Allan Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of documents, printed ephemera and artefacts relating to freemasonry, from Ian Cochrane Allan, member and officer of several masonic organisations in Cheshire during the mid-20th century. Includes minutes, correspondence, speeches, programmes, invoices, as well as some items of masonic regalia, as well as materials relating to Ian Cochrane Allan’s war service, and an account book for 1947 to 1948 kept by his wife Joan Allan.
Dates
- Creation: c1939 - 1977
Creator
- Allan, Ian Cochrane, 1918 - 1976 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to all researchers, by appointment
Copyright
Various copyright holders
Biographical / Historical
Ian Cochrane Allan was born on 3rd September 1918. He was a bank manager for Williams and Glyn’s Bank in Manchester, and also a member and officer of several masonic organisations in Cheshire, including Romiley Lodge, Edgeley Grange, and the Love and Friendship Preceptory. He died on 23rd April 1976. Joan Allan was born Joan Blades on 2nd February 1917 in Hyde, and died on 28th November 2006.
Extent
4 Box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Alastair Allan in 2006 and 2014
Subject
- Allan, Alastair J., Active 1970s - 2015 (Donor, Person)
Topical
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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