ICSDW Archives
Period (1947-) 1955-1988 (-2007)
Total size 21.27 m.
Consultation Restricted
Permission required for documents younger than 25 years by ICSDW/SIW
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History
International Conferences of Socialist Women were held from 1948 under the auspices of the Committee of the International Socialist Conferences (COMISCO), the predecessor of the Socialist International (SI); in 1955 the International Council of Social Democratic Women (ICSDW) was established as one of the three associated organizations of the SI; changed its name into Socialist International Women (SIW) in 1978; publishes a bimonthly Bulletin; its secretariat has its seat in London.
Content
Records of the International Conferences of Socialist Women: correspondence, agenda, proceedings, and circulars, mainly concerning the establishment of the ICSDW 1948-1953; records of the ICSDW/SIW: minutes with annexes of conferences 1955-1980, 1984; agenda, proceedings, resolutions and circulars of the Working Committee 1955-1976; agenda and proceedings of and reports, telegrams and resolutions relating to Bureau meetings and Executive Committee meetings: 1977-1985; (draft) statutes of the SIW and its declaration of principles 1979-1984; circulars 1955-1983; general correspondence 1962-1976, 1982-1983; correspondence with affiliated and nonaffiliated women's organizations in various countries 1955-1988; with international organizations, including the SI, International Falcon Movement (IFM), International Union of Socialist Youth, Asian Socialist Conference, Liaison Committee of Women's International Organisations, International Council of Women, the UN, the UN Economic and Social Council Commission on the status of women, UNESCO, ILO and Council of Europe 1955-1988; files concerning study weeks, summer schools, seminars and study conferences 1949-1984, 1986; documents concerning the Anti-Apartheid Movement, (nuclear) disarmament and human rights 1980-1985; manuscripts of articles, correspondence with contributors to the Bulletin 1964-1988. NB. Sound tapes of ICSDW/SIW conferences 1976-1983 in the audiovisual collection of the IISH.
Circulars 1990-2002, 2007.
Processing information
Preliminary list made by Mark Gourley