Fonds
Papers of Margaret Byham
Catalogue reference: 7MBY
What’s it about?
This record is about the Papers of Margaret Byham dating from 1912-1913.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 7MBY
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers of Margaret Byham
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1912-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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The archive consists of photocopies of correspondence and leaflets concerning suffrage activities, especially The Women's March and the Marchers' Qui-Vive Corps
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The copies have been arranged in two folders, one concerning the march and one containing other materials including records related to the provenance of the collection.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 7/XX39; 7/XXX39
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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The originals are still thought to be in the possession of the family.
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Byham, Margaret Elizabeth, 1865-[1913], suffragette</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 0.5 A box (2 folders)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Transferred to the Fawcett Library by the London Metropolitan Archives in 1995.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The photostat copies of the papers were given to the Greater London Record Office (now London Metropolitan Archives) in 1963 by Mrs June Byham (wife of Margaret Byham's great nephew, Jeremy Byham) and were transferred to The Women's Library in 1995.
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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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Margaret Elizabeth Byham (1865-c.1913) was born in Jul 1865, the daughter of George Byham (principle of the British War Office) and Mary Elizabeth Woods. She was a member of both the Women' s Social & Political Union and the Church League for Women's Suffrage. Before leaving her hometown of Ealing in 1907, she was the Honorary Secretary of the local branch of the Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants. She was the Honorary Treasurer of the Women's March from Edinburgh to London in 1912, one of the six who completed the journey in its entirety and accompanied Florence de Fonblanque to the door of 10 Downing Street to present the petition for women's suffrage. She subsequently became the Honorary Treasurer of the 'Qui Vive' Corps that was founded after the march had been completed and which contained members of all suffrage societies.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c5d1e06c-574b-4a8b-bb6d-fb5878ef9ddc/
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Papers of Margaret Byham