JOHN BURNS COLLECTION
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 ACC/2337 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : JOHN BURNS COLLECTION |
Date(s) | : 1820-1926 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.01 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Burns | John Elliott | 1858-1943 | labour leader and politician |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
John Elliott Burns was born in Lambeth, London in 1858, into a poor family. He was apprenticed to an engineer but attended night schools and read radical literature, becoming involved in the Social Democratic Federation. In 1889 he won a seat on the London County Council, for Battersea. He soon became a dominant figure in the Council, due to his hard work and powerful personality. In 1892 he was elected MP for Battersea, standing as an independent candidate. In 1905 he was offered the presidency of the Local Government Board, the first working man to achieve rank in the cabinet. Burns resigned from the Government in 1914 in protest at the First World War and retired from public life. He died in 1943.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Letters to John Burns, 1901-1926, including letters from the London County Council Works Department, letters relating to the collecting of prints and drawings, and letters relating to Burns' library and book collection. Also two letters collected by Burns, comprising a letter from Lord Sidmouth to the Bishop of Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ireland, 1820 and a letter from Henry Burney to "Smith", 18--.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Letters arranged chronologically.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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 John Burns private collection of documents was acquired by Lord Southwood, who gave them to the Greater London History Library in 1943. The collection consisted mainly of books, maps and prints. Any archival items found during cataloguing were transferred to the Record Office.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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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:
August to October 2010.
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