Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1900 - 1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
3 Boxes. 1 linear metre.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from the Porters Building in 2010, with a 2nd accrual gifted to the library in 2012.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Northumberland Handicrafts Guild was formed at a meeting held on 9th June 1900 and its aim was to promote the study of handicrafts in the County of Northumberland. There was a particular emphasis on embroidery, woodwork, basket work, leather work and weaving. Prominent members of the committee include Thomas Edward Hodgkin, Richard George Hatton, Ella Pease and Miss Noble.
This archive comprises of the annual reports of the organisation 1900 - 1936, together with a small collection of other constitutional and committee records. The collection includes also accounting material for the period 1930 - 1947 and press cuttings related to the activities of the Guild. Part of the archive is dedicated to mementos and the embroidery work of Margaret Scott, a member of the Guild in the early 1900s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Largely chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Northumberland Handicrafts Guild Archive, NHG, held at Newcastle University Special Collections and Archives.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
This EAD description created 3/4/2019.
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Archivist's note
This EAD description created 3/4/2019.