Series 1 - Reports, 1868-1931
Series 2 - Rule books, 1904-1923
Series 3 - Other papers including letter book, court case transcript, deeds, agreements, leaflets and miscellaneous papers
Series 4 - Branch records including Ipswich branch, Kettering branch, Norwich branch and London district records
Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses
This material is held atWorking Class Movement Library
- Reference
- GB 1008 TU/TAILORB
- Dates of Creation
- 1866 - 1955
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 55 volumes and 3 boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Administrative history: The Amalgamated Society of Journeymen Tailors was formed in 1868 from an amalgamation between the Manchester Society of Tailors and the London Operative Tailors Protective Association and several other unions. In 1894 it changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Tailors. In 1900 a female section was set up and the union changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses. In 1932 it merged with the Tailors and Garment Workers Union to form the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.Administrative history: The Amalgamated Society of Journeymen Tailors was formed in 1868 from an amalgamation between the Manchester Society of Tailors and the London Operative Tailors Protective Association and several other unions. In 1894 it changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Tailors. In 1900 a female section was set up and the union changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses. In 1932 it merged with the Tailors and Garment Workers Union to form the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Some of the material is fragile.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued as part of the HLF project 'The past meets the present'