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Transcultural Psychiatry Society (UK) archives

Archive Collection

Archives of the Transcultural Psychiatry Society (UK) (TCPS), comprising : - Copies of the TCPS constitution,

Publication/Creation:
c.1980s-2010
Reference:
SA/TPS
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Description

Archives of the Transcultural Psychiatry Society (UK) (TCPS), comprising :
- Copies of the TCPS constitution,
- Minutes and papers of TCPS Executive Committee meetings and AGMs,
- TCPS membership leaflets,
- TCPS member newsletters,
- Response documents to government reports,
- Conference and forum papers.

Acquisition note

Donated to Wellcome Collection in May 2024 alongside Suman Fernando's book collection.

Related material

The archive was acquired alongside Suman Fernando's book collection, which includes a copy of his thesis.

Notes

Donated alongside Suman Gernando's personal book collection o10605125 (in case the cataloguer would like to link to that collection somehow, once listed). TZ 04/09/2024. Description compiled by Victoria Sloyan, Nov 2024

Ownership note

The Transcultural Psychiatry Society was a voluntary organisation that operated from the mid-1970s to 2008, initially comprising academics and mental health professionals from different cultural backgrounds who were interested in race and (counteracting) racism in psychiatry. It was formed after an International Congress on Transcultural Psychiatry held at Bradford in 1976. The focus of early meetings was on working culture, with issues such as diagnosis and incidence of mental ill health discussed. A new constitution was adopted in 1985 which focused its aims on tackling racism and promoting equality for all in mental health services.

The main activity of the Society was in organising conferences to highlight racism in psychiatry. It also produced newsletters and bulletins and provided official responses to government documents.

Created and collated by the Transcultural Psychiatry Society (UK) and held by its former Chair (and Secretary) Suman Fernando in his home until May 2024.

Copyright note

Copyright in material created by the Transcultural Psychiatry Society has been transferred to Wellcome Collection: this material can be used under the conditions of a CC BY 4.0 licence. The copyright in all other material is held by a range of rights holders. You are free to use the material in any way that is permitted by copyright exceptions and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights holder.

Physical description

1 box

Accession numbers

  • 2752

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