Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society

Scope and Content

Various series of minutes, 1847-1955; annual reports, 1882-1954; delegates' meeting reports, 1921-39 (MSS.28/PM);Report of branches, 1898; rule books; agreement, 1951; delegates' meeting reports, 1935-55 (MSS.39A/PM)

Administrative / Biographical History

The Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society was established in 1839. In 1955 it amalgamated with the London Society of Compositors to form the London Typographical Society.

Reference: John Gennard, A history of the National Graphical Association. (London, Unwin Hyman, 1990).

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

Custodial History

The bulk of the Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society's records were deposited in the Centre in 1974 by its successor, the NGA London Region.

Accruals

Various