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London Metropolitan Archives

COURT OF ALDERMEN: PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): COL/CA/PVA

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: COURT OF ALDERMEN: PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE

Date(s): 1846-1979

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 1 linear metre

Name of creator(s): Corporation of London

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Aldermen were responsible for the administration of Wards, and were elected by their Ward. The position of Alderman was held for life. In the 12th and 13th centuries the Wards in the City of London are still mainly identified by the name of their Alderman although the first full list of Wards under permanent names such as Dowgate or Cornhill is dated 1285. The roots of municipal government in the City of London are thus found in the activities of the Aldermen in their Wards which in the medieval period provided such public services as existed. Working individually, or in co-operation, the power of the Aldermen grew as the corporate unity of the City of London developed and they exercised both administrative and judicial functions in what became the Court of Aldermen.

The Privileges Committee of the Court of Aldermen was concerned with the privileges of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen including ceremonials, processions and public occasions.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Privileges Committee, Court of Aldermen, comprising minutes, 1846-1954 and rough minutes, 1966-1979. Please note that some records are closed.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

In sections: minutes and rough minutes.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: City of London.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Corporation of London Records Office.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

See COL/MH for material relating to the Lord Mayor and COL/RMD for records relating to Corporation of London ceremonials.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: February 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Aldermen | Local Government Personnel | Personnel
Parades | Cultural events | Leisure time activities | Leisure
Rights and privileges | Administration of justice

Personal names

Corporate names
Privileges Committee | Court of Aldermen | Corporation of London

Places
City of London | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe