BOROUGH SYNAGOGUE
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 ACC/2712/BRS |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : BOROUGH SYNAGOGUE |
Date(s) | : 1865-1960 |
Level of description | : Collection
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Extent | : 1.47 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Borough Synagogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Borough Synagogue was situated at Vowler Street, Walworth Road, S.E. The synagogue was admitted as a Constituent member of the United Synagogue in 1873. It amalgamated with Brixton Synagogue in 1961.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Borough Synagogue, consisting of registers of kethubot [marriage contracts], lists of seat holders, chalitza book, financial accounts, and minute books including Burial Society minute book.
PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged in two series: Membership (ACC/2712/BRS-1) and Synagogue Records (ACC/2712/BRS-2).
Conditions governing access:
Lists of seatholders and kesubah registers are closed to public inspection. Other material is available for consultation only by written permission of the United Synagogue's Chief Executive.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records 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:
Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue. Administrative and financial records (items 1-22) form part of the original deposit, while the kesubah registers (items 23-25) are part of an additional deposit.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
The History of Borough Synagogue by Rev. M Rosenbaum.
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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:
Description prepared in March 2010.
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