| Collection | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| NGO | Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) |
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| Repository | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
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| Description | "The archives of the Institution have been preserved at its headquarters. Surviving papers include minutes of the Committee of management and copies of the annual report from 1824; minutes of the principal Subcommittees (e.g. Finance) from 1851; the Lifeboat Journal from the date of its first publication in 1852, and records of the individual lifeboat services from 1850. A library of related reference material is also maintained".
(source: C. Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives, 2006; Cook & Waller, Sources in Contemporary British History, vol 1, 1994), updated by DANGO in May 2007. |
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| Access Rights | Researchers are welcomed on appointment (to the Heritage Department). |
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| Coverage | 1824- |
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| Size of Collection | Approx 165 feet of shelves
11 filing cabinets (9x 4 drawers/2x 2 drawers),
Plus 2 small cupboards and 2 drawers (in bookcase). |
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| Finding Aids/Catalogues | |
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| Reference of Catalogue | |
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| Additional information | There are also boat plans and specifications (c1930-50) at the National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section (source: NRA).
A number of local branches of the RNLI have deposited records in a local repository. A full list is available from the NRA's organisation index (search with name of the organisation in the "name" field").
There are also a number of minor references to RNLI in A2A and AIM25. |
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| Source of Information | Contacts with RNLI, May 2007; C. Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives, 2006; Cook & Waller, Sources in Contemporary British History, vol 1, 1994. |
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| Last Edited at | 08/05/2007 13:45:35 |
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