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The Girdlers' Company: a second history

documentary heritage
  • Description

    "There is much to be said for the history of a company such as this being written afresh every fifty years or so. It enables the story to be brought up to date during the lifetime of those who can check that it has been reasonably accurately told. It gives an opportunity to incorporate new material - either relating to the company itself or to the background against which the company grew up - which has come to light since the previous history appeared.

    And it allows another historian to weigh the evidence anew from the vantage point of the period in which he is living."--Preface.

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    HD6461.G5 BAR (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91694 (Cat ID)

    91498 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The Girdlers' Company: a second history
  • Primary Maker

     Theodore Barker

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Date
    1957
  • Physical Description

    186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
    Sir William Joseph Jordan Collection
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Related Object Notes
    MS-1055 Sir William Joseph Jordan - Papers
  • Provenance Details
    "Received in Auckland New Zealand 10th March 1958, W.J. Jordan (Sir William) Liveryman of the Company"--Written in ink on front free endpaper.
  • Content
    Preface -- the girdler's craft -- the first century of recognition -- the accumulation of property -- the revolt of the artisans -- reconstruction and relapse -- recovery -- the twentieth century -- appendices.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Worshipful Company of Girdlers (London, England); London--Girdlers' Company; Belts (Clothing)]

    Bookplate inside front cover from Fairclough Family: "The author of "The Girdlers' Company - a second history" has been given an opportunity of extensive research among the archives of the Company and this volume is the result of his labours. It includes much of the subject matter of an earlier work but, in addition, contains a great deal of fresh information and has been extended to record present events in the story of the Company. The present members of the Fairclough family ask your acceptance of this copy of the second history of the Company, based upon records dating back 685 years. They have specially commissioned this volume and they hope it will give pleasure to every Liveryman and the many friends of the Worshipful Company of Girdlers throughout the world. August 1957". Top edge of book coloured blue.

  • Subject Notes
    Theodore Cardwell (Theo) Barker (1923-2001) was a British historian, academic and author.
  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    15 Dec 2023
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