Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (N.Z.) further records.
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence and newspaper clipping files. Associated Materials: earlier deposit at A-249; later deposit at 94/9.
Dates
- 1957 - 1976
Creator
- Movement for Nuclear Disarmament (Hawkes Bay, N.Z.) (Organization)
- Movement for Nuclear Disarmament (Wellington, N.Z.) (Organization)
- New Zealand Council for Nuclear Disarmament (Organization)
- Society for the Prevention of Nuclear War (Dunedin, N.Z.) (Organization)
- Campaign Against Nuclear Warfare (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Organization)
- Movement Against Further Testing, Manufacture and Use of Nuclear Weapons (Auckland, N.Z.) (Organization)
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (N.Z.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Biographical / Historical
In 1959 five organisations formed in New Zealand to protest against nuclear testing: The Society for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Dunedin; Campaign Against Nuclear Warfare, Christchurch; The Movement for Nuclear Disarmament, Wellington, The Movement for Nuclear Disarmament, Hawkes Bay and The Movement Against Further Testing, Manufacture and Use of Nuclear Weapons, Auckland, affiliated and became The NZ Council for Nuclear Disarmament. In 1960 it was renamed The NZ Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament with provisional headquarters in Christchurch.
These records supplement an earlier deposit held at MSS & Archives A-249.
Extent
2 metres
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
- Title
- Inventory of the records of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (New Zealand).
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Suzanne Loughlin.
- Date
- 1990
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz