IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/2712/NLS
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE
Date(s): 1864-1957
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.22 linear metres
Name of creator(s): North London Synagogue
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The North London Synagogue was opened in 1868, although services had been taking place in the area since 1864. It was situated on John Street (now Lofting Road) in Barnsbury, Islington. The synagogue was admitted as a Constituent member of the United Synagogue in 1878. The opening of Dalston Synagogue caused a decline in membership and in 1958 the two establishments were amalgamated.
From: 'Islington: Judaism', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 117 (available online).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the North London Synagogue, consisting of correspondence and a kethuba register [marriage contracts].
PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged in two series: Synagogue records (ACC/2712/NLS-1) and Membership (ACC/2712/NLS-2).
Conditions governing access:
The kesubah register is 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.
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:
Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue. The correspondence (item 1) forms part of the original deposit, while the register (item 2) is part of an additional deposit.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
See ACC/2712/DNS for the Dalston Synagogue.
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: Description prepared in March 2010.