Records of the Airdrie Weavers' Society, friendly society, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Reference:GB 1778 U19
- Dates of Creation:1759 - 1970 c.
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1.2 metres
Scope and Content
This collection contains: minutes 1800-1968; roll books 1792-1966; treasurer's records 1782-1933; constitutions and regulations 1781-1963; agendas 1905-1964; dinner programmes 1906-1963; photographs 1881-c. 1916; miscellany (incl. poems, songs, letters) 1759-c. 1970
Administrative / Biographical History
The Airdrie Weavers' Society was instituted in 1781 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, as a benefit society to sustain its members through ill-health and to help with their funerals. The Society was also known as the Airdrie Weavers' Friendly Society, and occasionally as the Airdrie Weavers' Lodge. Eligibility for membership was enlarged through the nineteenth century, and the role of the Society was increasingly a social one as twentieth-century welfare reforms developed. In 1812, the Society's Rules stated that every member must be or have been a working weaver, be of good moral character, be under 40, be Protestant, and pay 5s as entry money as well as a further 4s per annum. The Airdrie Weavers' Society was dissolved in 1968.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged as follows: U19/1: Minutes U19/2: Roll Books U19/3: Treasurer's records U19/4: Constitutions and Regulations U19/5: Agendae U19/6: Dinner Programmes U19/7: Photographs U19/8: Miscellany
Access Information
Open to the public
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Archivist Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Custodial History
This collection was donated to Airdrie Library or Museum at some time between 1968 and 1990. Several items were temporarily stored at the Weavers Cottages Museum, Airdrie, between 1990 and 1997, but most of the material was at various locations in Airdrie Library before brought back together in 1994.
Accruals
Accruals not expected
Related Material
GB 1778 U20 Records of the First of August Friendly Society, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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