Records of Edinburgh Anti-Apartheid Group
Scope and Contents
The material, largely financial in nature and from the 1980s and 1990s, consists of a list of office bearers, a press list, and accounts including those for the Walter Sisulu Campaign Fund and the Nelson Mandela Freedom at 70 Campaign. Accounts include statements from the Bank of Scotland, and the Co-operative Bank. Also an accounts book and miscellaneous correspondence.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1993
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
During the period for which the contents of the collection are relevant, the Honorary President of the Edinburgh Anti-Apartheid Group was the Rev. Professor Duncan B. Forrester, Professor Emeritus of Theology and Public Issues at Edinburgh University, and the Chair of the organisation was Abdou Said Bakar. The finances of the Group were handled by the Co-operative Bank in the city's South St. Andrew Street. The Edinburgh Group involved itself with the Walter Sisulu Campaign Fund and the Nelson Mandela Freedom at 70 Campaign.
Full Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Material received from Edinburgh Anti-Apartheid Group, December 1998, Accession no. E98.73.
Accruals
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Topical
- Title
- Records of Edinburgh Anti-Apartheid Group
- Language of description
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- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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