This collection includes: rule books; printed annual accounts; membership registers; periodical publications; records of lodges.
Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales
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- ReferenceGB 152 OSM
- Dates of Creation1832-1921
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description56 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The society was founded in 1833 as the Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasons of England, Ireland and Wales. It changed its name to the Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales in 1919. In 1921 the Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales, the Manchester Unity of Operative Bricklayers' Society and the London Order of Operative Bricklayers' Society amalgamated to form the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.
Reference: R.W. Postgate, 'The builders' history' (London: National Federation of Building Trade Operatives, 1923).
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/OSM
Custodial History
The Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales' papers form part of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians' (UCATT) archive. The initial deposit was made in 1974 and accruals are listed under the entry for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (MSS.78/UC).