Summary Information
Abstract
The collection includes 52 photographs and a map that were part of the Cambodia Witness Exhibit (1983). It also includes the exhibit brochure, catalog list, and a file on the exhibit from its coordinator, Joan Libby. The photographs were taken by David Hawk during two trips to Cambodia in March 1981 and April 1982. The exhibit includes images of the prison at Tuol Sleng, prisoners (from existing files), survivors, mass graves, and the destruction of temples and churches.
At a Glance
| Bib ID: | 6269848 View CLIO record |
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| Creator(s): | David R. Hawk |
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| Title: | David R. Hawk Cambodia Witness Exhibit / Curated by Joan Libby for Amnesty International (USA),
1981-1987
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| Physical description: | 1 Linear Foot (52 Photographs, 1 Map, and 2 Files in 3
Oversized Boxes; Text Panels in 1 Oversized Box)
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| Language(s): | In English
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| Access: |
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
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Description
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection consists of both black & white and color
photographs used in the Cambodia Witness Exhibit (1983).
The first series contains two paper files of material related to the exhibit. The
first file contains the exhibit brochure and the catalog list of exhibit materials.
The catalog list includes a number, title and caption for all exhibit items, except
for three "optional" photographs of executed prisoners and a map of Cambodia. The
second file contains documentation on the exhibit kept by its coordinator, Joan
Libby. Other files on the Cambodia Witness Exhibit may be found in other record
groups of the archives of Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.
The second series contains the exhibit material. The photographs are filed using the
titles, numbers and original order described by the exhibit's catalog list. The
three "optional" exhibit photographs and the map are filed last.
The photographs document several subjects: Tuol Sleng (Images of the interior and
exterior of the prison); prisoners (Images of entry photographs and of executed
prisoners taken from existing records in Cambodia); survivors (Images include
surviving prisoners, Buddhist monks and nuns, and Cham, an ethnic minority); mass
graves and memorials (Images of sites at Cheung Ek, Tonle Bati, Ta Mon, and Siem
Reap); and destroyed religious buildings (Images are predominantly of destroyed
Buddhist temples. There is one image of the site of a destroyed Catholic cathedral).
The exhibit text panels will be scanned and copies included in the collection for use
and reference.
Series I: Files on the Exhibit, 1981-1987
Series II: Exhibit Materials, 1983
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Using the Collection
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Access Restrictions
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material
from the collection must be requested from Amnesty International of the USA,
Inc.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); David R. Hawk: Cambodia Witness Exhibit, Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library,
Columbia University Library.
Finding aid in repository; folder level control.
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About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries. Rare Book and
Manuscript Library; machine readable finding aid created by Columbia University
Libraries Digital Library Program Division
Processing Information
Papers processed June 2007 Catherine N. Carson
Machine readable finding aid generated from MARC-AMC source via XSLT
conversion November 7, 2008
Finding aid written in English.
2009/01/16
xml document instange created by Patrick Lawlor
2009-05-15
xml document instance edited by Catherine N. Carson
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Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Photographic prints | Portal | CLIO | ArchiveGRID |
Subjects
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History / Biographical Note
Historical Note
Amnesty International (AI), a non-governmental organization
(NGO), was founded in 1961 to campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
In its early years, the main focus of AI's campaigns was to free prisoners of
conscience. Within a short time, its mandate expanded to include campaigning for
prompt and fair trails for all political prisoners, to end extrajudicial executions
and disappearances, and to abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel
treatment or punishment. The organization also works to bring perpetrators of these
abuses to justice in accordance with international standards.
Amnesty International of the USA, Inc. (AIUSA) is the
United States section of Amnesty International. AIUSA was incorporated in 1966. The
section is governed by a Board of Directors. The work of the section is carried out
through the national office, regional offices, networks, country specialists
(co-groups), student groups and local groups.
The photographs for the Cambodia Witness Exhibit were taken
by David Hawk during two trips to Cambodia in March 1981 and April 1982. Hawk had
worked on Cambodian relief and refugee issues while based in Bangkok, Thailand
during 1980-1981. Hawk later became the Director of the Cambodian Documentation
Commission in the mid-1980s and directed the Cambodia Office of the U.N. High
Commissioner for Human Rights in the 1990s. He has also been involved in other human
rights issues
The Cambodia Witness Exhibit was organized and sponsored by
Amnesty International USA, of which David Hawk is a former executive director
(1974-1978), and was first shown in Washington D.C. in April 1983.
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