Fonds P28 - The Simon Dalby Papers

This collection consists of published and unpublished material assembled by Simon Dalby for the preparation of his MA Geography thesis, ‘Political Ecology: A Study of the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement’ (University of Victoria, Canada, 1982). Published material includes articles; books, booklets and pamphlets; conference proceedings, speeches and public lectures; EEC communiqués; newsletters; periodicals; press cuttings; reports; and treaties and acts. Unpublished material comprises correspondence, minutes, reports, fact sheets, posters and other items created by Irish anti-nuclear groups including Alliance for Safety and Health (ASH), An Taisce, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, CONSERVE, Donegal Uranium Committee, The Ecology Party, Friends of the Earth, Noxious Industry Action Group, Nuclear Opposition Wexford, Nuclear Safety Association, Socialist Labour Party, Trade Union Anti-Nuclear Campaign and UCC Nuclear Opposition Group. There are also notes made by Simon Dalby during the preparation of his thesis, including extracts from published material; notes taken during interviews, conferences and seminars; and notes on minutes and correspondence.

The material has been arranged into three series. Series 1 contains published material, arranged into nine sub-series by form. Series 2 contains unpublished material and posters, advertisements and photographs. It has been arranged into eighteen sub-series by creator or type. Series 3 consists of notes made by Simon Dalby and contains four sub-series according to research source. Within each sub-series, items have been arranged chronologically by date.

This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition, 2000; Irish Guidelines for Archival Description, 2009; National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services, 2018.

Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in May 2010 and revised in July 2010 and July 2021. Email correspondence with Simon Dalby, together with his article, ‘The Nuclear Syndrome. Victory for the Irish Anti-Nuclear Movement’ (first published in Dawn Train No. 3 (Winter 1984-85) https://www.innatenonviolence.org/pamphlets/nuclearsyndrome.pdf) was used in the compilation of the finding aid.