- Additional Authors
- Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
- Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988.
- Dixon, Pierson.
- Galíndez, Jesús de, 1915-
- Laugier, Henri.
- Maday, André de.
- Mirkine-Guetzévitch, Boris.
- Rabaud, Emil.
- Roberto, Holden.
- Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
- Twe, Didhwo.
- International League for the Rights of Man.
- United Nations.
- Description
- 62 linear feet (123 boxes).
- Summary
- The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, financial papers, case files and printed matter such as clippings, press releases, brochures, and newsletters. This material documents League efforts to investigate human rights abuses around the world, to assist individual victims, and to participate in conferences sponsored by the United Nations and other international organizations. Correspondence files include letters of League founder and chairman Roger Baldwin to and from League members and other individuals and organizations. Also included are internal memoranda, press releases, reports and ephemera relating to the investigation of rights violations in various countries. Administrative records and case files from the Family Reunification Program document League efforts to aid individuals fleeing political oppression in Eastern Europe and elsewhere during the 1970s-80s.
- Subjects
- Note
- Formerly known as the International League for the Rights of Man Records.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- closed until 2025.
- Biography (note)
- The International League for Human Rights was founded in New York City in 1942 as the International League for the Rights of Man, a non-governmental agency to promote human rights worldwide. The League takes as its platform the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. The League sponsors studies and programs on human rights, conducts direct interventions with governments concerning rights violations, lodges protests with international agencies, conducts investigative missions, sends observers to political trials, and aids individual victims of human rights violations.
- Language (note)
- Some records in German, French, Spanish, and other languages.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1518
- OCLC
- NYPW92-A270
- Author
International League for Human Rights.
- Title
International League for Human Rights records, 1948-1990.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
Case files closed until 2025.
- Biography
The International League for Human Rights was founded in New York City in 1942 as the International League for the Rights of Man, a non-governmental agency to promote human rights worldwide. The League takes as its platform the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. The League sponsors studies and programs on human rights, conducts direct interventions with governments concerning rights violations, lodges protests with international agencies, conducts investigative missions, sends observers to political trials, and aids individual victims of human rights violations.
- Language
Some records in German, French, Spanish, and other languages.
- Finding Aids
Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Baldwin, Roger N. (Roger Nash), 1884-1981.
Brockway, Fenner, 1888-1988.
Dixon, Pierson.
Galíndez, Jesús de, 1915-
Laugier, Henri.
Maday, André de.
Mirkine-Guetzévitch, Boris.
Rabaud, Emil.
Roberto, Holden.
Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
Twe, Didhwo.
International League for the Rights of Man.
United Nations.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1518