Series II: Affiliated Human Rights and Social Work Organizations, 1974-2005, inclusive; 1985-2002, bulk

This series focuses upon the activities of human rights and social worker organizations that were affiliated with CIHRI and Ruth Wilson, or were of interest to Wilson as demonstrated by her collection of their informational materials.

The majority of this series is focused upon the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and includes correspondence and petitions; election and conference materials; topic files focused upon human rights violations in specific countries and against specific individuals; and administrative documents including membership lists, newsletters, and memorandums. Due to the large volume of materials related to the NASW and IFSW, it is likely Wilson was a member of these organizations.

In addition to NASW and IFSW, the activities and interests of organizations including Asia Watch, Amnesty International, the Bertha Capen Reynolds Society, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam America, and the United Nations are also represented in this series. Materials related to these and other organizations include booklets, flyers, and brochures; conference agendas, petitions, speeches, press statements; newspaper clippings and articles about human rights violations; factbooks and research materials focused on countries, the types of human rights issues in those countries, and specific individuals; and published government reports about human rights conditions globally.

Together, these materials reflect the diversity of human rights and social work organizations that were active between 1974-2005; the types of groups, geographic regions, and human rights violations these organizations advocated on behalf of; and the types of activities they engaged in.