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ROYAL SOCIETY OF SAINT GEORGE, CITY OF LONDON BRANCH


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/101

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: ROYAL SOCIETY OF SAINT GEORGE, CITY OF LONDON BRANCH

Date(s): 1950-2008

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 13 production units.

Name of creator(s): Royal Society of Saint George | City of London Branch

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Royal Society of St. George was established as a patriotic society in London in 1894, with the aim of promoting Englishness and the English way of life. It is not affiliated to any political party. The City of London Branch was formed before the Second World War.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

The records of the Royal Society of St. George, City of London Branch, comprise minutes of the council 1950-2005 and entertainments committee 1974-1995, and dinner menus 1953-2008.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Minutes in chronological order.

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.

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The records were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Branch in 1999 and later, and have been catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates since 1999. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: June to August 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
English (cultural identity) | British | National identity | Cultural nationalism | Cultural identity
English culture | National cultures
Patriotism | Social behaviour
Social clubs | Clubs | Leisure time activities | Leisure

Personal names

Corporate names
Royal Society of Saint George | City of London Branch

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe