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ISLINGTON CHINESE ASSOCIATION


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4506

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: ISLINGTON CHINESE ASSOCIATION

Date(s): 1987-2007

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.12 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Islington Chinese Association

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Islington Chinese Association (ICI) was founded in 1986. The charity originally began in a single room at 70 Bavaria Road. In 1992, they enlarged and moved to 33 Giesbach Road. In October 2008, the charity moved to 21 Hatchard Road, London, N19 4NG.

ICI is committed to providing a variety of services to benefit the community in Islington, in particular the Chinese Community. They offer many classes including art, martial arts, dance, singing, English language, Mandarin and Cantonese. Other services include the elderly group, women and children's group and youth group. The charity also provides welfare advice to the Chinese community.

In 2005, the charity received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Islington Chinese Association, including general administrative records, annual reports, and printed material including event programmes, brochures and newsletters.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Listed in accordance with LMA Listing guidelines and classification scheme introduced October 2007. Arranged by series; thereafter files are listed in chronological order by creation date.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

This collection was acquired as part of the 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

The following Chinese community collections were acquired as part of 'Footprints of the Dragon' Heritage Lottery Fund project led by Chinese National Healthy Living Centre: LMA/4497-4515, 4518, 4520.

Publication note:

http://www.islingtonchinese.com/ (Date accessed: 15 Jan 2009).

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: June to August 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Care for the elderly | Care | Health services
Chinese (cultural identity) | National identity | Cultural nationalism | Cultural identity
Community centres | Community development
Nongovernmental organizations | International organizations | International politics
Youth organizations | Associations | Organizations
Voluntary organizations x Nongovernmental organizations
Social welfare

Personal names

Corporate names
Islington Chinese Association

Places
Islington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe