TORCH PUBLISHING CO-OP
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 LMA/4462/O |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : TORCH PUBLISHING CO-OP |
Date(s) | : 1986-1997 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.16 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Torch Publishing Co-op |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Torch Publishing Co-op was set up by a group which included Eric Huntley, Colin Prescod, Faustin Charles and Sophie Fekarurho. The co-operative produced the Torch newspaper and also sold books via post and stalls at cultural events.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the Torch Publishing Co-operative, including three editions of the newspaper Torch produced by the cooperative; and letters of support from members of the public including Linda Bellos, Council member of Lambeth LB.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
These records are arranged into two series: LMA/4462/O/01 CORRESPONDENCE;
LMA/4462/O/02 NEWSPAPERS.
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 depositors.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Their archive collections were the first deposit from the African-Caribbean community to be made to the London Metropolitan Archives, in 2005 with additional deposits since that time.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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:
November 2009 to February 2010
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