IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): CLA/074
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: CLUBS AND SOCIETIES
Date(s): 1795-1993
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 4.5 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Corporation of London
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Since the late 19th century, workplace sporting and social clubs have been popular, not least in the Guildhall and the Corporation of London. According to an annual report, for example, the Guildhall Cricket and Athletic Club "was founded in 1885 for the staff of the Corporation of London" and the sports ground was at the City of London Cemetery, Ilford.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Administrative records, financial records, photographs and publications relating to various London clubs, 1795-1993, including the Guildhall Club, Guildhall Sports and Social Club, The City Livery Club, the City of London Trade Club, London Bridge (approaches) Club, the Ex-Sheriffs Club, the Guildhall Christian Fellowship, Society for Prosecuting Felons, the Guildhall Historical Association, the Corporation of London Pensioners' Association and the Corporation of London Staff Association.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
In sections according to catalogue.
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: City of London.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Immediate source of acquisition:
Corporation of London Records Office.
ALLIED MATERIALS
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Date(s) of descriptions: February 2009