A Summary Description of the Papers of the Cyclists' Touring Club


Reference and contact details: GB 0152 MSS.328/C
Title: Archive of the Cyclists' Touring Club
Dates of creation: 1878 - ongoing
Held at: Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Library
Extent: 0.515 cubic metres
Name of creator: Cyclists' Touring Club
Level of Description: fonds
Language of Material: eng
Sponsor: The cataloguing of this material was supported by the National Cycle Archive and Heritage Lottery Fund. We are grateful for their support.
Published by: Modern Records Centre

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Administrative/Biographical History

The Cyclists' Touring Club was founded as the Bicycle Touring Club in 1878. It adopted the name Cyclists' Touring Club in 1883 and was incorporated in 1887. It was initially governed by an executive committee of four vice-presidents and had about fifty members. By 1880 the club had three thousand members and by 1886 some 21,000 members. Membership peaked in 1899 at 60,449. The club promoted cycling, organised rallies and produced guides and maps for members. It continues to champion cyclists and cycling: www.ctc.org.uk.

Scope and Content

Minutes, reports and associated papers of Council and other committees, including constitution, articles and memoranda of association, 1878-[ongoing], agreements, correspondence, financial records, administrative files and papers, legal papers, scrapbooks, printed pamphlets, journals and magazines, e.g. the CTC handbook, photographs and lantern slides, etc.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was deposited in the Centre by the National Cycle Archive, 1994-2001.

Appraisal, Destruction, Scheduling

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

Accruals

Further deposits are expected.

Access Conditions

There are no restrictions on access to these papers.

Copyright/Reproduction

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

Further Information

Finding Aids

Authority records exist for the Bicycle Touring Club (GB 0152 AAR0029), the Cyclists' Touring Club (GB 0152 AAR0030), National Cycle Archive (GB 0152 AAR0031), Cyclists' Touring Club: Leamington Spa Section (GB 0152 AAR1964), Cyclists' Touring Club: London Cycle Rights Network (GB 0152 AAR1905), Cyclists' Touring Club: London Rights Network (GB 0152 AAR1904), Cyclists' Touring Club: Lothians District Association (GB 0152 AAR1857), Cyclists' Touring Club: Metropolitan District Association (GB 0152 AAR1899), Cyclists' Touring Club: South London District Association (GB 0152 AAR1882), Cyclists' Touring Club: Surrey Bicycle Club (GB 0152 AAR0028), CTC Scotland (GB 0152 AAR1620), J. Cyril Kermode (GB 0152 AAR1626), and Ernest R. Shipton, (GB 0152 AAR1621).

Related Units of Description

There is related material in the papers of J. Cyril Kermode (MSS.328/N15), which fills in gaps in the main series of Council minutes, and elsewhere in the National Cycle Archive.

Other deposits by the National Cycle Archive.(MSS.328).