Press cuttings covering a variety of subjects; see information under System of Arrangement for further information on subjects covered by the press cuttings.
Runnymede Trust Press Cutting Collection
This material is held atBlack Cultural Archives
- Reference
- GB 1443 RUNNYMEDE/2
- Dates of Creation
- [ongoing]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 35 boxes and box files
Scope and Content
Arrangement
System of arrangement for the press cuttings collections covers the following main subjects:
- Immigration
- Immigration cases and campaigns
- Citizenship and nationality
- Race and Racism
- Politics and elections
- Far-right politics and groups in Britain
- Far-right politics and groups abroad
- Trade Unions
- Employment
- Housing
- Inner cities
- Social services
- Health and the National Health Service 1969-1995
More detailed descriptions can be found on the Black Cultural Archives' Calm View: http://www.calmview.eu/BCA/CalmView/TreeBrowse.aspx?db=Catalog&field=RefNo&key=RC
Access Information
This collection is available for research. Readers are strongly urged to contact Black Cultural Archives in advance of their visit. Some of the material may be stored off-site and advance notice of at least a week is needed in order to retrieve this material.
The reading room is open for access to archive materials Wednesdays-Fridays, 10am-4pm. The reading room is also open late every second Thursday of the month, 1pm-7pm.
Please email the archivist to book an appointment archives@bcaheritage.org.uk