IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0101 PP.NA
Held at: Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Title: Netherlands Antilles (Windward Islands): Political Parties Material
Date(s): 1977
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 item
Name of creator(s): Institute of Commonwealth Studies
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Formerly a Dutch colony, the Netherlands Antilles became a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1954. With reference to the Netherlands Antilles, 'Windward Islands' (Bovenwindse Eilanden) means the north-eastern islands of Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius, as opposed to the south-western islands of Aruba (which seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986), Bonaire and Curaçao. Note that, confusingly, the Dutch 'Windward Islands' are considered to be part of the Leeward Island group, not the Windward Island group, in British English usage.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Photocopy of a pamphlet produced by the Windward Islands People's Movement, 'Program W.I.P.M.: session 1977/1981'.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
N/A
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment of the library. Access is free for anyone in higher education.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying and digitisation service is available, at the discretion of the Library staff. Copies are supplied solely for research or private study. Requests to publish, or to quote from original material should be submitted to the Information Resources Manager.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
The ICS political parties collection was begun in 1960-1961, with special emphasis being placed on primary material such as party constitutions, policy statements, convention reports and election manifestos. 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.
The Political Archives Project was a 2.5 year project to catalogue political archive material held in the libraries of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute for the Study of the Americas to the University and present it as a cohesive virtual collection. The project was successfully completed in July 2005. All of the documents may be found by searching the library catalogue at http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/, or via the Political Archives website: http://polarch.sas.ac.uk
Immediate source of acquisition:
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
See also Political Party, Trades Unions and Pressure Group Materials for other Commonwealth countries and material in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies library's main classified sequence.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2008