United Nations Association of the United States of America - Gainesville Chapter Records
Scope and Content
Meeting minutes, newsletters, treasuerer reports, photographs, awards, and other records produced by the Gainesville, Florida Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America. Records date from 1961 to 2021 and are primairly organized chronologically by year.
Dates
- Creation: 1961 - 2021
Creator
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) was founded in 1943 and played a major role in the creation of the UN Charter, its ratification by the US Congress, and in every chapter of the US-UN relationship since the United Nation's founding. Beginning in 1953 Eleanor Roosevelt, recently retired from her role as US Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, began a series of speaking tours to champion the importance of the UN to all Americans, leaving behind a network of UNA-USA chapters in communities and on college campuses.
In 2011, UNA-USA merged with the United Nations Foundation.
Today the UNA-USA is a movement of Americans dedicated to supporting the United Nations and includes over 200 chapters across the country. UNA-USA members are united in their commitment to global engagement and their belief that everyone can play a part in advancing the United Nation's mission and to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
Extent
6 Linear Feet (6 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Meeting minutes, newsletters, treasurer reports, photographs, awards, and other records produced by the Gainesville, Florida Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Location
Please note that this collection is housed in the Auxiliary Library Facility off campus and will require advance notice for timely retrieval. Please contact the Special and Area Studies Collections department prior to your visit.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Dr. Jacob U’Mofe Gordon.
Subject
- United Nations. (Organization)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America. Gainesville Chapter. (Organization)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America. (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the United Nations Association of the United States of America - Gainesville Chapter Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Anastasia Preuss and Matt Kruse
- Date
- February 2023 (January 2024)
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Revision Statements
- January 2024: Added new 1 linear foot addition.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu