Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1774-1779; 1796-1801 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
2 production units.
Context area
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Biographical history
The Friendly Society of Tradesmen met at the Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill and appears to have met only for betting and social purposes; it was not a "benevolent" friendly society.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/069 1774-1779; 1796-1801 Collection 2 production units. Friendly Society of Tradesmen
The Friendly Society of Tradesmen met at the Belle Sauvage, Ludgate Hill and appears to have met only for betting and social purposes; it was not a "benevolent" friendly society.
These records were donated to Guildhall Library in 1898 and were catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Friendly Society of Tradesmen records comprising rules and orders, account of subscriptions, a record of attendance and a record of wagers laid by members.
Chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records 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.
June to August 2010. People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Tradesmen Social behaviour Social participation Gambling Leisure Leisure time activities Clubs Social clubs People Friendly Society of Tradesmen City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These records were donated to Guildhall Library in 1898 and were catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Friendly Society of Tradesmen records comprising rules and orders, account of subscriptions, a record of attendance and a record of wagers laid by members.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Rules and/or conventions used
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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English