IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/451
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: GARRETT, Kathleen Isabella (fl 1970)
Date(s): 197-?
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 7 production units.
Name of creator(s): Garrett | Kathleen Isabella | fl 1970 | historian
Hackett | Maria | 1783-1874 | philanthropist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Kathleen Isabella Garrett was principal cataloguer at Guildhall Library until 1970.
Maria Hackett (1783-1874) was a philanthropist who campaigned for the better treatment of choristers in Anglican cathedrals. The boy choristers often lived in poor conditions without proper education or supervison, and could be hired out by their singing master to perform at public concerts. Hackett studied documents at St Paul's to determine the ancient responsbilities of the cathedral regarding the choristers; wrote campaigning letters; and initiated legal proceedings. Her efforts resulted in reform and the establishment of a new choir school attached to St Paul's. She also formed a committee dedicated to the restoration of Crosby Hall, a medieval hall adjoining her house.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Research of Kathleen Garrett relating to philanthropist Maria Hackett, including typescript copy of three letters (1868-9) from Maria Hackett to John Henry Blunt, 1975; an unpublished biography of Maria Hackett, compiled c 1970-9; typescript versions of articles printed in Guildhall Studies in London History, 1974-1977; and miscellaneous research notes on the life of Maria Hackett, compiled c 1970-1979.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions governing access:
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the 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:
These records were donated to Guildhall Library in 1980 and were catalogued in the same year by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For other papers relating to Maria Hackett held at the LMA see CLC/136 (papers relating to Crosby Hall); CLC/240 (letters to, from and about Maria Hackett) and CLC/521/MS10189/009 (manuscript draft of a novel by Maria Hackett).
Publication note:
K. I. Garrett, 'Miss Hackett of Crosby Square', Guildhall Studies in London History, 1 (1973-5), 150-62.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: Records prepared May to September 2011.