Press clippings, correspondence, reports, press releases, photographs, documentaries (on video cassette tapes) and ephemera produced by the Troops Out Movement, [1973-2011]
Troops Out Movement
This material is held atBishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives
- Reference
- GB 372 TOM
- Dates of Creation
- 1973 - 2004
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 42 boxes and 22 posters
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Troops Out Movement (TOM) was formed in West London in 1973 by Irish solidarity activists. A campaigning organisation committed to bringing an end to British rule in the North of Ireland, TOM has two self-professed aims: British Troops Out of Ireland and Self-determination for the Irish People as a Whole. They campaign on issues of justice, policing, equality, demilitarisation, employment discrimination, cultural rights and the Irish language.
Arrangement
No further arrangement required.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Deposited to Bishopsgate Institute by Mary Pearson via Bernard Parry, 18 July 2016
Other Finding Aids
Adlib catalogue and copy of handlist available in researcher's area.
Archivist's Note
Entry compiled by Grace Biggins.
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopying and digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.