Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers

Half-yearly Report and Balance Sheet of the Executive Accounts. November 1905-May 1906.

The Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers claims to have been formed in July 1866, the formation date of the Blackburn branch, and reconstituted in December 1889. The Board of Trade dates it from 1890. Hand and machine were added to the name in 1916.

Reference: Arthur Marsh, Victoria Ryan and John B. Smethurst, 'Historical directory of trade unions', Volume 4. Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1994.

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/

These publications were transferred from the University Library (Old ref: 41T).

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/BTD

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

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

Further deposits are not expected.

Further papers and branch records are located at Lancashire Record Office. Other papers relating to the cotton textile industry are located in the Modern Records Centre in the papers of the Transport and General Workers Union (MSS.126/TG). See also MSS.467, MSS.474, MSS.475 and MSS.477.