STOKE NEWINGTON SYNAGOGUE

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 ACC/2712/SNS
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: STOKE NEWINGTON SYNAGOGUE
Date(s)	: 1891-1973
Level of description	: Collection View parent record
Extent	: 0.6 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Stoke Newington Synagogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Stoke Newington Synagogue was established in 1887, and admitted as a Constituent member of the United Synagogue in 1903. Dalston Synagogue was incorporated into it in 1967.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of Stoke Newington Synagogue, consisting of minutes and registers of kethubot [marriage contracts].

PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in two series: Synagogue Records and Membership.

Conditions governing access:

Kesubah registers are closed to public inspection. Other material is available for consultation only with written permission of the United Synagogue's Chief Executive.

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:

Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue. The minutes (items 1-2) form part of the original deposit, while the kethubot registers (items 3-12) are part of an additional deposit.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

For further information please consult the LMA Information Leaflet: "Records of the Anglo-Jewish Community at London Metropolitan Archives"; available to download here: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Visitor_information/free_information_leaflets.htm (URL correct Feb 2010).

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:
Description prepared in March 2010.