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- Minute books, 1867-1963
- Cash books, 1870-1956
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National Association of Power Loom Overlookers
This material is held atWorking Class Movement Library
- Reference
- GB 1008 TU/OVERLOOKC
- Dates of Creation
- 1867 - 1975
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 26 volumes 1 folder and 1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
It was formed in 1865 as the Pendleton Powerloom Overlookers Mutual Assistance Association. In 1878 it changed its name to the National Association of Power Loom Overlookers. In 1990 it joined the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union.
Arthur Marsh, Victoria Ryan and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Scolar Press (Aldershot, Hants) 1994, pages
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