Overview of the Amnesty International USA, Western Regional Office miscellaneous records

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Title: Amnesty International USA, Western Regional Office miscellaneous records

Date (inclusive): 1973-1981

Collection Number: 87006

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In English and Spanish

Physical Description: 13 manuscript boxes. (5.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, depositions, reports, studies, minutes, bulletins, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to investigation of torture and other human rights abuses, primarily in Chile, and to efforts to secure release of political prisoners and to aid political refugees.

Creator: Amnesty International USA.. Western Regional Office

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Conditions Governing Access

Closed.

Use

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Amnesty International USA, Western Regional Office miscellaneous records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Biographical / Historical

Private organization promoting human rights; San Francisco office.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, memoranda, depositions, reports, studies, minutes, bulletins, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to investigation of torture and other human rights abuses, primarily in Chile, and to efforts to secure release of political prisoners and to aid political refugees.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Civil rights

Refugees

Civil rights -- Chile

Political prisoners

Political prisoners -- Chile