cultural conditions

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Corporate names
Hall-Carpenter Archives

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