Federation of Sailmakers of Great Britain and Ireland

Reference number	FSM
Date	1881-1924
Level	Collection
Description	Rules, 1912; Federation minutes, 1889-1899; conference papers, 1894-1918; reports of meetings, 1903; printed minutes and reports of annual (subsequently biennial) conferences, 1892-1918; monthly report forms and other tabulated information, 1908-1918; balance sheets, 1912-1923; receipts, 1897-1918; in-letters mainly from branches, 1892-1924; group photographic portrait of Federation organising committee, nd; miscellaneous publications of other bodies, 1881-1922; 1990; Hull branch records, 1890-1921.
Extent	4 boxes
Admin history	The Federation of Sailmakers of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1889, when it took into membership existing sailmakers' friendly societies in a number of ports. In time its headquarters came to be fixed in Hull. Amalgamation with the Shipconstructors' and Shipwrights' Association was proposed in 1919-1920 but appears not to have taken place. The First World War and changes in the industry brought a gradual decline of the Federation leading to its cessation in 1926/7.
Appraisal	This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Access conditions	There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.
Access status	Open
Language/scripts of material	English

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