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British Library of Political and Economic Science

New Survey of London


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 NSOL

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: New Survey of London

Date(s): [1881]-1933

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 63 boxes and 1 file

Name of creator(s): New Survey of London

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The New Survey of London was begun in 1928 and concluded in 1933 as a deliberate attempt to update Charles Booth's Survey of Life and Labour in London. It was directed by Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith who had been one of Booth's assistants. The Survey was based at the London School of Economics and was financed by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Trust and by donations raised by Beveridge from London organisations. Llewellyn Smith published his findings in 1930-1934 as The new survey of London life and labour (London, 1930-1935).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Material created during the compilation of the New survey of London life and labour (London, 1930-1935) undertaken by the LSE in 1930-1934, including working papers of the survey such as minutes of the Steering Committee, correspondence of Sir Hubert Llewellyn Smith (Director) with Sydney Frank Markham (Secretary), correspondence with publishers, specimens of street survey cards and enquiry records, and drafts; background material, including census statistics, subject files and information on London organisations, labour and history; survey records, consisting of index cards, each containing information concerning one household and giving information on the age, occupation, place of work, travel and earnings of each wage earner. The London boroughs covered are Acton, Barking, Battersea, Bermondsey, Bethnal Green, Camberwell, Chelsea, Deptford, East Ham, Finsbury, Fulham, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Holborn, Hornsey, Islington, Kensington, Lambeth North, Lambeth South, Lewisham, Leyton, Paddington, Poplar, St Marylebone, St Pancras, Shoreditch, Southwark, Stepney, Stoke Newington, Tottenham, Wandsworth, West Ham, Westminster, Willesden, and Woolwich.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The index cards are arranged according to London borough.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright held by the LSE. Some documents may be photocopied.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Printed catalogue available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

The papers were probably deposited in the Library following the completion of the project in 1934. The survey cards were long thought missing but were found in 1978 during the Library's transfer to the Lionel Robbins Building.

Immediate source of acquisition:

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds the papers relating to Charles Booth's original survey of London (Ref: Booth).

Publication note:

The new survey of London life and labour (London, 1930-1935).

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Social history | History
Social surveys | Social research
Surveys | Field work | Research work

Personal names
Markham | Sir | Sydney Frank | 1897-1975 | Knight | politician
Smith | Sir | Hubert Llewellyn | 1864-1945 | Knight | civil servant and social investigator

Corporate names
LSE | London School of Economics and Political Science x London School of Economics and Political Science

Places
Acton | Middlesex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Barking | Essex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Battersea | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Bermondsey | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Bethnal Green | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Camberwell | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Chelsea | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Deptford | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
East Ham | Essex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Finsbury | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Fulham | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Hampstead | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Holborn | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Hornsey | Middlesex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Kensington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Lambeth | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Leyton | Essex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Paddington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Poplar | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Shoreditch | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
St Marylebone | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
St Pancras | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Stepney | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Stoke Newington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Tottenham | Hertfordshire | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
West Ham | Essex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Westminster | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Willesden | Middlesex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Woolwich | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Barking and Dagenham
Brent
Camden
Camden
Camden
City of Westminster
City of Westminster
Ealing
Greenwich
Hackney
Hammersmith and Fulham
Haringey
Haringey
Islington
Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea
Lewisham
Newham
Newham
Southwark
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth