BRITISH HOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/039 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : BRITISH HOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE |
Date(s) | : 1949-1953 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1 envelope. |
Name of creator(s) | : British Horological Institute |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The British Horological Institute was founded in 1858 in reaction to the large number of foreign clocks and watches entering Britain, and to improve standards of British clock-making.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the Antiquarian section of the British Horological Institute, including minutes and papers.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
One envelope of papers, catalogued as CLC/039/MS20574.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
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:
These papers were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Clockmakers' Company in 1983. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Allied Materials
Related material:
See also CLC/002: Antiquarian Horological Society.
Publication note:
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:
June to August 2010.
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