BOROUGH SYNAGOGUE

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 ACC/2712/BRS
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: BOROUGH SYNAGOGUE
Date(s)	: 1865-1960
Level of description	: Collection View parent record
Extent	: 1.47 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Borough Synagogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Borough Synagogue was situated at Vowler Street, Walworth Road, S.E. The synagogue was admitted as a Constituent member of the United Synagogue in 1873. It amalgamated with Brixton Synagogue in 1961.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of Borough Synagogue, consisting of registers of kethubot [marriage contracts], lists of seat holders, chalitza book, financial accounts, and minute books including Burial Society minute book.

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:

Records arranged in two series: Membership (ACC/2712/BRS-1) and Synagogue Records (ACC/2712/BRS-2).

Conditions governing access:

Lists of seatholders and kesubah registers are 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.

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. Administrative and financial records (items 1-22) form part of the original deposit, while the kesubah registers (items 23-25) are part of an additional deposit.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

The History of Borough Synagogue by Rev. M Rosenbaum.

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.