London Blues (gay club)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 HCA/LONDON BLUES
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: London Blues (gay club)
Date(s)	: 1978-2002
Level of description	: Sub-Collection
Extent	: 3 boxes & 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: London Blues

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The London Blues was a club for gay men founded in 1978. It met in several different venues in London throughout its history, including The Green Man, Heaven, the Laurel Tree and Central Station. The club was for gay men with an interest in uniforms and western/denim clothes (in practice it was mainly for those with military, naval, airforce, police and other uniform interests - whether as wearers or admirers). It had close links to the network of leather clubs in the UK and Europe (see items 22 and 23). For a history of the club and more information about its ethos and activities, see items 2 and 3. The London Blues was most active in the 1980s and early 1990s but went into decline towards the end of the 90s and was finally dissolved early in 2002.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

The papers include the London Blues club's constitution, minutes, annual reports, financial records, newsletters, correspondence and material relating to the European Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs and the Federation of United Kingdom Clubs, 1978-2002.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The files have been arranged in a single series.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No material may be published without the prior permission of both the copyright holder and the Library. All applications for publication must be made to the Archivist in the first instance, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user.

Finding aids:

List of files available from Archives staff.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited by the London Blues in 2003

Allied Materials

Related material:

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Sources: Copied from LSE Archives CALM database by Anna Towlson.

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:
Mar 2008