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Minutes of Council Meeting of The Guild of Great Britain and Ireland, 1940 - 1944

 Item — Box: Showmen's Guild Box 1
Reference code: 178H40.4

Scope and Contents

Bound minutes of meetings in green fabric with red leather spine and corners containing items dicussed on meetings of the Central Council, including section updates, updates of the appeals committee, details of deceased members, war and fallen soldiers updates, Warrior's Day fund, supplies of materials, history of the Guild, reports on fairs, donation to French showmen, reduction in age of lorry drivers, report on the ministry of food, showmen's vehicles haulage work, accounts, appeal committee updates, parliamentary committee news, life memberships and year books among others. Signed by the Guild's Chairman J. E. Browne, manuscript.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 1944

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Guild records are closed to the public. Access is only permitted to Guild members. Secondary documents such as newspaper cuttings can be consulted by the general public. Access to the public may be granted upon direct request to the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain

Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Extent

1 Item(s) ; 220mm x 326mm

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Physical Description

Has insect damage and frass

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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