| Description | Records of the Co-Operative Women's Guild have been deposited at the Bishopsgate Institute. They consist of: "Annual reports of the Women's Co-operative Guild (incomplete), 1889-1988; Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the Women's Co-operative Guild, with minutes of Joint meetings with Sectional Secretaries and of Sectional Secretary meetings, 1969-1979; Circulars, programmes and resolutions from Annual Congresses of the Women's Co-operative Guild, along with texts of presidential addresses and other Congress-related ephemera, 1904-1989; Miscellaneous Women's Co-operative Guild papers, including circulars from Margaret Llewelyn-Davies and others, papers relating to Guild properties, Llewelyn Davies' publications on maternal welfare and the Committee of Inquiry into Domestic Service, along with material regarding A. Honora Enfield, Victoria House Printing Company Limited and the Guild's `People Who Care' campaign, 1910-1988; Minute books, financial accounts, correspondence, petty cash, bank and postage books regarding the Women's Co-operative Guild's Mrs Ben Jones Convalescent Fund, 1908-1984; Typescript papers, `Hints for Speakers', produced centrally by the Women's Co-operative Guild for external Guild speakers on a variety of social, political and economic topics, 1910-1955; Papers, ephemera and correspondence regarding the Women's Co-operative Guild's centenary and related celebratory events, including organisational correspondence of General Secretary, Kathleen Kempton, papers regarding the Centenary Congress at Worthing, proposed pageant and other national and local events, 1980-1983; Minute books, member's attendance and contributions and financial records compiled by 117 branches of the Women's Co-operative Guild, primarily in the London, Surrey and Kent area, along with various national branches, 1892-1988; Miscellaneous items regarding the Women's Co-operative Guild, including certificates, copper printing blocks and framed photograph, 1909-1934".
(source: online catalogue and online catalogue) |
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| Additional information | The Bishopsgate Institute also holds printed collections relating to the Women's Co-operative Guild, including books and pamphlets. Further material relating to the Women's Co-operative Guild is held at the following repositories:
Archives Division, London School of Economics: 11 volumes covering activities connected with the Guild, propaganda work, photographs, correspondence, material relating to the "Sheffield Enquiry", promotion of "peoples stores", speeches and leaflets, 1890-1938 (see online catalogue); There are also at LSE 6 volumes of Annual reports covering the period 1892-1956 (see online catalogue).
National Co-operative Archive: miscellaneous pamphlets relating to Guild activity;
Other records of the Co-operative have been deposited at the Hull University Archives (see online catalogue). |
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