Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c. 1980s - c. 2010s (Accumulation)
- 1920s - 2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
24.1 linear metres (59 archive boxes and 2 outsize bundles)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Laurie Kazan-Allen studied history at Brandeis University (BA 1969). She was the founding editor, in 1990, of the 'British asbestos newsletter' (BAN), a quarterly publication distributed to victim support groups, environmentalists, solicitors, academics, medical personnel and research bodies in over thirty countries. Since 1999, Kazan-Allen was the coordinator of the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat. Kazan-Allen has been the recipient of awards in recognition of her work in raising awareness of asbestos disease, and contributing to the ban of the substance. Awards include: the 'Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Voice of the Victims, Tribute of Unity Award', April 2005; the 'Emeritus Professor Eric G. Saint Memorial Award, 2012'; the 'Construction Safety Campaign, Robert Tressel Award for services to working people', in 2013; and the 'Rachel LEE Jung-Lim Award', awarded by a confederation of Asian ban asbestos groups, 2013. Laurie Kazan-Allen's brother, Steven Kazan, was an American asbestos litigator.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Laurie Kazan-Allen in Summer 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to Laurie Kazan-Allen's work in the UK for the British Asbestos Newsletter and to her work internationally for the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat. The bulk of the collection comprises research files on various aspects of asbestos, its uses, dangers, and effects.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access is restricted as collection is in the process of being catalogued.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Afrikaans
- Dutch
- English
- French
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The collection is currently being catalogued.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Earlier documents, dating to before 1980s, in this collection are largely photocopies.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (Subject)