Identity area
Reference code
BU USETHRC-DOCS-USCONGRESS
Title
United States Congress
Date(s)
- 1985-1986 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Textual record; 31 pp.
Context area
Name of creator
(c. 1975-86)
Administrative history
The East Timor Human Rights Committee was formed as one of the earliest US solidarity groups, and based in Syracuse, New York.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The file consists of documents pertaining to the United States Congress and its interactions and involvement with East Timor from 1985 and 1986. It consists of press clippings, the official Congressional Record, a report, correspondence, press releases, and a Resolution to express the sense of Congress regarding East Timor.
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Originals found at Bishop's University.