This section will outline the types of records that you may find inside the Refugee Council Archive. Please click on the types of record to get further information on that type of record:
Further Information | Types of Record
Books
The Archive contains a range of books covering all the key aspects of the Collection. There are a number of rare items incorporated into the Refugee Council Archive and these are being added to the Online Catalogue in due course.
Journals and Newsletters
The Archive contains a range of pertinent Journal and Newsletter titles with an increasing number of active subscriptions.
To date, key titles include:
A comprehensive list of Journals and Newsletters entitled `Journals Available in The Refugee Council Archive' can be downloaded in PDF format.
Dissertations
The Archive now contains many of the postgraduate dissertations and dissertation proposals produced by the students on UEL's postgraduate MA course in Refugee Studies. There are now approximately one hundred dissertations available in the Collection and these represent an excellent source of primary research into many of the diverse issues pertaining to the study of the refugee and forced migration.
These dissertations have been added to the Online Catalogue. Due to current copyright restrictions, dissertation may not be photocopied. We hope to be able to provide the abstracts of dissertations on this site at some stage in the future.
Press Cuttings
The Archive contains an extensive range of Press Cuttings. There is almost a complete monthly run of cuttings from 1999 through to the present day. These are held in a continuous run and earlier cuttings prior to 1999 are held filed under their relevant country and subject classification code.
The current press cuttings service takes Cuttings from the National UK press via our online databases and from the UNHCR news service. Additional Cuttings are added on an ad hoc basis from the UK tabloids.
Institutions & NGO's
The Refugee Council Archive contain a number of volumes produced by key institutions and NGO's working in the fields of refugee studies and forced migration. The Archive now holds a range of publications incorporating annual reports, journals, newsletters and other assorted publications from institutions and NGO's including:
Grey Literature
During the life of the Archive, the Refugee Council were able to collect a number of rare documents which are unique to this collection. The Archive contains 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 Archive also contains of photographs, slides and audio-visual materials.
Additional Sources of Info rmation
If you find that you need to search for additional sources of information for your research, then it is probably best to start with the Forced Migration Online (FMO) portal. FMO provides a fully-searchable online database relating to topics associated with forced migration with the added advantage that all the items included can be subsequently downloaded in full text from the web site. You may also wish to try the online catalogue for the Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford for further information. Alternatively, please refer to our Links pages which will direct you to a wide range of additional information sources.
Donations
We are always looking to expand and develop the Archive Collection and to this end, we would be very happy to consider any potential donations to the Archive. We are always interested in expanding our selection of refugee experiences and testimonies but all donations will be considered. Please consult with the Archivist in the first instance.
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