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- 1946-1969 (Creation)
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0.41 linear metres
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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.
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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.
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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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Records deposited in December 1989.
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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.
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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.
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
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Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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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.
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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