| Collection | Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) |
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| NGO | Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) |
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| Repository | Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings |
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| Description | The SPAB has retained a substancial archive at its headquarters in London. The whole archive constitutes not only a valuable source of material for the sutdy of the development and role of the Society itself, but also for architectural and social studies.
(source: NRA). Please see a full description of the archive on the collection-level catalogue (scanned document - Tiff format - picture). |
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| Access Rights | The majority of the Society's historical records are retained at its headquarters, 37 Spital Square, London. Most of the minute books, however, have been deposited with its bank. Applications for access to the archive should be made in writing to the Secretary. Onlly selective access will be granted by appointement. |
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| Coverage | 1869- |
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| Finding Aids/Catalogues | NRA catalogue (1980); collection-level catalogue (scanned document - Tiff format - picture) |
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| Reference of Catalogue | NRA 24467 SPAB |
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| Additional information | Among the manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries of London (Reference: SAL/MS/832) exists "an album containing papers relating to the formation and first two meetings of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Autograph of William Morris who was elected chairman at the first meeting held in his house, 26 Queen Square, March 1877. Includes:- Notes on the first two meetings, March 1877, fols. 1-4; draft manifesto, fols. 5-12; draft of the first Annual Report (with a photocopy of the published report), fols. 15-22; draft letter annotated 'sent 25 June 1883', written on a copy of The Union of Benefices Act (1860) Amendment Bill (1883) to an MP asking him to oppose the bill, fol. 23. See B. Rosenbaum and R. Pearson, The Index of English Literary Manuscripts, IV, part 3 (1993), 718-19, MoW 1679).
(source online catalogue and NRA).
There are also survey responses relating to Berkshire barns (1984-85) in Reading University: Museum of English Rural Life (ref. SR DX1593). (source: NRA).
There are also many references to the SPAB in A2A and AIM25. |
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| Source of Information | NRA; contacts with Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (June 2007); |
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| Last Edited at | 20/08/2007 16:56:54 |
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