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LONDON HISTORY WORKSHOP


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/3704

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: LONDON HISTORY WORKSHOP

Date(s): 1984

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 1.08 linear metres

Name of creator(s): London History Workshop | Greater London Council

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

London History Workshop was commissioned by the Greater London Council (GLC) to set up a major exhibition on the South Bank in 1984 to celebrate 95 years of strategic local government in London (the London County Council was founded in 1889). The resulting exhibition took the form of a walk-in birthday cake with background soundtrack and images portraying London life.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the London History Workshop, 1984, consisting of slide carousels relating to the 95th birthday cake exhibition and files of research relating to the history of London government.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

12 slide carousels, 24 files, 1 cassette tape, and 3 postcards.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated in 1996

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

Additional records can be found in the official records of the GLC (reference: GLC).

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: July to October 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Anniversary celebrations | Cultural heritage
Cultural exhibitions | Exhibitions
Local government | Public administration | Government
Local government archives | Government archives | Archives
Local history | History
Social history | History
Intangible cultural heritage

Personal names

Corporate names
GLC | Greater London Council x Greater London Council
London History Workshop | Greater London Council

Places