Vol.1, 1899-1914; vol.2, 1915-1918; vol. 3, 1925-1933
Minute books of the Association of the Woollen and Worsted Manufacturers of Leeds and District, 1899-1933
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 543
- Dates of Creation
- 1899-1933
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 vols, plus an envelope of loose papers (58 ff.) formerly in vol.3
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
A meeting of manufacturers connected with the woollen and worsted trade was held in the Council Room of the Chamber of Commerce, Royal Exchange, Leeds, on 10 January 1899. There it was unanimously resolved that "in view of the number of questions arising from time to time affecting the interests of manufacturers connected with the woollen and worsted trade of the City of Leeds and District...it is desirable to form an association exclusively representative of such manufacturers."
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr J. Goodall, through the good offices of the Bradford Industrial Museum, December 1980
Note
In English