CITY OF LONDON TEMPERANCE UNION

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 CLC/051
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: CITY OF LONDON TEMPERANCE UNION
Date(s)	: 1863
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: One production unit.
Name of creator(s)	: City of London Temperance Union

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The temperance movement was started in the early 19th century. Various temperance associations campaigned against excessive drinking, blaming many social ills on alcohol and drunkenness. Members promoted abstinence and campaigned for stronger legislation and licensing.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Request of the City of London Temperance Union to the Licensing Justices in Petty Sessions, requesting that the justices should consider the question of the withholding of licences or restricting the opening hours of public houses in the City.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

One item catalogued as CLC/051/MS01973.

Conditions governing access:

Access only to holders of a History Card. Please see staff if you require a card.

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 Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

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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.