A catalogue of the papers of the British Cycling Federation.


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Administrative/Biographical History

Scope and Content

System of Arrangement

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accruals

Access Conditions

Restrictions

Language of Material

Other finding aids

Related Units of Description

Index Headings

Catalogue

A catalogue of the papers of the British Cycling Federation.

The cataloguing of this archive was supported by the National Cycle Archive and the Heritage Lottery Fund. We are grateful for their support.


ReferenceMSS.328/BCF
TitlePapers of the British Cycling Federation
Dates of Creation1959-1993
Held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick Library
Extent0.128 cubic metres
Name of CreatorBritish Cycling Federation
Level of descriptionItem

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Administrative/Biographical History

The British Cycling Federation was formed in 1959, following the amalgamation of the National Cyclists' Union and the British League of Racing Cyclists.

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Scope and Content

Minutes, 1959-1984; printed magazines and miscellaneous papers, 1978-1993, late 20th century.

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System of Arrangement

The Modern Records Centre uses a classification scheme. For further details of the scheme, see http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/mrcclass.shtml. It is compatible with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description (2000).

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was deposited in the Centre by the National Cycle Archive in November 1994.

Accruals

Further deposits are not expected.

Access Conditions

There are no restrictions on access to these papers.

Copyright/Reproduction

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

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Language of Material

English

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Other finding aids

A copy of this catalogue is available at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources.

Authority records exist for British Cycling Federation (GB 0152 AAR0033), the British League of Racing Cyclists (GB 0152 AAR0037), the Bicycle Union (GB 0152 AAR0034), the National Cyclists' Union (GB 0152 AAR0036), Herne Hill Stadium Club (GB 0152 AAR2404), Cycling Council of Great Britain (GB 0152 AAR1998), British Professional Cycle Racing Association (GB 0152 AAR2403), Bristol Cycling Campaign (GB 0152 AAR2394) Colchester Cycling Campaign (GB 0152 AAR2395), Leicester Spokes (GB 0152 AAR2396), Lothian Cycle Campaign (GB 0152 AAR2397), Merseyside Cycling Campaign (GB 0152 AAR 2398), Milton Keynes Cycle Users' Group (GB 0152 AAR2399), Reading Cycle Campaign (GB 0152 AAR2400), Byways and Bridleways Trust (GB 0152 AAR2004), Cycle Campaign Network (GB 0152 AAR2393), Cardiff Cycling Campaign (GB 0152 AAR2401) and West Midlands Cyclist (GB 0152 AAR2402) .

Related Units of Description

MSS.328/BU and MSS.328/BLRC contain archives of the British Cycling Federation's predecessors.

Other records deposited by the National Cycle Archive (MSS.328).

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Index Headings

Bicycle Union

Bristol Cycling Campaign

British Cycling Federation

British League of Racing Cyclists

British Professional Cycle Racing Association

Byways and Bridleways Trust

Cardiff Cycling Campaign

Colchester Cycling Campaign

Cycle Campaign Network

Cycling Council of Great Britain

Herne Hill Stadium Club

Leicester Spokes

Lothian Cycle Campaign

Merseyside Cycling Campaign

Milton Keynes Cycle Users' Group

National Cyclists' Union

Reading Cycle Campaign

West Midlands Cyclist

Bicycle racing Great Britain

Cycling Great Britain

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Catalogue

MSS.328 BCF/1 Minutes 1959-1984

0.128 cubic metres

MSS.328 BCF/1/1 Minutes of the National Council 1959-1984

Three volumes

Minutes, reports, statements of accounts, details of award ceremonies and inaugural meetings.

MSS.328 BCF/1/1/1 Minute book 1959-1964

one volume

Includes documents relating to the retirement of Miss Russell, assistant secretary of the British Cycling Federation.

