LONDON CHESS CLUB
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 A/LCH |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : LONDON CHESS CLUB |
Date(s) | : 1807-1851 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.07 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : London Chess Club |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Chess Club was founded in 1807, and held meetings in Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill, City of London. It was possibly replaced in 1852 by the City of London Chess Club.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the London Chess Club, including volume of minutes; lists of members and financial accounts.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
A/LCH/001-005: Membership; A/LCH/006-007: Accounts.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
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 in the London County Record Office, 10 December, 1959.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
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:
June to August 2010.
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