Association of Publishers' Educational Representatives

General Meetings and Executive Committee minutes, 1916-98, and attendance record, 1970-92; Benevolent Emergency Fund minutes, 1936-44; balance sheets, 1987-98; file of miscellaneous papers, including correspondence and photographs newsletters: News and Views, no. 1-22 (1957-64); CAPER, no. 11- (1982-98), incomplete; members' handbooks, 1946/7-1991/2 (incomplete); printed menus and toasts for Presidents' dinners, 1954-98; A.P.E.R. Fifty years of progress, 1894-1948(APER, 1948); diamond jubilee commemorative booklet (1958); scrap books, 1898-1948, 1948-98; group photograph, n.d. but individuals identified.

Northern Association of Publishers' Educational Representatives : General meetings minutes, 1906-27; Executive Committee minutes, 1906-14, 1927-45; accounts, 1930-40; Emergency Fund Accounts, 1930-45; roll of honour for 1914-19 (printed booklet with photographs); members' handbook, 1943/4; Teacher's world, vol. XI, no. 466 (15 April 1914).

The Association began in 1898. In 1906 the Northern area representatives broke away to form the Northern Association of Publishers' Educational Representatives. The two associations rejoined in 1945 using the APER name. The association was wound up in 1998.

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/

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/PER

The archive was deposited in the Centre on indefinite loan in April 1999.