IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4397
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: POLITICAL POSTERS
Date(s): 197-
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.04 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Free George Davis campaign group
Islington Tenants | pressure group
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The posters relate to the 'George Davis is Innocent' campaign, 1975, where friends of alleged armed robber George Davis were involved in widespread minor vandalism and grafitti to publicise what they saw as his unjust imprisonment; and a campaign by Islington Tenants against the activities of a local estate agents, Prebble and Company, who they accused of ejecting old tenants from properties in order to sell them at a profit.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Posters relating to the 'Free George Davis' campaign and campaigns by Islington Tenants against estate agents Prebble and Company.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
LMA/4397/01/001: Free George Davis; LMA/4397/01/002-003: Islington Tenants.
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 this collection 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:
This small collection of posters was bought at auction in 2001.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.