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.

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Related material:

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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.