IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4638
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: LONDON SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
Date(s): 1897-1936
Level of description: collection
Extent: 0.15 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Wilson | Joseph
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Schools Swimming Association was created in 1893 and promotes aquatic sports for all primary and secondary schools in the thirty two boroughs of London and the City of London.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Three volumes containing a record of members of the London Schools Swimming Association who received awards from the Royal Humane Society. The awards were given for bravery for saving lives from drowning. The books were created by Joseph Wilson who was president of both the English and London Associations.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
3 items
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.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright is held by the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in March 2013.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Records of the Royal Humane Society are held at London Metropolitan Archives reference LMA/4517.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: Added June 2013