Bishopsgate Ward Club

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0372 BISHOPSGATE WARD CLUB
Held at	: Bishopsgate Institute   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/library ›
Full title	: Bishopsgate Ward Club
Date(s)	: 1943-2005
Level of description	: Fonds
Extent	: 13 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Bishopsgate Ward Club

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Founded in 1790, the Bishopsgate Ward Club was initially a forum for the merchants, tailors and other interested parties of the Ward to express their views to the Alderman and the Common Councilmen, linking them to the governance of the City of London. In modern times, the Ward Club has become a charitable and social organisation, promoting community service, good fellowship, and an interest in the traditions and institutions of the City of London. One of the City's 22 Ward Clubs, the Bishopsgate Ward Club arranges a varied programme each year including receptions, luncheons and insider tours.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Bishopsgate Ward Club (1965-2005), including minute book, 1965-1986; cash book, 1976-1987; heraldic shields, n.d.; correspondence, financial statements, bank statements, subscriptions, receipts and minutes, 1999-2005; general papers, correspondence and information regarding visits and events, 1998-2003; committee attendance register, 1943-1988; dinner programmes and rulebooks, 1954-2010; photograph of the Bishopsgate Ward Club Committee, 1962.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English.

System of arrangement:

No further arrangement at present.

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopying and scanning facilities are available for a charge and will be completed by archival staff if condition and copyright permits. Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Finding aids:

Fond level description.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Some material discovered at Bishopsgate Institute from 2005 to 2006. Further material deposited by the Bishopsgate Ward Club in 2010 and 2011.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Guildhall Library hold a minute book of the Bishopsgate Ward Club, 1886-1920.

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Stefan Dickers.

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:
3 December 2011.