Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1896 - 1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.3 metres
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Architectural Craftsmen's Society was established in 1896 for architecture and building students. Its object was the mutual improvement of members in all matters relating to architecture and building by the reading and discussion of papers on appropriate subjects, the visiting of buildings and the exhibition of members' sketches and drawings. In 1957, it changed its name to the Architecture and Building Society.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minutes; annual reports; savings books; cash book; subscriptions book; stock transfer form; constitution of the society; syllabuses; notices calling meetings; addresses to the Society; mailing list including life members and student representatives; correspondence; photograph of blazer badge of Society.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Mailing list is restricted in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Item level list available in reading room.