NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 LMA/4771
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: NORTH WEST LONDON JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
Date(s)	: 1944-2004
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 7 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: North West London Jewish Day School

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Founded in 1945 by Rabbi Margulies, the 'Premishlaner Rebbe' for the Jewish Community in the area, the North West London Jewish Day School is still an active school for local orthodox communities of Brondesbury, Hampstead and St John’s Wood.

Rabbi Maurice Landy, the rabbi of the Cricklewood community, took on the development of the school and was involved as Honorary Principal and Chair of Governors and Trustees for over 40 years until his passing in 1996.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the North West London Jewish Day School including administrative records for the school dating from 1944, which includes minutes and reports from various school committees, staff and pupil records, correspondence, Parents Association material and records related to the building and its history.

Finance records cover end of year accounts, fundraising and school contribution fees

North West London Jewish Day School deposited a large number of photographs, both physical and digital records. These have been organised by topic and depict the school's many activities, including competitions, sports events and fundraising.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

These records have been organised into the following sections:
LMA/4771/A: Administration
LMA/4771/B: Finance

Conditions governing access:

Access by written permission of the school only.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

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

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in March and June 2006.

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:
Added November 2019.