Ephemera collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archives

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 HCA/Ephemera
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: Ephemera collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archives
Date(s)	: 1953-2000
Level of description	: Subfonds of the Hall-Carpenter Archives View parent record
Extent	: c 149 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Hall-Carpenter Archives

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Ephemeral material relating to gay, lesbian and bisexual issues, has been collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archive since its inception in 1982.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Ephemeral material, 1953-2000, collected by the Hall-Carpenter Archive and relevant for the study of gay, lesbian and bisexual history. The ephemera series contains the following material: poster, tickets and leaflets for events; records from organisations for which there is very little surviving material; and records for which the Hall-Carpenter Archive has no information about terms of deposit, or where material has been deposited by several sources. Organisations represented in the ephemera series include regional gay groups, non-UK gay organisations, arts events and commercial organisations. Readers are advised to search the Archives on-line catalogue to locate all relevant material, as material is continually added to the collection.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English, with some German, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Belgian, and Swedish

System of arrangement:

Ephemera is entered on the database, filed in the series and given a running number.

Conditions governing access:

Apply to Archivist.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details.

Finding aids:

An unbound list in the British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives reading room lists items in alphabetical order by organisation, but readers are advised to search the Archives on-line catalogue to locate all relevant material, as material is continually added to the collection.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Various accessions by individuals and organisations, for which see the Archives on-line catalogue.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
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