Includes: minutes, reports and associated papers; financial papers; some membership records; legal case papers; agreements; correspondence and subject files; publications ad press cuttings; individual district association records; photographs, drawings and slides etc; cycling club records and records of other bodies; records of individual members; ephemera.
Cyclists' Touring Club
Archive Collection
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- ReferenceGB 152 CTC
- Dates of Creation1772-2012
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description385 boxes (377 [MSS.328], 5 [875], 3 [1012])
Scope and Content
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/
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/ There are no restrictions on access to these papers, except for a thirty year rule on committee minutes and papers, and for items which come within the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Acquisition Information
This collection consists of a number of deposits made via the National Cycle Archive and directly by the CTC from 1994-2013, including a substantial deposit received on 2nd February 2006, when the Club moved from Godalming to smaller premises in Guildford. Records of the Cyclists' Touring Club West London District Association were donated by the West London Member Group in 2012 and other items have been donated to the archive by individuals.
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/CTC
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.
Permission given by Sue Cherry to digitise any audio-visual material, 17 Oct 2014, although third-party commercial requests still to be referred to CTC, and there may be other copyrights.
Appraisal Information
This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Accruals
Further deposits are expected.