A Summary Description of the Papers of the Teachers' GuildTABLE OF CONTENTS |
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A Summary Description of the Papers of the Teachers' Guild
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative/Biographical HistoryThe Teachers' Guild began in 1883, and was formally incorporated in 1885 as the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland. The Guild was established as a central professional body to promote the welfare and independence of teachers and create a closer bond amongst members of the profession. The Guild operated through a number of committees, of which the most significant were the Political Committee, the Education Committee and the Thrift and Benefits Committee. In 1916 the Guild established an Education Reform Council and from 1907 it administered the Anna Westmacott Trust, a charity for female teachers set up in 1897. In 1921 it became the Education Guild.It went into voluntary liquidation in 1929, at which point the funds of the Anna Westmacott Trust and those of the Teachers' Guild Benevolent Fund were passed over to four trustees, one of whom was to be a representative of the Association of Assistant Mistresses. Reference: Mss 413 Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentThe collection comprises minutes of council for the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland, 1883-1929. Return to the Table of Contents System of ArrangementThe collection is arranged in chronological order. Return to the Table of Contents Immediate Source of AcquisitionThe papers were received as a gift from the Public Record Office in August 2000. Appraisal, Destruction, SchedulingThis collection has been weeded for duplicates. AccrualsFurther deposits are not expected. Access ConditionsThere are no restrictions on access to these papers. Copyright/ReproductionThere are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law. Return to the Table of Contents Finding AidsA catalogue is available to file level both online and in paper format in the Centre's searchroom, on-line, at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources. An authority file exists for the Teachers' Guild (GB 0152 AAR1598) and its later incarnations, the Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland (GB 0152 AAR1208) and the Education Guild (GB 0152 AAR1207). Authority files also exist for the related organisations: the Association of Assistant Mistresses (GB 0152 AAR1202), Anna Westmacott Trust (GB 0152 AAR1209), the Education Reform Council (GB 0152 AAR1206), and the Teachers' Guild Benevolent Fund (GB 0152 AAR1605). Related Units of DescriptionThe Modern Records Centre also holds the Papers of the Association of Assistant Mistresses which contains further papers of the Teachers' Guild. Return to the Table of Contents Index Headings
Anna Westmacott Trust Association of Assistant Mistresses Education Guild Education Reform Council Teachers' Guild Teachers' Guild Benevolent Fund Teachers' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland
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