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Manchester Society of Bookcollectors
Catalogue reference: M554
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This record is about the Manchester Society of Bookcollectors dating from 1954-1982.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- M554
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Title (The name of the record)
- Manchester Society of Bookcollectors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes, financial records and membership details
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Manchester Society of Bookcollectors, 1955-1975, Lancashire</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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M554/1-5 were deposited by Mr. E. L. Burney, a member of the Society of Bookcollectors from 1959, in September 1988. The remaining item M554/6/1-2 was transferred in July 1988 from the former Director of Libraries Office.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Manchester Society of Bookcollectors first began to meet as a society in 1955. The Libraries Committee granted the society the privilege to hold its monthly meetings in the Central Library where they continued to be held. After January 1975, with the deaths of Mr. D. I. Colley, the Honorary Secretary and Mr. A. Hyde, no meetings were called.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/044fee1a-f494-4d08-9b80-84f0c0423126/
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Manchester Society of Bookcollectors