Reference number
  • SPM
Date
  • 1897-1907
Level
  • Collection
Description
  • This collection contains: signed minutes, 1897-1907; quarterly reports and position of contracts, 1897-1907.
Extent
  • 2 boxes (1 [MSS.365], 1 [MSS.383])
Admin history
  • This body was formed in 1897 by steel platemakers on the north-east coast of England for the the regulation of prices. In 1908, it amalgamated with the North-East District Steel Angle Makers' Association to form the North East Coast Steelmakers' Association.
Access status
  • Open
Related material
  • The deposits made in the Centre by British Steel plc include records of the North East District Steel Anglemakers' Association and the North East Coast Steel Makers' Association. The largest part of these deposits is formed by the records of the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) and its predecessor, the National Federation of Iron and Steel Manufacturers. The deposits also include records of a number of regional and sectional iron and steel employers' organisations associated with the BISF, the statutory Iron and Steel Board and the nationalised British Steel Corporation.