source: INQUEST

published: March 2023

Image Credit: INQUEST at www.inquest.org.uk

The INQUEST archive is now available to access at the Bishopsgate Institute. On Saturday 11 March the public were able to see the archive in progress and hear from Celia Stubbs and Marcia Rigg about their ongoing fight for truth, justice and accountability. Find out more here.

For over 40 years, INQUEST has fought alongside families affected by state related deaths to shine a light on the state’s darkest corners and challenge the unjust systems that enable these deaths.

Now, thanks to a brilliant team of volunteers, they are sorting through decades of documents and collecting materials from bereaved families, campaigners and supporters to create a public archive of commemoration and resistance. They are in the process of creating and depositing the archive at the Bishopsgate Institute, who will provide public access to over 40 years of documentation around state-related deaths, family campaigns, and crucial political and legal changes.

The world-renowned Bishopsgate Institute archives and special collections document the experiences of everyday people, and the extraordinary individuals and organisations who have striven for social, political, and cultural change. Home to the archives of individuals and organisations who have fought to make a better world, from Bernie Grant (one of the UK’s first Black MPs) to Unite Against Fascism and Wages for Housework, there is no better place for the INQUEST archive.

Bishopsgate welcomes researchers and anyone who is interested in learning more about the history it has to offer. As a reference library only, books and other materials may only be consulted on site.

Everyone is welcome to explore the INQUEST archive in progress, come and see what’s already part of Bishopsgate’s collection, from posters and campaign flyers to abolitionist magazines and press cuttings.