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National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Cockermouth Branch
Catalogue reference: YDSO 12
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This record is about the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Cockermouth Branch dating from 1956-1969.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- YDSO 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Cockermouth Branch
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are mostly the records of Mr. L.H. Blackwood as Secretary of the Union's Cockermouth Branch, and relate to the workforce of Millers (Great Yarmouth) Ltd., Shoe and Slipper Manufacturers, at Derwent Mills, Cockermouth, also at Egremont and Bradford, and to the Inspection and Warehouse Depts. at Bradford. They contain much vivid detail of working conditions, often in the words of the workforce itself.
1 - 21 Contributions ledgers 1956 - 61
22 - 64 Branch reps' collection books 1956 - 66
65 - 94 Branch Secretary's files and papers 1950 - 69
95 - 100 His spare-time activities:
95 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes 1962 - 64
96 - 100 1st Cockermouth Boy Scouts Group Committee (as Treasurer) 1962 - 67
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Whitehaven
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Cockermouth Branch, Cumberland</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 100 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Cleared from premises on the south side of Cocker Bridge, Market Place, Cockermouth, shared then with J.B. Banks & Son, ironmongers, on 12 February 1971
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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 Union was founded in 1873.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d7cce460-2674-4e5b-bb72-88caa709455c/
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National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, Cockermouth Branch