Catalogue description HACKNEY SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

This record is held by Hackney Archives

Details of D/S/20
Reference: D/S/20
Title: HACKNEY SCHOOLS SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
Description:

Records consist of minutes and rules. The records, which are incomplete, include balance sheets and competition details, with some results.
Date: 1897-1958
Held by: Hackney Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Hackney Schools Swimming Association
Physical description: 7 files
Immediate source of acquisition:

Acc 1990/16

 

Date of deposit: June 1990

 

Deposited by: Hackney Museum (donor in Hackney Libraries)

 

Condition of deposit: Donation (Transfer of records)
Publication note:

There is an account of the H.S.S.A. in the North London Guardian Art Supplement for 15 October 1909 (copy in local history collection oversize pamphlet sequence) which mentions the revival and gives an account of the annual championship races for that year..
Administrative / biographical background:

The Hackney Schools Swimming Association was reformed in 1895 as a branch of the London Schools Swimming Association. It promoted the use of the newly constructed Hackney Baths on Lower Clapton Road from the late 1890s, and organised swimming competitions, making its own awards.
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