IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4006
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: CHRISTIAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Date(s): 1953-1987
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.22 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Christian Economic and Social Research Foundation
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Christian Economic and Social Research Foundation was founded in the 1950s, carrying on the work of the Economic Research Council.
It produced many publications on aspects of social welfare, the most important of which were the Chief Constables' Reports on Drink Offences. It provided evidence for royal commissions and other public bodies.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Publications of the Christian Economic and Social Research Foundation, on subjects as diverse as drink offences; theft and the victims of crime; taxation; shopping centres; violence; social problems of youths; family problems; alcohol advertising; road safety; and licensing legislation. The majority of the publications are concerned with alcohol and the control of drinking.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
LMA/4006/001-002/016: Annual Reports; LMA/4006/003-052: Publications and Reports.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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:
Records gifted to the Archive in January 1997.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Apart from the LMA's parish and nonconformist holdings, there are the records of a number of campaigning organisations such as the National Temperance Foundation (LMA/4005) and the Liberation Society (A/LIB).
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: June to August 2010.