NATIONAL TEMPERANCE FEDERATION

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 LMA/4005
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: NATIONAL TEMPERANCE FEDERATION
Date(s)	: 1919-1986
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 0.30 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: National Temperance Federation

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The National Temperance Foundation was founded in 1883. It acted as a co-ordinating body bringing together the various temperance organisations to speak with one voice (at one time there were over 100 affiliated societies).

"The basis of co-operation of the Federated Societies is that they should work together in view of legislative and other actions on the points upon which they are agreed, and as a united body, bring their influence to bear on Parliament, and with Her Majesty's Government, and through the county generally" (extract from Constitution).

These societies included the British Temperance Society, National United Temperance Council and London United Temperance Council (see Acc/2425) and the Christian Economic and Social Research Council (see LMA/4006). The records of the National Licensed Victuallers Association (see Acc/3122) make for good comparative reading.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the National Temperance Federation, including minutes, correspondence, publications, annual reports and photographs.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

LMA/4005/001-007: Minutes and reports; LMA/4005/008-015: Administrative records.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Records gifted to the Archive in January 1997.

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.