Catalogue description NOTTINGHAM MECHANICS INSTITUTION
This record is held by Nottinghamshire Archives
Reference: | DD/MI |
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Title: | NOTTINGHAM MECHANICS INSTITUTION |
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Summary of contents DD/MI/1-15 The Mechanics Institution 1849-c.1980s DD/MI/16-77 Nottingham Archives DD/MI/16-22 The Corporation 1560-1885 DD/MI/23-30 Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887 DD/MI/31-32 Newspapers 1887 DD/MI/33-37 Deeds, wills & business papers 1684-1900 DD/MI/38-67 Political & Trade Union papers with broadsheets & ballads 18th-19thC. DD/MI/68-71 Letters 19thC. DD/MI/72-77 Local history and local interest 1685-1893 DD/MI/78-114 Nottinghamshire Archives DD/MI/78-85 Shrievalty & Hacker family papers 1622-1700 DD/MI/86-89 County administration 1656-1857 DD/MI/90-92 Generalities 1828-1887 Places:- DD/MI/93-95 Bunny; Parkyns 1705-1792 DD/MI/96/1-2 Caunton 1599-1609 DD/MI/97 East Ret ford 1727 DD/MI/98 East Stoke 1887 DD/MI/99 Gedling 1792-1795 DD/MI/100 Granby 1836-1838 DD/MI/101 Hockerton 1761 DD/MI/102 Kneesall 1760-1767 DD/MI/103 Lenton 1707-1715 DD/MI/104 Mansfield 1602 DD/MI/105 Ordsall 1678-1682 DD/MI/106 Muskham c.1663-1695 DD/MI/107 Newark c.1830-1840 DD/MI/108 Radcliffe on Trent 1880 DD/MI/109 Sutton on Trent 1703 DD/MI/110-114 Letters & papers of local interest 1699-1903 DD/MI/115-125 Volumes of local interest 1699-1903 DD/MI/127-152 Other counties & miscellaneous papers DD/MI/127 Cumberland & Lancashire 19thC. DD/MI/128-131 Derbyshire 1801-1843 DD/MI/132-133 Leicestershire 17thC.-1829 DD/MI/134 Lincolnshire 1762 DD/MI/135-152 Miscellaneous letters & papers 1652-1905 DD/MI/153-190 Crime and punishment 1784-1864 DD/MI/191-237 Entertainments DD/MI/191 Chapbooks 18th-19thC. DD/MI/192-194 Verses c.19thC. DD/MI/195-196 Entertainments; handbill & poster c. 1790-1840 DD/MI/197-235 Playbills DD/MI/197 Lincs., Gainsborough 1841 DD/MI/198-227 Nottingham Theatre 1833-1840 DD/MI/228-235 Nottingham : Albion Society, Garrick Society & Shakespearean Society 1839-1841 DD/MI/236-237 Music & verse; volumes 19th-20thC. DD/MI/238-244 Portraits DD/MI/238/1-41 Cartoons from Vanity Fair 1869-1870 DD/MI/239/1-12 The Academy; supplements 19thC DD/MI/240/1-21 The Bookman; supplements 1899-1910 DD/MI/241/1 The British Bandsman; supplement 1899 DD/MI/242/1-21 Literature; supplements 1901-1902 DD/MI/243/1 Madame; supplement 1898 DD/MI/244/1-19 Miscellaneous portraits c.19thC. MECHANICS INSTITUTION ARCHIVES : - DD/MI/245/1-3 Trust Deed & Act. 1845; 1912 COMMITTEE PAPERS :- General Committee DD/MI/246/1-15 Minutes 1837-1955 Trustees' Meetings DD/MI/247/1 Minutes 1912-1956 Various sub-committees DD/MI/248/1 Minutes (joint vol.) 1875-1884 Buildings sub-committee DD/MI/249/1-3 Minutes 1913-1953 DD/MI/250/1 Accounts 1867-1869 Coffee Room sub-committee DD/MI/251/1-7 Minutes 1915-1959 DD/MI/252/1-7 Other papers 1939 Conversazione sub-committee DD/MI/253/1 Minutes 1910-1912 Finance sub-committee DD/MI/254/1-8 Minutes 1887-1960 DD/MI/255/1-25 Accounts c.1843-1967 DD/MI/256/1-12 Taxes & miscellaneous papers 1873-1951 Lectures sub-committee DD/MI/257/1 Minutes 1924-1928 DD/MI/258/1-2 Accounts 1869-1925 DD/MI/259/1-12 Correspondence & other papers c.1864-1925 Legal Special sub-committee DD/MI/260/1-2 Reports 1908 Letting & Recreation sub-committee DD/MI/261/1-3 Minutes 1921-1959 DD/MI/262/1-3 Room letting books 1850-1870 DD/MI/263/1-14 Correspondence 1885-1917 Library sub-committee DD/MI/264/1-8 Minutes 1853-1957 DD/MI/265/1-12 Catalogues, etc 1842-c.1911 DD/MI/266/1 Plans & correspondence 20th c Rules & Bye-laws sub-committee DD/MI/267/1 Minutes 1908-1909 DD/MI/268/1-3 Rules & Bye-laws 1849-1900 Smoke Room sub-committee DD/MI/269/1-3 Minutes 1907-1936 Camera club, later Nottingham Camera Club DD/MI/270/1-3 Minutes 1892-1921 Nottingham Chess Club DD/MI/271/1 Miscellaneous 1875 Literary & Debating Society DD/MI/272/1 Minutes 1908-1912 DD/MI/273/1-3 Other papers 1879 Sick Visiting Association DD/MI/274/1-5 Enquiry papers 1952-1953 MEMBERSHIP, REPORTS, etc Membership DD/MI/275/1-7 Registers, etc. c. 1838-1955 DD/MI/276/1-5 Correspondence & papers 1881-20thc. DD/MI/277/1-6 Visitors' Books 1844-1974 DD/MI/278/1-57 Annual reports 1896-1967 DD/MI/279/1-4 Exhibitions 1837-1851 DD/MI/280-282 Programmes, etc. 1845-1914 DD/MI/283-286 Ceremonies & anniversaries 1868-1937 MECHANICS INSTITUTION PROPERTY :- DD/MI/287/1-4 New Building & shares 1844-1870 DD/MI/288/1-8 Way leaves 1875-1941 DD/MI/289/1 Portico 1904 DD/MI/290/1 Street improvement 1916 DD/MI/291/1-6 Cinema 1932-1943 DD/MI/292/1-9 Insurance 1916-1962 DD/MI/293/1-2 Inventories 1885-1922 DD/MI/294/1-20 Illustrations & photographs c. 1850-1966 CORRESPONDENCE & MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS :- DD/MI/295/1-3 Correspondence with Duke of Portland 1912 DD/MI/296/1-8 Miscellaneous 1879-1948 ARCHIVES & PAPERS COLLECTED BY THE MECHANICS INSTITUTION :- DD/MI/297/1-10 Nottinghamshire & Notts. Archives 1814-1871 DD/MI/298/1-5 Other counties & miscellaneous papers c.1776-19thc. DD/MI/299/1-7 Entertainments nd & 19 thc. DD/MI/1-244 is a collection of disparate papers and volumes apparently collected and kept by the Mechanics Institution for their historical or educational interest; even those few records of the Institution's own administration which are here appear to have been retained on these grounds. Some items came from named donors; others may have been purchased (eg., some are marked with lot numbers). Most of the volumes bear the Institution's library press marks and/or stamps or bookplates. The greater part of the records listed here were deposited in 1986. However, items earlier deposited in the City Archives, (which came to the Notts. Archives Office upon the amalgamation of the two in 1976), have now been re-listed & incorporated in this series. These comprise:- Mss volumes from the Mechanics Institute Library deposited in Oct. 1967 Formerly MCH 1-19 A mss volume from the Mechanics Institute Library which had been filed with enclosure acts in the City Local History library and was transferred to the City Archives in Feb. 1973 Formerly MCH 20 An item donated to the City Archives by Mr. G. Wheat, 38 Marcus Street, Lenton, via Alan MacCormick, Keeper of Archaeology, Castle Museum, Nottingham, on 8 May 1974 Formerly MCH 21 The new numbers of these records are:- MCH 1 now DD/MI/105 MCH 2 now DD/MI/95 MCH 3 now DD/MI/13 MCH 4 now DD/MI/100 MCH 5 now DD/MI/22 MCH 6 now DD/MI/21 MCH 7 now DD/MI/17 MCH 8 now DD/MI/115 MCH 9 now DD/MI/11 MCH 10 now DD/MI/3 MCH 11 now DD/MI/75 MCH 12 now DD/MI/127 MCH 13 now DD/MI/125 MCH 14 now DD/MI/126 MCH 15 now DD/MI/124 MCH 16 now DD/MI/12 MCH 17 now DD/MI/107 MCH 18 now DD/MI/236 MCH 19 now DD/MI/128 MCH 20 now DD/MI/99 MCH 21 now DD/MI/10 The bulk of DD/MI/245-299 consists of the administrative papers of the Mechanics Institute: - minute books, accounts, registers of members and so on. The long and reasonably complete series makes them not only of use for the history of the Mechanics Institute itself but also for the general social history of the area. For other administrative papers, see DD/MI/1-15 |
Date: | 1596-1967 |
Held by: | Nottinghamshire Archives, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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Physical description: | 1 subfonds and 7 series |
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Items deposited in the Nottinghamshire Archives Office by The New Mechanics, Birkbeck House, Trinity Square, Nottingham, via Axel W. Palmer, 4 Grannis Drive, Aspley, Nottingham. Acc 3436 deposited 8 Dec. 1986; Acc 3619 and 3672 deposited 9 Dec 1987 and 14 March 1988; Acc 4067 deposited 25 Oct 1990; Acc 4115 deposited 5 April 1991 |
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