Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1962-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
47 folders.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
The papers in this group were accumulated by Alan Heusaff and Bernard Moffatt in the course of their activities in the central administration of the Celtic League.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers deriving mainly from the activities of Alan Heusaff as General Secretary and Secretary of the International branch, and also of Bernard Moffatt as Assistant General Secretary and General Secretary. They include: administrative and financial documents; correspondence, tracts and press releases relating to the aims of the League, its policies and campaigns, and also general matters concerning Celtic countries and cultures, linguistic minorities, and political movements and ideas; letters and petitions to governments and international bodies; correspondence relating to the compilation, publication and distribution of Carn, including articles for the magazine, with notes; copies, drafts and notes of letters written by Heusaff and Moffatt; press cuttings; letters and other documents forwarded by branch secretaries relating to matters of particular concern; minutes of Annual General Meetings; and some copies of minutes of branch meetings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The original order has been preserved, and the fonds divided into two series: Correspondence and other papers, 1962-1999, and Annual General Meetings, 1978-1986.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Irish, Breton, German, French, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, Esperanto, Basque, Spanish.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: 1-2.