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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to Charities and philanthropy

Local

ARK: Archive Resource for Knowsley

  • Society of Friends of Bowring Park: records incl corresp, minutes, bulletins, photographs, plans and the original deed of presentation 1907-2019 (GB1076.OBP)

Bath Record Office

  • Creativity Works, art organisation and charity: case studies, papers rel to funding applications and projects, film of performances and workshops, photographs, and publications c1990-2023 (1458)

Berkshire Record Office

  • Tilehurst Animal and Bird Sanctuary: records of Doris Long and the Sanctuary 1925-2022 (D/EX2966acc11126)

Bristol Archives

  • Mary Carpenter, educational and social reformer: addresses, corresp, and documents presented to during and following her visits to India to promote female education 1866-1876 (46948)

Cambridgeshire Archives

  • Thomas Parsons Charity, Ely: records, including minutes, correspondence, financial papers, deeds, leases and estate plans; superintendents' records; almshouse papers: records of Mrs Morley's Charity 1820-1966; records of Ely Dispensary Charity 1929-1991; records of Ann Bull's Charity 1953-1966; records of Mary Austin's Charity 1855-1937; records of Mrs Turnkiss' Charity 1909-1966; records of John Howard's Charity 1772-1952 and records of Ely District Nursing Association 1498-2017 (R123/068)
  • Sir John Jacob's Almshouses, Gamlingay: minutes, accounts, correspondence and other papers 1966-2021 (2602)

Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle

  • Twelve Men of Wreay: charity papers incl minute books, financial records and corresp rel to school and lands 1848-1955 (DSO 547)
  • Roberts Family of Boothby: papers rel to charity and volunteering activities incl rel to National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief 1937-1939 (DROB)

Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal

  • Mary Rowlandson Almshouses charity, Grayrigg: foundation papers, title deeds and wills, declarations book and financial records 1681-1970 (WDEC 52)
  • Alfred Wainwright, (1907-1991), author and environmentalist: annotated tss of Wainwright's large format books incl Fellwalking with Wainwright, Wainwright on the Pennine Way, Wainwright on the Lakeland Mountain Passes, Wainwright in the Valleys of Lakeland. Also incl animal welfare charity papers rel to Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) incl minute books and financial records 1974-1994 (WDAW)

Glasgow City Archives

  • Glasgow Humane Society: minutes and reports 1836-2005 (TD101)

Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre

  • Frances Scudamore charity: records 1895-1993 (DH40)

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

  • Sir John Harrison's charity: records 18th-19th cent (Acc 6544)

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

  • Mosaic Shaping Disability Services Charity (formerly Leicester Guild of the Crippled): folder containing photographs, newsletters, notes, correspondence, DVD 1969-2015 (DE10625)
  • The Loughborough Welfare Trusts: records including deeds (1713-1860), minutes (c1874-1975), accounts (c1816-1972), plans, contribution books (c1930-1949), charity file (1950-1972) 1713-1976 (DE10624)

London Metropolitan Archives: City of London

  • Mary Elizabeth Edmonds Benevolent Trust: minutes; fund accounts with correspondence 1924-2003 (Accession number: B23/065)
  • Attend, charity supporting volunteers, London: oral history project 'The Voices of the first volunteers of the NHS' 2021-2022 (Accession number: B23/050)
  • The Pothohar Association: Children of the Partition - oral history project 2022-2023 (Accession number: B23/107)
  • SPID (Social, Progressive, Interconnected, Diverse) Theatre, community youth theatre, London: oral history project recordings 2021-2023 (Accession number: B23/100)
  • Stock Exchange Clerks Fund: minutes; Claude Lemon Memorial Fund minute book; Annual Reports; SECPF Century history publication; Applications Book; Fiftieth Anniversary Dinner menu and table plan; Stock Exchange Journal vol. IV, no. 4 Spring 1978; Athletic Club Walk; folder of printed material and history notes 1873-1978 (Accession number: B23/025)

Norfolk Record Office

  • Harrold's Charity, South Walsham: additional minutes and accounts 1953-2018 (ACC 2023/160)

Nottinghamshire Archives

  • Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind (My Sight Nottinghamshire): minutes (1847-1861); annual reports (1990/91-2000/01); 'Happy Start (150th Anniversary) Appeal' brochure, 1993; promotional brochure, nd [pre 2016]; and photograph album for the official opening of the Royal Midland Institution for the Blind 'Syne Hills', Seacroft, Skegness, 1951 c1847-2023 (10481)

Oldham Local Studies & Archives

  • Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity Friendly Society certificate given to J N Greany and a photograph of Lilian Greaney as Oldham's first May Queen 1903-1925 (M381)

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

  • Plymouth, Stoke, Lodge of Charity number 223: minute books 1965-2022 (4504)

Richmond upon Thames Local Studies Library and Archive

  • Barnes Workhouse Charity: minutes 1905-1948 (AD349)

Shropshire Archives

  • Hanmer Morris Charity: accounts incl predecessor charities, list of charity lands and legacies 1811-1993 (9926)

Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)

