Includes: rules and regulations; records concerning union history; photographs; general council and other minutes; circulars; operational records; membership registers; monthly reports; branch records.
National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives
This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Reference
- GB 152 NBS
- Former Reference
- GB 152 NBS
- Dates of Creation
- 1796-1974
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 110 boxes (1 [MSS.438], 108 [547], 1 [597])
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The National Union of Boot and Shoe Rivetters and Finishers was renamed the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives in 1895. In 1971 it merged with the Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, the National Union of Leather Workers and Allied Trades and the National Union of Glovers and Leatherworkers to form the National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (NUFLAT). In 1991 the amalgamation of the National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades with the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers formed the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT).
Also contains material from the Rossendale Union of Boot, Shoe and Slipper Operatives.
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
Accession 1210 was transferred from Ayrshire Archives in December 2017.
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NBS