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Annual General Meeting and Council Minutes 1926-76; executive Committee Minutes, 1925-67; minutes of Financial and other Committee meetings, 1926-1970. Register of Members, 1967-75. Financial records including balance sheets, 1945-76, account books, 1951-77. Annual reports, 1927-65. Directors reports, 1967-75. 'Bulletin', 1941-70. Official and legal documents. Chamberlain Club minutes and membership lists,and annual dinner attendance book 1932-69. Chamberlain Centenary Committee minutes, 1936-48. Empire Development and Settlement Research Committee minutes, 1933-6, including sub-committee's minutes.

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The Association was founded in 1925 by followers of Joseph Chamberlain. It continued the work of the Tariff Reform League, which ceased to function just after World War I, in promoting the trade system of Protection and Imperial Preference. In 1947 the Association partly amalgamated with the British Empire League and from 1948 the two bodies held joint AGMs. In 1958 its name was changed to the Commonwealth and Empire Industries Association, which became the Commonwealth Industries Association in 1960. It was wound up in 1976.

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Correspondence and papers of WAS Hewins (Empire Industries Association) 1925-26, Sheffield University Library.

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