THOMPSON, William Whitaker (1857-1920)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 LMA/4261 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : THOMPSON, William Whitaker (1857-1920) |
Date(s) | : 1887-1919 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.13 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Thompson | William Whitaker | 1857-1920 | chairman of London County Council |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Whitaker Thompson was chairman of the London County Council from 1910-1911 before undertaking the role of Mayor of Kensington 1911-1912.
He was a member of the Municipal Reform Party Regime from 1907-1919, who advocated the maintenance and improvement of local bodies in London.
They were content to administer duties assigned by Parliament to the council and were champions of private enterprise and opposed to municipal trading.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
This short series of scrapbooks cover the period 1887-1912 and contain invitations, cuttings and information on many of the social events that William Whitaker Thompson and his wife attended during his years in office.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Chronological order.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with 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:
The scrapbooks were gifted to the London Metropolitan Archives in May 2000.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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:
August to October 2010.
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