Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1980 - 2002 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
42 archival boxes
5.5 meters of shelving
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Scottish Abortion Campaign was formed in 1980 to defend The Abortion Act 1967. Their formation came in reaction to two anti-abortion campaigns lead by Scottish MPs, James White in 1975 and and John Corrie in 1979. The Scottish campaign was affiliated to the National Abortion Campaign, later renamed Abortion Rights, which had been formed five years earlier.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Scottish Abortion Campaign (SAC), a pro-choice organisation based in Scotland. Collection includes papers relating to the running of the SAC; correspondence, press releases, agendas and minutes of meetings, newsletters, event material, press cuttings &etc. Also includes papers relating to the National Abortion Campaign; correspondence, newsletters, conferences, bulletins &etc. Other papers include material relating to anti-abortion campaigns, including parliamentary campaigns.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
No action expected
Accruals
No accruals expected
System of arrangement
Original order
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This collection is in the process of being catalogued. A descriptive list is available at the repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level descriptive list available at the repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Scottish Abortion Campaign (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2000)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created 24th November 2016
Language(s)
- English