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- 1979-1992 (Creation)
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34 production units.
Context area
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Biographical history
The Barbican Horticultural Society was established in 1980. It was founded to provide information and practical help to Barbican residents. It also holds and participates in competitions and organises visits to gardens in the London area.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/003 1979-1992 Collection 34 production units. Barbican Horticultural Society
The Barbican Horticultural Society was established in 1980. It was founded to provide information and practical help to Barbican residents. It also holds and participates in competitions and organises visits to gardens in the London area.
The Society's archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Society in January 1992. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Barbican Horticultural Society, mainly comprising correspondence files, but also including a copy of the constitution of the Society, members' returns, and leaflets. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1992.
THE RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. Access to records less than 30 years old should be sought from the Society (contact details may be obtained from staff).
The records have been arranged in sections according to record type.
Restricted access: please see staff.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
June to August 2010. Barbican Horticultural Society People People by occupation Gardeners Clubs Leisure Leisure time activities Gardening Agricultural economics Agricultural shows Horticultural exhibitions Agronomy Horticulture Barbican London England UK Western Europe Europe City of London
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Society's archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Society in January 1992. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of the Barbican Horticultural Society, mainly comprising correspondence files, but also including a copy of the constitution of the Society, members' returns, and leaflets. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1992.
THE RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. Access to records less than 30 years old should be sought from the Society (contact details may be obtained from staff).
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Accruals
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The records have been arranged in sections according to record type.
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Conditions governing access
Restricted access: please see staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English