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Fathers 4 Justice: Graham Manson Papers


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0372 F4J

Held at: Bishopsgate Institute

Title: Fathers 4 Justice: Graham Manson Papers

Date(s): 2003-2006

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 4 boxes

Name of creator(s): Manson | Graham | fl 2003-2006
Fathers 4 Justice

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Papers relating to the Fathers 4 Justice campaign.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers relating to the campaigning and activities of Fathers 4 Justice, donated by Graham Manson, including: press cuttings, campaign ephemera and other material regarding campaign activities, discussions on father's rights and views from the press, including the Santa Claus demonstration (Dec 2003), Dave Chick's trial (May 2004), the flour bomb attack on Tony Blair in the House of Commons (May 2004), demonstration on York Minster (July 2004), demonstration on Buckingham Palace (September 2004), the Hartlepool By-Election (September 2004), handcuffing to Margaret Hodge (November 2004), 2003-2004; press cuttings, campaign ephemera and other material regarding campaign activities, discussions on father's rights and views from the press, including the Downing Street protest (March 2005), fundraiser at the Comedy Store (April 2005), Granada Studios protest (July 2005), the plot to kidnap Leo Blair (January 2006), the egg attack on Ruth Kelly (February 2006), Westminster Abbey protest (April 2006), the National Lottery protest (May 2006), Wimbledon Tennis Championship protest (July 2006), London Eye protest (November 2006), 2005-2006; Police and court papers regarding Graham Manson's demonstration at the A13 Canning Town gantry and Yorkminster demonstration, Fathers 4 Justice press releases and campaign materials, 2003-2004; Magazines and publications including articles on Fathers 4 Justice and their activities, including 'The Rising: the campaign journal for members of Fathers 4 Justice' and 'Family law in crisis: special report for MPs' by Fathers 4 Justice, 2004-2005; Four Fathers 4 Justice sweatshirts, featuring the logos 'Justice is Coming', 'I'm the Daddy', 'I am a Dad' and 'FCUK the Family Courts', n.d.; Audio visual material, including the DVD 'Fathers 4 Justice: The Rising', three CD copies of the website and interview from Arte TV, 2005.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

F4J/1 and F4J/2 press cuttings and ephemera. F4J/3 court papers and ephemera. F4J/4 magazines and publications. F4J/5 sweatshirts. F4J/6 audio-visual material.

Conditions governing access:

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopying and digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Finding aids:

Copy of handlist available in Library Reading Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Deposited with Bishopsgate Institute by Graham Manson.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Graham Manson 19 March 2014.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: 19 March 2014


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Political campaigns | Internal politics

Personal names

Corporate names
Fathers 4 Justice

Places