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London Metropolitan Archives

WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FANMAKERS


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/L/FA

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FANMAKERS

Date(s): 1709-1977

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 37 production units

Name of creator(s): Worshipful Company of Fanmakers

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Worshipful Company of Fanmakers received its charter on 19 April 1709 and was formed to protect English fanmakers from an influx of immigrant French fanmakers. The modern company gives prizes for fan design and supports research in fan engineering and aeronautical design.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Worshipful Company of Fanmakers, 1709-1977. The records include registers of freedom admissions from 1749 and of apprentice bindings from 1765; as well as charters; ordinances; quarterage books; cash books and album of press cuttings, photographs, letters, invitation cards and so on.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

As the archive is large and complex, and to assist the user, the catalogue has been arranged in sections each with an archival classification code as follows:
CLC/L/FA/A Constitutional records,
CLC/L/FA/B Court records,
CLC/L/FA/C Membership records,
CLC/L/FA/D Financial records,
CLC/L/FA/E Trade records,
CLC/L/FA/F Clerk's records,
CLC/L/FA/G Charities and estates.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries. For further information please see LMA Research Guide "Consulting Archives at Guildhall Library", available at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Visitor_information/free_information_leaflets.htm

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: Depositor.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The records of the Company were deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1984, 1985 and 1989. The Manuscripts Section merged with London Metropolitan Archives in 2008. The records were catalogued by various members of staff over many years.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Publication note:

For further information relating to Livery Companies, particularly using the company records for family history, please see Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section "Livery Company Membership Guide" and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section "Leaflet Guides to Records: Searching for Members or those apprenticed to Members of City of London Livery Companies" (both available online).

For a general introduction to the history of the City of London Livery Companies please see entry in The London Encyclopaedia, ed Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert.

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: Oct-09


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Apprenticeship records | Documents | Information sources
Fan makers | Skilled personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Fanmaking | Manufacturing industry | Industry
Freedom admissions | Documents | Information sources
Freedom of a city | Rights and privileges | Administration of justice
Freemen | People by roles | People
Trade guilds | Guilds | Associations | Organizations

Personal names

Corporate names
Worshipful Company of Fanmakers

Places
City of London | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe