Collection GB 0074 CLC/478 - McMURRAY, William (1881-1945)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/478

Title

McMURRAY, William (1881-1945)

Date(s)

  • [1900-1945] (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

80 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

William McMurray (1881-1945), antiquarian, was a vestry clerk of the united parishes of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary. He probably compiled these records in the first half of the 20th century.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/478 [1900-1945] Collection 80 production units. McMurray , William , 1881-1945 , antiquarian

William McMurray (1881-1945), antiquarian, was a vestry clerk of the united parishes of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary. He probably compiled these records in the first half of the 20th century.

The records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1946 and were catalogued in the same year by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Research notes of William McMurray, antiquarian, comprising: notes for a history of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary; notes on parish clerks; extracts from various parish registers and churchwardens' accounts; lists of signs in London; extracts from diocesan and other sources; and notebooks concerning various antiquarian matters.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Available for general access.

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. Social scientists Historians Antiquaries Documents Information sources Primary documents Personal papers Archives Personal archives History Historical research Religious history Church history McMurray , William , 1881-1945 , antiquarian Parish of St John Zachary , City of London , Church of England Parish of St Anne and St Agnes , City of London , Church of England City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1946 and were catalogued in the same year by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Research notes of William McMurray, antiquarian, comprising: notes for a history of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary; notes on parish clerks; extracts from various parish registers and churchwardens' accounts; lists of signs in London; extracts from diocesan and other sources; and notebooks concerning various antiquarian matters.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection 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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Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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