  • Vale of Jehoshaphat Chapter 291, Freemasons Lodge: minutes, signature books and accounts. 1793-2006 (A/DLY)
  • Cruse Bereavement Support: Somerset branch minutes, annual reports and newsletters 1980-2018 (A/FAW)
  • Somerset County Nursing Association Trust: records 1979-2023 (A/FCR)
  • Kingston St Mary Relief in Need Charity: records incl deeds, corresp and accounts 1667-1993 (A/FAZ)

Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch

  • Mendlesham Community Charity: minutes, accounts and other papers 1983-2022 (GB606)

Surrey History Centre

  • McDonald's and Trimmer's Almshouses Charity, Farnham: minutes 1904-2018 (10513)
  • Strode's Foundation, Egham: records incl minutes of trustees' meetings and committees, 1941-2010; and of Strode's Enterprises Ltd; annual accounts, 1916-2006; corresp and papers rel to endowment schemes and bequests; deeds, papers and corresp rel to properties and land owned by the charity incl at Strode's College; and papers rel to history of Strode's School, Egham 19th-21st cent (10516)

Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives

  • Neighbours in Poplar (NIP): reports, photographs and audio-visual material 1992-2023 (TH/10363)
  • South Poplar and Limehouse Action for Secure Housing (SPLASH): material rel to the governance and projects such as Easts Meets West Know Your Roots, Blackwall Reach and Robin Hood Gardens and Millennium Green projects 1988-2023 (TH/10404)
  • Teviot Action Group (TAG): correspondence, reports and printed material rel to campaigns for community services on the Teviot Estate in Poplar, incl albums (9) and scrapbooks of photographs and display boards (2) rel to youth work 1996-2023 (TH/10402)

Tyne and Wear Archives

  • Newcastle Boy Scouts, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne: troop logs, Court of Honour minutes, Heddon Hut committee minutes, Camp logs, Gang Show files, photograph album, papers relating to troop history 1909-1971 (6043)

West Dunbartonshire Council Archive Services: Dumbarton Library

  • Scottish Veterans' Garden City Association: minutes 1952-2020 (ACCN2023/11)

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

  • Danby Almshouses, Dauntsey: records c1916-2010 (2764B)
  • Volunteer Centre Swindon: charity papers 1997-2023 (4649)

National

Island Archives, Guernsey

  • Guernsey Deportees Association, papers incl relating to compensation claims, photographs, etc. c1901-2000 (2023-035)
  • St Johns Ambulance Service: mostly photographs rel to all aspects of the Service, including the German Occupation period 1930-2020 (AQ 1298/70-79)

Jersey Archive

  • St Helier Nursing and Benevolent Trust: minutes and other records 1972-2014 (JA/4050)
  • Trees for Life Jersey, environmental charity: records and photographs c1937-2010 (JA/4042)
  • Soroptimist International of Jersey: minutes, scrapbooks, publications, and various other papers 1950-2018 (JA/4107)

National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections

  • Challenge Breast Cancer Scotland: papers 1994-2014 (Acc.14469)

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

  • Sandes, soldiers' and airmen's centres charity: records, incl copies of the Sandes newsletter 'Forward' (later called 'Focus'), correspondence, statements of accounts, annual reports, photographs and photograph albums, deeds, glass plate negatives (c.267 ), and other documents 1893-2023 (D4905)

Special

Wellcome Collection

  • Heart N Soul, creative arts charity, London: records created and collected by the charity, which is led by people with and without learning disabilities and autistic people c1980-2010 (SA/HNS; acc 2716)

University

Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York

  • Alcoholics Anonymous (Great Britain) Ltd: additional records incl agendas for London Region meetings, SHARE magazines, Roundabout magazines, copies of The AA Structural Handbook for Great Britain 2023, VHS tapes and commemorative material for the 75th anniversary of the AA 2001-2023 (AA [2023/109])
  • John Burrill Almshouse Charity: papers incl deeds, probate records, minutes and financial papers 1852-2022 (2023/019)

Dundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services

  • Brittle Bone Society: VHS tapes, diaries, and various papers rel to the Brittle Bone Society and other European organisations rel to Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1990-2023 (MS 327)

London University: London School of Economics, The Women's Library

  • Women's Environmental Network, pressure group, London: newsletters, publicity, campaign papers, photographs and background material 1988-2016 (5WEN)

University of Bristol: Theatre Collection

  • Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation) (1999-2003): papers relating to the work and projects carried out by Rideout, working with prisoners and beyond, incl project details, marketing materials, audio visual material etc 1999-2003 (2023/32, BTC362)
  • Chris Johnson (1952-2017), writer, performer, director, teacher, and workshop facilitator: papers relating to the work of Johnson (founder member of Rideout), incl diaries, notebooks, project work, publications (written by or contributed to by Johnson), audio visual material, posters, early plays, poetry etc 1960-2000 (2023/33, BTC363)

University of Kent: Special Collections & Archives

  • Hilden Charitable Trust, grant-making trust: records incl project/grants files, minutes, press material and books 1960-2012 (2023/UKPA/05)