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Franks Archive
Catalogue reference: X 780
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- X 780
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Title (The name of the record)
- Franks Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- 20th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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In August 1987 on his leaving the county, Brian Franks of deposited his archive with the Bedfordshire Record Office.
The archive represented Brian's many interests and was accumlated from the 1970's to the 1980's it falls into three main groups: The Progressive Jewish Congregation in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, Folk Dancing and the Scribblers Writers Circles, based on Luton. Previously the Record Office had little or no documents relating to these subjects for this period. A smaller numbers of documents shed light on the Bedfordshire Region of National Deaf Children and Woodcraft, a Labour movement version of the Scouts.
Luton Co-operative Society: X780/1/1 The Window 1978. Bedfordshire Region of National Deaf Children's Society: X780/2/1/1-2 Annual reports 1968-1969 and 1977-1978; X780/2/2/1-3 Deaf News Magazine (published Herts and Beds Deaf Club1977-1979; X780/2/3/1 Miscellaneous item re Bedfordshire Region of National Deaf Children's Society1970's-1981; X780/2/4/1 Printed Year Book of National Deaf Children's Society1978-1979. English Folk Dance and Song Society: Bedfordshire District: X780/3/1/1a-27 Folk Newsletter, AGM:etc 1975-1987. English Folk Dance and Song Society: South Midland Area: X780/3/2/1-3 "Contact, published by South Midland Area of EFDSS 1975-1977. Bedfordshire Folk: Luton Group of the English Folk Dance Society (Leasiders) 1978 onwards: X780/3/3/1-19 Newsletter (including anecdotal history of group) (there are gaps)1975-1988; X780/3/4/1-3 Minutes 1975-1978; X780/3/5/1 Booking Farms for displays 1981-1982; X780/3/5/2 Programmes of events at which Leasiders performed1978-x1980's; X780/3/5/11-12 Newspaper Cuttings 1979; X780/3/6/1-11 Advertisements of group 1977-1987; X780/3/7 Lists of Leasiders Dance Routines 1978-1980; X780/3/8/1-10 Miscellaneous Tickets, Invitation Cards 1973-1980.; X780/3/9/1 Miscellaneous Programme relating to Folk Dance1977; X780/3/10/1 Leasiders Sales and Marketing 1978; X780/3/11/1-7 National Folk Day 1978-1981; X780/3/12/1-26 Luton Folk Festival 1976-1982. Miscellaneous Folk Clubs: X780/3/13/1a& b Cock Folk Club, Luton 1978-1979; X780/3/13/3 The Dangerous Pig! Folk Club 1980-1981; X780/3/13/4 Luton Folk Club 1982; X780/3/13/5-11 Icknield Wayfarers Club 1978-1979. Luton Carnival Fayre/Fair: X780/3/14/1-5 Programmes etc 1978-1982; X780/3/15/1-3b Pete Castle, Folk Music Singer from Luton; X780/3/16/1-2 Two miscellaneous items re Folk c1970's & 1978. Union Liberal and Progressive Synagogues: X780/4/1/1-23 Meetings of Congregational Chairman and Treasurers1968-1971; X780/4/2/1-5 Annual General Meetings and Reports 1969. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Progressive Jewish Congregation: X780/4/3/1-5b Minutes and Agendas of Annual General Meetings c1960's-1973; X780/4/4/1-2 Committee Meetings 1970-1971; X780/4/5/1-5 Drive for membership in Luton 1971-1972; X780/4/6/1- Magazine:"Outlook" 1971-1975; X780/4/7/1 Correspondence File (including Accounts) 1969-1973. Leisure: X780/5/1/1 Dunstable Music Club 1981-1982.; X780/5/2/1-4 Leisure Information, Luton 1977; X780/5/3/1-4 Whats on in the Borough of Luton 1976-1977. Workers Education Association Programme: X780/5/4/1-2 Programmes 1979 & 1982. National Association for Multi Rational Education: X780/6/1 Report 1982. The Woodcraft Folk Luton and Dunstable District: X780/7/1 General correspondence file of Brian Franks as Area Publicity Officer1970-1971. Scribblers Writers Circle (Luton based): X780/8/1/1- List of Members etc 1976-1987; X780/8/2/1-135 Typed autobiographies of Members (many gaps) mid-end 1970's?; X780/8/3/1-2 Accounts 1978 & 1984; X780/8/4/1& 2 Scribblers Magazine (2 issues) 1978; X780/8/5/1-13 Professional Criticism of items in Scribblers Magazine 1976-1979; X780/8/6/1-3 Advice sheets issues by Scribblers Magazine Club 1975-1970's; X780/8/7/1-125 Scribblers Newsheets 73-343s 1976-1987; X780/8/8/1-2 Scribblers stand at Dunstable Carnival 1984; X780/8/9/1-2 Miscellaneous Correspondences 1972 & c1980's?; X780/8/10/1 Miscellaneous photocopy of Newspaper cutting; Brian Franks winning short story contest 13 November 1986. Writers Circles Other than Scribblers: X780/9/1/1 Luton Book Worm News (Luton Children's Library)1981; X780/9/2/1-4 Writers workships organised by Archie Hill 1984-1985. Local Publications: X780/9/3/1 South Beds Tales 1984. Miscellaneous Programmes: X780/10/1 Leighton Buzzard Craft and Hobby Fayre. c1970's-1980's; X780/10/2 Luton Centenary Spring Bank Holiday Celebrations 1976. -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Franks, Brian, fl 1968 -, of Bedfordshire</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 sub fonds
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Acc No 6663
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a38a36c5-f3ae-4fc6-8f37-ae748941c0eb/
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