Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute Collected Records
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1992-
Language of Material
Materials are in English.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI); founded in 1965, as the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Library, changed name from "library" to "institute" in 1972 ; headquartered in Berkeley, California; MCLI uses law to promote fundamental human rights within the United States, including domestic human rights violations such as denial of freedom of speech, environmental racism, violence against women, labor abuses, and discrimination and unequal access to necessities such as housing, health care and education; and on advocacy for the enforcement of U.S.-ratified international human rights treaties.
Extent
0.08 Linear Feet (1 folder.)
General Note
The Swarthmore College Peace Collection is not the official repository for the records of this organization.
Subject
- Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (Organization)
- Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (Organization)
- Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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