Collection GB 0074 CLC/152 - WELCOME CHARITABLE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/152

Title

WELCOME CHARITABLE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

Date(s)

  • 1879-1989 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

13 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Welcome Charitable Institute was founded in 1882 to provide assistance to women and girls working in factories in the City. From 1967 to 1982 it was known as the Welcome Fellowship. It was dissolved in 1982. From 1882 to 1940 the Institute had premises in Jewin Street; after the destruction of these premises by enemy action in 1940, it worked from a number of addresses in the northern part of the City. The Institute maintained a holiday home at Littlehampton, Sussex, from 1911 to 1962.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/152 1879-1989 Collection 13 production units. Welcome Charitable Institute for Women and Girls x Welcome Fellowship

The Welcome Charitable Institute was founded in 1882 to provide assistance to women and girls working in factories in the City. From 1967 to 1982 it was known as the Welcome Fellowship. It was dissolved in 1982. From 1882 to 1940 the Institute had premises in Jewin Street; after the destruction of these premises by enemy action in 1940, it worked from a number of addresses in the northern part of the City. The Institute maintained a holiday home at Littlehampton, Sussex, from 1911 to 1962.

The archives were presented to the Manuscripts Section, Guildhall Library in 1984 and 2006 and the whereabouts of any further records is not known. The records were catalogued by Guildhall Library staff in 1984 and 2006. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Welcome Charitable Institute for Women and Girls, comprising minutes, reports, photographs and press cuttings and other administrative material.

The records have been sorted into an order which reflects divisions between the different functions and operations of the organisation and its administration.

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 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. Industrial plants Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Charities administration Sex distribution Sex Women Girls Information sources Documents Charity records Charity accounts Industrial facilities Facilities Poor relief Social welfare Welcome Charitable Institute for Women and Girls x Welcome Fellowship London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The archives were presented to the Manuscripts Section, Guildhall Library in 1984 and 2006 and the whereabouts of any further records is not known. The records were catalogued by Guildhall Library staff in 1984 and 2006. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Welcome Charitable Institute for Women and Girls, comprising minutes, reports, photographs and press cuttings and other administrative material.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been sorted into an order which reflects divisions between the different functions and operations of the organisation and its administration.

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 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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Genre access points

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area