Research Collections

Papers of the Hulme Study

The Hulme Study was undertaken from 1987 to 1990 to formulate proposals with a view to improving the environmental, commercial, employment and social conditions in Hulme and the Moss Side District Centre. The study was managed by a Supervisory Group which consisted of a partnership between the City Council, Hulme Tenants and the Department of the Environment. Valerie Karn was appointed as an independent chair to the group.

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Irish in the UK Collection

The collection contains pamphlets, leaflets, bulletins and photocopies of material relating to Irish communities in the UK from the 1950s-1990s.

A draft catalogue of the Irish in the UK Collection can be accessed by contacting the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre.

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Lou Kushnick Collection

This collection mainly covers Lou Kushnick's work and research relating to race relations in the UK and US. This includes published articles and chapters, correspondence, working papers and notes, and newspaper clippings. Notable items include the 95 interviews with key figures who discuss American politics, economics, health and welfare and racial polarisation in the 1980s and 1990s. 

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Pan-African Congress 1945 and related celebratory events 1982-1995

The collection holds material in relation to the Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1945, and the celebratory/commemoration conferences held in Manchester in 1995. The collection includes leaflets, invites, photographs, press releases, letters and programme of events etc.

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Stephen Lawrence Newspaper Cuttings Collection

Newspaper cuttings and photocopies of articles relating to the murder and criminal case of Stephen Lawrence, covering the period from Stephen's murder on 22 April 1993 until the eventual conviction of two of the five suspects, following a number of police failings, nearly 20 years later.

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