MSS.328 BCF/1/1/2 Minute book 1965-1971

one volume

Includes menu cards for award ceremonies from 1967-1969

MSS.328/BCF/1/1/4 "British Cycling Federation AGM Minutes" 1979-1984

one volume

Annual Reports and Statement of Accounts, financial statements including minutes for the National Council of the British Cycling Federation; relates to MSS.328 BCF/1/2/1-3 Committee Minutes

MSS.328/BCF/1/2 Minutes of various committees, including the Executive, Finance and Management, Racing and Planning Committees. 1980-1984

three volumes

Minutes, reports and related documents. See MSS.328/BCF/1/4 below for related minutes

MSS.328/BCF/1/2/3 Minute book 1984

one volume

Includes details of a disciplinary meeting and members' letters to the British Cycling Federation.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5 Minutes of the Racing Committee 1959-1981

seven volumes

Minutes and related documents including those concerning the technical and standing sub-committees.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5/3 Minute book 1965-1967

one volume

Includes minutes of the track advisory sub-committee.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5/4 Minute book 1968-1971

one volume

Includes ruling for events qualifying for upgrading of category; minutes of meetings between the BCF and the British Professional Cycle Racing Association, and to a lesser extent with British Cyclo-Cross Association, and the English Schools Cycling Associations.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5/5 Minute book 1972-1975

one volume

Includes minutes of Motor-Pacing sub-committee and the meetings between the BCF and the British Professional Cycle Racing Association and M. Lovell and G. Masters of the Professional Racing Advisory Bureau.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5/6 Minute book 1976-1978

one volume

Includes minutes of British Cycling Coaching Scheme and National Track Championship Organisation Committee, Motor-Pacing sub-committee and the meeting between the BCF and the British Professional Cycle Racing Assocation.

MSS.328/BCF/1/5/7 Minute book 1979-1981

one volume

Includes minutes of British Cycling Coaching Scheme and National Track Championship Organisation Committee.

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MSS.328/BCF/3 Correspondence and subject files 1991-1995

Three bundles

Correspondence and papers relating to traffic accidents and road safety, 1992-1993; cycling rights, 1991-1992; conferences and courses on cycling, 1991-1995.

MSS.328/BCF/3/1 Correspondence relating to traffic accidents and road safety 1992-1993

one bundle

Consultation of British Cycling Federation: by Allott & Lomax about raised road markings; by Driving Standards Agency about theory testing for learner drivers. Department of Transport road safety memoranda, press notices and fact sheet.

MSS.328/BCF/3/2 Correspondence relating to cycling rights 1991-1992

one bundle

Relates to the planning of cycle routes, positive discrimination of cyclists and promotion of cycling for health.

MSS.328/BCF/3/3 Correspondence relating to conferences and courses on cycling 1991-1995

one bundle

Relates to Velo-City lecture papers and conferences, 1992/3-1995 and a Leeds University course on "Providing For Cycling",1991.

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MSS.328/BCF/5 Publications of other organisations 1991-1993

One folder

Newsletters of regional cycling clubs, campaigning for cycling rights and provisions, and the journals of the Byways and Bridleways Trust.

MSS.328/BCF/5/1 Bristol Cycling Campaign 1992-1993

Three items

Newsletters.

MSS.328/BCF/5/1/2 Newsletter No. 8 Summer Issue 1993

one item

Includes details about Cycle Campaign Network (CCN); see also CCN News, MSS.328/BCF/5/10/1-5.

MSS.328/BCF/5/1/3 Newsletter No. 9 Autumn Issue 1993

one item

Includes details about Cycle Campaign Network.

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MSS.328/BCF/6 Minutes of other organisations 1956-1984

Two files

MSS.328/BCF/6/1 Minutes of the Cycling Council of Great Britain 1967-1984

one file

Includes financial reports, accident surveys, discussion of the Sports Council "Come Alive" fitness campaign; the constitution of the Cycling Council of Great Britain and Regulations for the Organisation of Reliability Rides.

MSS.328/BCF/6/2 Minutes of the Herne Hill Stadium Club 1956-1961

one file

Twinlock file containing minutes, correspondence, programmes of cycling events at the Club, and secretary's report

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