Collection LCC/CL/FB - CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: FIRE BRIGADE

Identity area

Reference code

LCC/CL/FB

Title

CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: FIRE BRIGADE

Date(s)

  • 1865-1956 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

3 linear metres

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Biographical history

The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.

The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.

Archival history

LCC/CL/FB 1865-1956 Collection 3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council

The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.

The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.

Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.

Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Fire Brigade Committee. General papers on a variety of subjects, 1865-1956, including fire alarms, fire telephones and exchange telephone lines, automatic fire alarms, malicious false alarms, annual displays, air raid precautions, the Auxiliary Fire Service, exhibitions, Coronation arrangements (1937), film and photograph service, cost of the Fire Brigade, inventions affecting Fire Brigade equipment, smoke helmets and breathing apparatus, hydrants, water supply, fire prevention, fire stations, serious fires and other incidents, fires on tube railways, the River Service, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigades in Great Britain, the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services, legislation affecting fire brigades, Fire Service organisation, the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council Joint Fire Prevention Committee, radio and telephone communications, London Fire Brigade publicity (press cuttings and fire prevention film), Fire Brigade circulars, staffing and medals and awards.

LCC/CL/FB/1: Committee Clerk's general papers (177 files).

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright: City of London
English

Fit

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

See LCC/FB for papers of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department. See also LFE for the London Fire Engine Establishment and LFCDA for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.

For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.

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. April to June 2009 Fire stations Disasters Accidents Fires Safety devices Warning devices Political systems Monarchy Coronation Coronation of George VI (1937) Emergency services Fire services People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Fire fighters Civil defence Air raid precautions Safety Safety measures Fire prevention Public buildings Buildings Architecture Defence Equipment LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe State security Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.

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Scope and content

Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Fire Brigade Committee. General papers on a variety of subjects, 1865-1956, including fire alarms, fire telephones and exchange telephone lines, automatic fire alarms, malicious false alarms, annual displays, air raid precautions, the Auxiliary Fire Service, exhibitions, Coronation arrangements (1937), film and photograph service, cost of the Fire Brigade, inventions affecting Fire Brigade equipment, smoke helmets and breathing apparatus, hydrants, water supply, fire prevention, fire stations, serious fires and other incidents, fires on tube railways, the River Service, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigades in Great Britain, the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services, legislation affecting fire brigades, Fire Service organisation, the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council Joint Fire Prevention Committee, radio and telephone communications, London Fire Brigade publicity (press cuttings and fire prevention film), Fire Brigade circulars, staffing and medals and awards.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

LCC/CL/FB/1: Committee Clerk's general papers (177 files).

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: City of London

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See LCC/FB for papers of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department. See also LFE for the London Fire Engine Establishment and LFCDA for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.

Finding aids

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

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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

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