Collection GB 0074 ACC/2783 - RAISIN, J.W.

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/2783

Title

RAISIN, J.W.

Date(s)

  • 1946-1969 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.41 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Jim Raisin was appointed Labour Party Agent for Hackney South in 1930 and became the agent for Lewisham East in 1933. From 1946 he was London District Organiser and from November 1958 he was Regional Organiser for the Northern home counties region (covering Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire) until he retired in 1969. He died in March 1974, aged 70.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/2783 1946-1969 Collection 0.41 linear metres Raisin , James , d 1974 , Labour Party agent

Jim Raisin was appointed Labour Party Agent for Hackney South in 1930 and became the agent for Lewisham East in 1933. From 1946 he was London District Organiser and from November 1958 he was Regional Organiser for the Northern home counties region (covering Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire) until he retired in 1969. He died in March 1974, aged 70.

Records deposited in December 1989.

Records of James Raisin, Labour Party agent, consisting mainly of Organisers' reports on Labour party meetings and events in both the London District from 1946-1969 and the Northern Home Counties Region from 1958-1969.

The original numbering has been prefixed by the designation ACC/2783 to conform with LMA cataloguing procedures. Hence JWR/ORG/46/1-22 becomes ACC/2783/JWR/ORG/46/1-22. The original numbering took into account the year (eg. 1946) in which the file was created.

ACC/2783/JWR/AG: Agents' papers;
ACC/2783/JWR/CAN: Rules of validity of candidatures;
ACC/2783/JWR/COOP: Liaison with Cooperative organisations;
ACC/2783/JWR/CORR: Correspondence;
ACC/2783/JWR/GE: General Election statistics;
ACC/2783/JWR/OA: Meetings of Organisers;
ACC/2783/JWR/REP: Reports;
ACC/2783/JWR/STA: Staff Conference papers;
ACC/2783/JWR/TU: Trade Union Development;
ACC/2783/JWR/ORG: London District Organisers reports.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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

These records form a significant addition to the records of the London Labour party (ACC/2417) held at LMA.

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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in December 1989.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of James Raisin, Labour Party agent, consisting mainly of Organisers' reports on Labour party meetings and events in both the London District from 1946-1969 and the Northern Home Counties Region from 1958-1969.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The original numbering has been prefixed by the designation ACC/2783 to conform with LMA cataloguing procedures. Hence JWR/ORG/46/1-22 becomes ACC/2783/JWR/ORG/46/1-22. The original numbering took into account the year (eg. 1946) in which the file was created.

ACC/2783/JWR/AG: Agents' papers;
ACC/2783/JWR/CAN: Rules of validity of candidatures;
ACC/2783/JWR/COOP: Liaison with Cooperative organisations;
ACC/2783/JWR/CORR: Correspondence;
ACC/2783/JWR/GE: General Election statistics;
ACC/2783/JWR/OA: Meetings of Organisers;
ACC/2783/JWR/REP: Reports;
ACC/2783/JWR/STA: Staff Conference papers;
ACC/2783/JWR/TU: Trade Union Development;
ACC/2783/JWR/ORG: London District Organisers reports.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

These records form a significant addition to the records of the London Labour party (ACC/2417) held at LMA.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

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Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

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.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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