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LADIES COMMITTEE

Catalogue reference: LMA/4459/D

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This record is about the LADIES COMMITTEE dating from 1934 - 1982.

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Reference
LMA/4459/D
Title
LADIES COMMITTEE
Date
1934 - 1982
Description

The records of the Committee are an important resource for anyone interested in the system of allocating temporary assistance to applicants and personal circumstances of the applicants themselves.

Arrangement

The records comprise the following series:

LMA/4459/D/01 Minutes

Held by
London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Language
English
Physical description
3.45 linear feet
Access conditions

THESE RECORDS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION, ALTHOUGH RECORDS CONTAINING PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO CLOSURE PERIODS

Administrative / biographical background

The Ladies' Committee began allocating temporary relief for employed and retired governesses in 1843. They tended to be one-off or short-term payments to cover the cost of food, travel, clothing or accommodation during temporary unemployment or hardship. In 1932 or 1933, the committee was renamed the Temporary Assistance Committee and was responsible for overseeing the Almoner's Department. Its name changed to the Relief Committee in February 1939 and them changed again in July 1948 to the Ladies Welfare Committee. In January 1960, its name reverted to the Ladies Committee and assumed some of the functions of the Homes Committee which was discontinued. It was still in existence in 1982.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6b750fe5-d781-4d1d-ad61-f6e9af8bb6ad/

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LADIES COMMITTEE