Amalgamated Union of Shipbuilding, Engineering and Constructional Workers

Scope and Content

Council minutes, 1921

Administrative / Biographical History

This seems to have begun as an attempt at amalgamation of the societies representing boilermakers, blacksmiths and shipwrights. The latter withdrew in June 1921 and the process of winding up the amalgmation began in the following August.

Reference: general council and temporary executive council minutes (MSS.192/AB/20 and 22).

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Acquisition Information

These records were deposited in 1978 by the Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers through the official historian of the Associated Blacksmiths', Forge and Smithy Workers' Society.

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