This collection includes: minutes of general meetings, Southampton branch and finance committee, 1911-1921; rulebooks and membership card, 1915-1920.
British Seafarers' Union
Archive Collection
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- ReferenceGB 152 BSU
- Dates of Creation1911-1921
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The British Seafarers' Union was formed at Southampton in 1911 by a group of members who seceded from the National Sailors and Firemen's Union. On the 1st January 1922 it merged with the National Union of Ships' Stewards, Cooks, Butchers and Bakers to form the Amalgamated Marine Workers' Union.
Reference: Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, 'The seamen. A history of the National Union of Seamen, 1887-1987'. Oxford, 1989.
Access Information
This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/BSU
Custodial History
The British Seafarers' Union's papers form part of the archive of the National Union of Seamen. The initial deposit relating to this archive was made in January 1978 and accruals are listed under the entry for the National Union of Seamen (MSS.175).