Financial records, 1932-1942; membership records, (1884)-1941; 'The Building and Monumental Workers' Trade Journal', 1924-1941.
Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland
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- ReferenceGB 152 BMS
- Dates of Creation1880-1942
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description5 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1920 the United Operative Masons' Association of Scotland, the Associated Paviors' Federal Union, the Scottish Amalgamated Society of Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Fixers, Marble Workers and Fireplace Builders and the United Operative Masons and Granite Cutters' Union amalgamated to form the Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland (BMWAS). The union amalgamated with the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers in 1942.
Reference: William Diack, 'Rise and progress of the granite industry in Aberdeen' (1949) [Copy at MSS.78/AU/5/3].
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/
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Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/BMS
Custodial History
The Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland's 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).