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Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Turks and Caicos Islands: Political Parties Material


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0101 PP.TC

Held at: Institute of Commonwealth Studies

Title: Turks and Caicos Islands: Political Parties Material

Date(s): [1970-1980]

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 4 items

Name of creator(s): Institute of Commonwealth Studies

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Since the independence of the Bahamas in 1973 the Turks and Caicos Islands have been a separate colony of the United Kingdom, with a 1976 constitution providing for democratic elections. These elections have seen the islands' two main parties, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) and the Progressive National Party (PNP) alternate in power.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manifesto, letter and songsheets issued by the People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands), 1970s.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

In rough chronological order.

Conditions governing access:

Open to all for research purposes; access is free for anyone in higher education.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can usually be obtained - apply to library staff.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Records at item level on library catalogue (SASCAT)

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected at present.

Archival history:

The Commonwealth Political Parties Materials collection was begun in 1960-61, with special emphasis being placed then, as now, on "primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos." (ICS, Twelfth Annual Report 1960-1961). Since then, the main method of gathering material has been to appeal directly to political parties throughout the Commonwealth, though contributions from Institute members and staff following visits to relevant countries have been significant.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Institute of Commonwealth Studies

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

See also Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for other Commonwealth countries and related material in the library's main classified sequence, all held at the ICS.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Description compiled by Daniel Millum, Political Archives Project Officer at the Institutes of Commonwealth and Latin American Studies.

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: Created 02/11/2004 AIM25


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Political parties | Internal politics

Personal names

Corporate names
People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Turks and Caicos Islands | Caribbean