London Alliance of West End Cutters
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 2159 London Alliance of West End Cutters |
Held at | : University of the Arts London: London College of Fashion Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/library-services/collections-and-archives/london-college-of-fashion/ › |
Full title | : London Alliance of West End Cutters |
Date(s) | : 1967-1987 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : Approximately 3 files |
Name of creator(s) | : London Alliance of West End Cutters |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Alliance of West End Cutters was founded in 1892 by J P Thornton, and was a professional society for tailors. Annual dinners were held and lectures given to meetings. The Alliance was wound up in 1987.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the London Alliance of West End Cutters, 1967-1987, comprising minutes of the committee, 1978-1986; minutes of general meetings, 1975-1986; members' attendance book, 1978-1987; papers relating to the Alliance, including rules [post 1949], 1979; correspondence, 1979-1981; programmes of lectures, 1977-1983; menus for annual dinners, 1967-1980; correspondence and papers relating to the winding up of the Alliance, 1986; photos of Stanley Fries at work (Saville Row tailor and Secretary of the London Alliance of West End Cutters), [1960s].
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
The records are unsorted.
Conditions governing access:
Access to the collection is by appointment only.
Conditions governing reproduction:
No photocopying is permitted although photographs may be taken at the discretion of the Head of Learning Resources.
Finding aids:
The records are uncatalogued.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated to the London College of Fashion by Edward Thornton, Senior Lecturer at London College of Fashion.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
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:
July 2002
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