IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 A/LCH
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: LONDON CHESS CLUB
Date(s): 1807-1851
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.07 linear metres
Name of creator(s): London Chess Club
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Chess Club was founded in 1807, and held meetings in Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill, City of London. It was possibly replaced in 1852 by the City of London Chess Club.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the London Chess Club, including volume of minutes; lists of members and financial accounts.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
A/LCH/001-005: Membership; A/LCH/006-007: Accounts.
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.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in the London County Record Office, 10 December, 1959.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: June to August 2010.