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- 1937-1983 (Creation)
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0.45 linear metres
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Biographical history
The Guild of Memorial Craftsmen was established in 1949. Its aim and objectives were:
-To use its best endeavours and to do everything to the best of its ability to raise the Standard of Memorial design and craftsmanship and disseminate knowledge in relation thereto.
-To publish and circulate to the general public and in particular to Ecclesiastical and Cemetery Authorities brochures and literature.
-To use its best endeavours to promote by all suitable means the education of public taste in the matter of improved design and craftsmanship and to hold meetings with this aim in view.
-To do everything it legitimately can to further the interest of its members and to employ its funds for that purpose.
The Guild's business, including election of members, was run by a court. The court was elected annually at the AGM and consisted of not more than 12 Guildsmen including the Master and the Warden. Membership was open to all practising sculptors, carvers and memorial craftsmen.
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GB 0074 LMA/4074 1937-1983 Collection 0.45 linear metres Guild of Memorial Craftsmen
The Guild of Memorial Craftsmen was established in 1949. Its aim and objectives were:
-To use its best endeavours and to do everything to the best of its ability to raise the Standard of Memorial design and craftsmanship and disseminate knowledge in relation thereto.
-To publish and circulate to the general public and in particular to Ecclesiastical and Cemetery Authorities brochures and literature.
-To use its best endeavours to promote by all suitable means the education of public taste in the matter of improved design and craftsmanship and to hold meetings with this aim in view.
-To do everything it legitimately can to further the interest of its members and to employ its funds for that purpose.
The Guild's business, including election of members, was run by a court. The court was elected annually at the AGM and consisted of not more than 12 Guildsmen including the Master and the Warden. Membership was open to all practising sculptors, carvers and memorial craftsmen.
Deposited in December 1998.
Guild of Memorial Craftsmen records including minutes and AGMs dating from 1949, a register of members, a short series of accounts and balance sheets and a nice series of photographs showing the work of members.
The records have been arranged in the following order :
Administration LMA/4074/A;
Finance LMA/4074/B;
Publications LMA/4074/C;
Photographs LMA/4074/D.
The records are open and available for consultation.
Copyright rests with The Guild of Memorial Craftsmen.
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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.
June to August 2010. Stonemasonry Stone carving Artists Sculptors Building components Decorative features Memorials Structures Gravestones Enterprises Public enterprises Public utilities Burial grounds Cemeteries Organizations Associations Trade associations Crafts Handicrafts Guild of Memorial Craftsmen England UK Western Europe Europe
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Deposited in December 1998.
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Guild of Memorial Craftsmen records including minutes and AGMs dating from 1949, a register of members, a short series of accounts and balance sheets and a nice series of photographs showing the work of members.
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The records have been arranged in the following order :
Administration LMA/4074/A;
Finance LMA/4074/B;
Publications LMA/4074/C;
Photographs LMA/4074/D.
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The records are open and available for consultation.
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Copyright rests with The Guild of Memorial Craftsmen.
Language of material
- English
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- 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