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Board of Deputies of British Jews' Aliens Committee: Minutes and Reports


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 1556 WL 708

Held at: Wiener Library

Title: Board of Deputies of British Jews' Aliens Committee: Minutes and Reports

Date(s): 1931

Level of description: Collection level (fonds)

Extent: 1 folder

Name of creator(s): Board of Deputies of British Jews' Aliens Committee

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Board of Deputies of British Jews is the main representative body of British Jews. Founded in 1760 it has since become a widely recognised forum for the views of the different sectors of the UK Jewish community.

The Aliens Committee was formed by the Board in 1905 (the year the first Aliens Restrictions Act was passed) to ensure that Jewish immigrants received considerate treatment and to provide help with naturalisation problems.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Memoranda, minutes and reports of the Board of Deputies of British Jews' Aliens Committee, 1931, including information on the background and activities of the Aliens Committee and discussions on individual cases.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Original order

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

For the full records of the Board of Deputies' Aliens Committee contact London Metropolitan Archives.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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: Mar 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Immigrants | Migrants
Jews | Religious groups
Refugees | Migrants
Religious organizations | Religious institutions

Personal names

Corporate names
Board of Deputies of British Jews

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe