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Records of Royal Institute of International Affairs

Catalogue reference: RIIA

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This record is about the Records of Royal Institute of International Affairs dating from 1920-.

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Reference
RIIA
Title
Records of Royal Institute of International Affairs
Date
1920-
Description

Records of Chatham House from its foundation, including correspondence and texts of off-the-record meetings held at the Institute (speakers include many of international repute); unpublished material from research and meetings department of the Institute.

Held by
Royal Institute of International Affairs
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <corpname>Royal Institute of International Affairs</corpname>
  • <corpname>British Institute of International Affairs</corpname>
Physical description
150 metres
Access conditions

30 year closure on all archives; archives dealing with purely internal Chatham House affairs are closed indefinitely.

Administrative / biographical background

The Royal (formerly British) Institute of International Affairs was founded in 1920 to encourage and facilitate the scientific study of international questions and to provide and maintain means of information upon international affairs. The Institute developed a programme of meetings, research, study groups, conferences and publications, and has a specialist Library and Information Service. It is a privately-funded membership organisation, frequently known as Chatham House from the name of its building in St James's Square.

Publication note(s)
<p>International Affairs; International Affairs cumulative index 1922-1976, ed. Frances L. Kent, (Oxford, 1978).</p>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dd3bf197-db62-425d-8dc4-3afcb135078d/

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Records of Royal Institute of International Affairs