LONDON SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 LMA/4638
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 SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
Date(s)	: 1897-1936
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: 0.15 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Wilson | Joseph
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The London Schools Swimming Association was created in 1893 and promotes aquatic sports for all primary and secondary schools in the thirty two boroughs of London and the City of London.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Three volumes containing a record of members of the London Schools Swimming Association who received awards from the Royal Humane Society. The awards were given for bravery for saving lives from drowning. The books were created by Joseph Wilson who was president of both the English and London Associations.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

3 items

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright is held by 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:

Deposited in March 2013.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Records of the Royal Humane Society are held at London Metropolitan Archives reference LMA/4517.

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:
Added June 2013