Web Address: www.uel.ac.uk/rca
Whilst the early history of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA) can be traced within the archival collections held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the modern history of CARA is preserved within the Archive held within the Refugee Archive at the University of East London (UEL).
The Refugee Archive began in late 2002 with the deposit of the Refugee Council Archive at UEL. Developed over a number of years by the Refugee Council since its inception in 1951, the Refugee Council Archive at UEL is one of the foremost archival collections relating to the study of migration and refugee issues, it also continues to retain an inter-disciplinary flavour. Materials held are relevant to research in refugee studies, demography and migration studies, policies history, geography, law, legal studies, international relations, sociology, social welfare, ethnic and diasporic studies, psycho-social studies, community studies and social studies. There are rare documents unique to this collection, published books and journals, a large quantity of published and unpublished articles and reports; conference papers and grey literature; newsletters, research documents; field reports and working papers.
The modern history of CARA is preserved within the archival holdings held at UEL, where the modern archive is currently held on deposit. This series represents the accumulated papers of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (1999-), and its immediate forebear, the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning (1987-1999).These include Esther Simpson papers, grant applications and beneficiary details, financial records and governance documents, which are in the process of being catalogued. A list of box files is available from CARA on request. A selection from the early part ofthe Archive, currently held at the Bodleian Library, is also available on CD, which is available on request for reference purposes within the Archive reading room. The CD was produced courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM).
Due to the sensitive nature of many of the record series held within the collection, the Archive is only partly accessible. Researchers, who are interested in utilising this collection, in the first instance, should apply to CARA directly at info.cara@lsbu.ac.uk providing an outline their research interests. Parts of the archiveare closed due to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Further information on the Refugee Archive at UEL can be found as follows:
A detailed catalogue of the archival collections held at UEL can be found on Archives Hub.
For an overview of the collections, see: AIM25
Further information can also be found on the Refugee Council Archive website and on the Archives Blog.
Details of the MA in Refugee Studies and associated programmes taught at UEL can also be found on the UEL Website.
Contact Information:
Paul V Dudman
Archivist
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
London, E16 2RD
Phone: 020 8223 4036/7676
Email: library-archives@uel.ac.uk
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