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- 1782-1788 (Creation)
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2 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Clark was Alderman for Broad Street Ward 1776-98, Lord Mayor 1784-5 and Chamberlain of London 1798-1831. He died in 1831.
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GB 0074 CLC/435 1782-1788 Collection 2 production units. Clark , Richard , d 1831 , Lord Mayor of London
Richard Clark was Alderman for Broad Street Ward 1776-98, Lord Mayor 1784-5 and Chamberlain of London 1798-1831. He died in 1831.
The provenance of these items is unknown, but they were probably a purchase by or gift to Guildhall Library in the late 19th or early 20th century. They were catalogued in 1938 (revised 1981) by members of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of Richard Clark, Lord Mayor of London, comprising diaries, agendas, invitations, memoranda and other papers relating to the year of his mayoralty, 1784-85.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Nonfiction Diaries Information sources Documents Primary documents Personal papers People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Mayors Archives Personal archives Clark , Richard , d 1831 , Lord Mayor of London Corporation of London x City of London City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Prose Literary forms and genres Literature
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The provenance of these items is unknown, but they were probably a purchase by or gift to Guildhall Library in the late 19th or early 20th century. They were catalogued in 1938 (revised 1981) by members of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Papers of Richard Clark, Lord Mayor of London, comprising diaries, agendas, invitations, memoranda and other papers relating to the year of his mayoralty, 1784-85.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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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