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Summary

SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Restrictions

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Administrative Information

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Working Party on the Abolition of Torture 1976


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PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. WORKING PARTY ON THE ABOLITION OF TORTURE.

A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College



Summary

Creator: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Working Party on the Abolition of Torture.
Title Records
Dates: 1976
Abstract: An Ad Hoc group to investigate the widespread use of torture around the world was appointed after Yearly Meeting in 1975. In 1976, Arthur W. Clark reported on its work and presented a program on Amnesty International. On the suggestion of Kay Camp, Yearly Meeting recommended that Representative Meeting establish a Working Party on the Abolition of Torture.
Quantity: 1 folder
Repositories: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Location: For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu

SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP

An Ad Hoc group to investigate the widespread use of torture around the world was appointed after Yearly Meeting in 1975. In 1976, Arthur W. Clark reported on its work and presented a program on Amnesty International. On the suggestion of Kay Camp, Yearly Meeting recommended that Representative Meeting establish a Working Party on the Abolition of Torture.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Minutes of the Working Party on the Abolition of Torture, 1976.

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Restrictions

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

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SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Subjects:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Working Party on the Abolition of Torture.
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
Torture -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends.

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Administrative Information

Accession information

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Working Party on the Abolition of Torture, 1976

Title/Date(s): Minutes, 1976
Affiliation: U
Size: 1 folder
Repository: SW
Location: RG2/Phy/792
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
SW: No film.
HV: No film.

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