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- 1933-1983 (Creation)
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0.30 linear metres.
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Biographical history
Samuel Fisher was a leading member of the Anglo-Jewish Community and a well-known figure in London local government.
He was Mayor of Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough 1953-1954 and Camden London Borough 1965-1966. He was Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association 1966-1977. He was made a life peer in 1974.
His influence was felt on a number of London wide bodies such as the Metropolitan Water Board where he was Chairman and national bodies such as the Board of Deputies of British Jews where he was President. A musical of his life was written entitled The Sammy Fisher Story. He died in 1979.
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GB 0074 ACC/3494 1933-1983 Collection 0.30 linear metres. Fisher , Samuel , 1905-1979 , Baron Fisher of Camden , local government officer x Fisher of Camden , Baron
Samuel Fisher was a leading member of the Anglo-Jewish Community and a well-known figure in London local government.
He was Mayor of Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough 1953-1954 and Camden London Borough 1965-1966. He was Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association 1966-1977. He was made a life peer in 1974.
His influence was felt on a number of London wide bodies such as the Metropolitan Water Board where he was Chairman and national bodies such as the Board of Deputies of British Jews where he was President. A musical of his life was written entitled The Sammy Fisher Story. He died in 1979.
Records deposited in March 1995.
Records of Samuel Fisher, local government officer. The collection reflects the range of his interests and involvement in public life. There are a large number of photographs and press cuttings as well as some family papers. The photographs show Fisher's activities as Mayor and as Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association, and include pictures of visits to Geneva, Australia, Gibraltar, New York, Israel and Belfast.
ACC/3494-1: Photographs; ACC/3494-2: Printed material.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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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. Camden Board of Deputies of British Jews London Labour Mayors Association Fisher , Samuel , 1905-1979 , Baron Fisher of Camden , local government officer x Fisher of Camden , Baron Cultural identity Information sources Jewish Documents Primary documents Personal papers Archives Personal archives People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Mayors Religious groups Jews London England UK Western Europe Europe Australia Oceania Stoke Newington Hackney Geneva Switzerland Belfast Northern Ireland Israel Middle East Thames, river Gibraltar New York USA North America
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Records deposited in March 1995.
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Records of Samuel Fisher, local government officer. The collection reflects the range of his interests and involvement in public life. There are a large number of photographs and press cuttings as well as some family papers. The photographs show Fisher's activities as Mayor and as Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association, and include pictures of visits to Geneva, Australia, Gibraltar, New York, Israel and Belfast.
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ACC/3494-1: Photographs; ACC/3494-2: Printed material.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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- 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