IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/1632
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY
Date(s): 1890-1900
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.09 linear metres
Name of creator(s): London County Council | Progressive Society
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Progressive Party was formed in 1888 to contest local government elections in London. It was allied with the Liberal Party, the labour movement and the Fabian Society. Social reformer Sidney Webb was a councillor for the party. The Progressives won the first London County Council elections in 1889 and held power until 1907. In 1907 the Municipal Reform Party, allied to the Conservative Party, won the Council and held it until 1934; after which the Labour Party gained control and held it until the abolition of the London County Council.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the London County Council (LCC) Progressive Society, comprising minutes of the Society, including agendas and lists of candidates.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Two documents catalogued as ACC/1632/001 and 002.
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 deposited in May 1981.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For the records of the London County Council see reference LCC.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: June to August 2010.