Subfonds CH-ACICR/B/AG - General Archives

Identity area

Reference code

CH-ACICR/B/AG

Title

General Archives

Date(s)

  • 1950-1997 (Creation)

Level of description

Subfonds

Extent and medium

1 178 linear meters.
172 series.
2 items selected for the Archival City project.

Context area

Archival history

This subfonds was built up and received archives from 1951 to 1997. These archives came from the general departments of the IRCR, except for the Central Tracing Agency and the accounting, personnel and treasury departments, which created their own series of archives.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

The subfonds was closed on 1997-04-30.

System of arrangement

Each series groups a typology of documents or covers a thematic topic.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Public

Conditions governing reproduction

Reproduction allowed.

Language of material

    Script of material

      Language and script notes

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      The subfonds is composed by stacks of paper, bound sets of paper, photographs, maps, brochures, placards, diplomas and leaflets.

      Finding aids

      Original research tool established by the ICRC Archives:
      ICRC, "Inventaire du sous-fonds ACICR, B AG, Archives générales, 1951-1975", Genève, 2015, accessed 2022-01-05: https://www.icrc.org/fr/doc/assets/files/other/b_ag_1951_1975.pdf
      Description of the subfonds on Archives Portal Europe, accessed 2022-01-05: https://www.archivesportaleurope.net/fr/ead-display/-/ead/pl/aicode/CH-00000028012/type/fa/id/B+AG

      Allied materials area

      Existence and location of originals

      Existence and location of copies

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      Notes area

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      Description control area

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Original research tool established by the ICRC Archives :
          ICRC, "Inventaire du sous-fonds ACICR, B AG, Archives générales, 1951-1975", Genève, 2015, accessed 2022-01-05: https://www.icrc.org/fr/doc/assets/files/other/b_ag_1951_1975.pdf

          Archivist's note

          The original research tool dates the subfonds from 1951 to 1975, but it holds files dated from 1950 to 1997 (when the subfonds was closed).

          Accession area