This collection includes: national council and committee minutes and papers and annual conference papers, 1958-1990; audited annual accounts, 1958-1968; papers concerning campaigns and demonstrations,1974-1984, and international affairs, 1980s-1991; papers of Bruce Kent, general secretary and holder of other senior offices, 1970s-1990; publications of CND and other organisations, 1958-1996; records of specialist sections and similar bodies, 1961-1989; records of London Nuclear War Tribunal, 1983-1986; papers of Neville and Clive Rosher, founder members, 1957-2003
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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- ReferenceGB 152 CND
- Dates of Creation1957-2003
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description55 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
CND was established in 1958 as the successor to the National Committee for the abolition of Nuclear Weapon Tests, founded a year earlier. Details of its earlier history can be found in Christopher Driver's book 'The Disarmers' (London, 1964).
Reference: John Minnion and Philip Bolsover, 'The CND Story' (London, 1983).
Access Information
This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
Acquisition Information
This collection was deposited in the Centre by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament national organisation over a number of years.
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CND
Alternative Form Available
Some papers are available on microfiche in 'The Left in Britain series: Part 5. The archives of the CND'.