Federation of Sailmakers of Great Britain and Ireland

Rules, 1912; Federation minutes, 1889-1899; conference papers, 1894-1918; reports of meetings, 1903; printed minutes and reports of annual (subsequently biennial) conferences, 1892-1918; monthly report forms and other tabulated information, 1908-1918; balance sheets, 1912-1923; receipts, 1897-1918; in-letters mainly from branches, 1892-1924; group photographic portrait of Federation organising committee, nd; miscellaneous publications of other bodies, 1881-1922; 1990; Hull branch records, 1890-1921.

The Federation of Sailmakers of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1889, when it took into membership existing sailmakers' friendly societies in a number of ports. In time its headquarters came to be fixed in Hull. The First World War and changes in the industry brought a gradual decline of the Federation leading to its cessation in 1926/7.

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/

The archive was purchased by the Centre from K. Books, Waplington Hall, Allerthorpe in March 1975 and March 1988. A minute book and a few further items of correspondence were given by K. Books. MSS.87X/5/13 was presented by S Edwards.

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

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

Further deposits are not expected.