Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1960 - 1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
48 Box(es)
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Campaign for Homosexual Equality is a voluntary organisation, founded in 1964 by Allan Horsfall and others as the North Western Committee for Homosexual Law Reform. It played a key part in the campaigns leading up to the decriminalisation of male ... Read more
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University to Newcastle University Libraries in 2016. The collection was originally gifted to the Sociology unit by Chris Perriam, a former member of Newcastle University staff.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Administration, correspondence, research and campaign materials produced by the Tyneside Campaign for Homosexual Equality, and associated material relating to lesbian and gay politics from the 1970s to the 1990s, including newspaper cuttings, campaign ... Read more
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Original filing order of the CHE has been retained. The archive is largely ordered by topic, with a small administrative file ordered roughly chronologically.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open with some restrictions (researcher interview may be required)
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Tyneside Campaign for Homosexual Equality (Tyneside CHE) Archive, CHE, held at Special Collections Newcastle University Library.
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Description control area
Description identifier
Archivist's note
This EAD description created 9/7/2018.