This page has been designed to complement our existing online resources nd we would encourage feedback on how this page can be developed and imporvied. The Refugee Council Archive at the University of East London represents one of the largest collections of materials relating to the study of forced migration and the refugee. It is a source of information and analysis on displacement, flight and ex
ile; on legal, political and social issues; and on refugee community life. The Archive contains materials on refugees in all parts of the world, with special emphasis on Britain. It was originally housed at the Refugee Council, the lead organization in Britain on refugee issues. For over 30 years the Refugee Council collected official and unofficial reports, books and journals, newsletters, conference proceedings, research documents, field reports, informal data, and working papers. A history of the development of the Refugee Council itself can be found here. In 2002 the Archive was moved to the University of East London (UEL), where it is maintained and developed by the Refugee Research Centre in conjunction with the UEL Library and Learning Service (LLS). The Archive is open to all users, both internal and external to UEL and it serves students, academics, researchers, policy makers, agencies, and in particular refugees, for whom access to dedicated materials on forced migration is often difficult. Descriptions for all current UEL Archival Collections can be found on both the Archives Hub and AIM25 websites.
