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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to Sports and Recreation

Local

Bath Record Office

  • Mike Chapman (1943-2023), cartographer and local historian: research notes, reports, books, journals and publications rel to the history and archaeology of the Bath and Avon area c1900-2020 (1426)

Berkshire Record Office

  • Caversham Croquet Club: records 1993-2023 (D/EX2987acc11209)

Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service

  • Birmingham City Council: Commonwealth Games 2022 Programme Team 2021-2023 (BCC/1/HS/D/1 (2023/021))
  • Birmingham City Council: records rel to the Birmingham Super Prix 1986-1991 (BCC Additional (2023/022))

Cambridgeshire Archives

  • Cambridge Morris Men: minutes, correspondence, accounts , Travelling Morrice logs (with transcripts), programmes, photographs and other papers 1896-2022 (2617)
  • Ely Amateur Swimming Club: minutes, newspaper cuttings and notes 1934-1953 (2620)

Carmarthenshire Archive Service

  • Scorpions AFC: minutes 1934 (PC135)

Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies

  • Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club: yearbooks 1971-2021 (D-X 2325)

Ceredigion Archives

  • Cricket scorebooks and minute books for Cardiganshire County Council, for Aberystwyth and for Llanilar, and for Penglais school 20th-21st cent (DSO/TBC)
  • Lieutenant Colonel John Charles Rea (1868-1944), footballer and army officer: scrap book apparently compiled by Rea chronicling his life and activities 1890s-1920s (ADX/1920)

Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle

  • Carlisle United Football Club: records incl official match programmes, official handbook, Workington Association Football Club official match, Cumberland, Official Guide and West Cumbrian Views, A Guide to the Attractions of West Cumbria 1957-1971 (DX 2614)

Cumbria Archive Centre, Kendal

  • Helsfell Rifle Range, Kendal: account book for various shooting events and rifle volunteers corps, incl Kendal Volunteers, Westmorland County Rifle Association. Incls names of competitors and prize winners for various shoots 1887-1913 (WDX 2082)
  • K Fellfarers walking club of Kendal: minutes, newsletters, photographs and cartoons and annual accounts 1934-2020 (WDSO 371)
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Cricket Club: minutes, score books [1st and 2nd XI], financial records, corresp, papers rel to pavilion and newspaper cuttings 1852-2022 (WDSO 429)

Derbyshire Record Office

  • Derby CHA & HF Rambling Club: minutes, annual reports, membership lists, programmes, photographs 1924-2013 (D8506)

Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)

  • Comyns Tucker family: deeds relating to the Tucker, Comyns and Comyns Tucker family; passport, diaries, almanacs and notebooks including those of mountaineer Charles Comyns Tucker, containing mountaineering notes and sketches 16th-19th cent (ZBIN)
  • Exeter Rugby Football Club: administrative records, ledgers, account books, members and season ticket records 20th cent (ERF)
  • Roy Hough, Downend, Bristol: Roy Hough Rugby Collection: programmes, match fixture cards, photographs, other ephemera, Exeter Rugby Football Club, and other Devon Rugby clubs 20th cent (RHR)
  • Exeter City Football Club Museum Trust: records of the Trust, archive collections compiled by Exeter City Football Club programme editor and Museum Trust trustee, scrapbooks, programmes, news-cuttings, brochures, football magazines, photographs, football newspapers 1966-2021 (EFM)
  • Devon County Football League: records of the former league, incl file of minutes, league management meetings, 1992-2007, meeting attendance register, 1992-2007, match results sheets, 1992-2007, records of member clubs and matches, incl season handbooks, lists of fixtures, posters, photographs, referees' match cards, accounts 1992-2007, records and photographs rel to Groundhoppers' matches and Devon Ground Hops, 1997-1999 c1992-2007 (DCL)

Dudley Archives and Local History Service

  • Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Football Club: records 1920-1988 (Acc 10273)

Dundee City Archives

  • McCheyne Cricket Club, Dundee: minutes, scoring books, cash and account books, fixture cards, rules and regulations, membership cards, notebooks, newspaper cuttings 1922-2012 (GD/X1585)

East Dunbartonshire Archives: Kirkintilloch

  • Lenzie Tennis Club: minutes 1922-1936 (2023/13)

Essex Record Office

  • Boreham Cricket Club: minutes, accounts and player and team statistics 1927-2008 (A15996)

Explore York Libraries & Archives

  • Ebor Acorn Rambling Club, formerly the British Rail Rambling Club: records of the club incl committee minutes, AGM minutes, walks diaries, photographs, articles written by members and administrative papers rel to the running of the club c1972-2023 (2023/014)
  • Minster Ladies Bowling Club: minutes, accounts, annual reports, papers rel to competitions and associated corresp 1971-2017 (2023/011)

Flintshire Record Office

  • Alyn and Deeside Trefoil Guild: minutes, log books and other records 1991-2015 (AN5495)

Glamorgan Archives

  • Welsh Football League: records include minutes, financial records, and handbooks 1919-2020 (D1987)

Glasgow City Archives

  • Partick Curling Club: minutes, photographs, league record and publications 1842-2020 (TD2206)
  • Poloc Cricket Club: minutes, corresp and membership records c1895-1975 (TD2200)
  • Poloc Cricket Club: photographs, minutes and fixture cards 20th cent (TD2200)

Hampshire Archives and Local Studies

  • Hampshire County Cricket Club: handbooks 1959-2019 (PER483)

Highland Archives

  • Highland Rugby Club: minutes, scrapbook, museum folders, programmes, Canal Park opening book, original clubhouse file 1930-2003 (D1786)
  • Inverness Bowling Association: minutes 1944-1972 (D1809)
  • Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club: additional records 20th-21st cent (D1293)
  • Inverness Shinty Club: minutes 1925-1990 (D1812)
  • Scrapbooks and information collated by Jim MacNeil regarding the Highlands and Islands Darts Association c1940-2023 (D1810)
  • Scottish Darts Association: minutes and agendas; statistics and Inter County game data collated by Jim MacNeil; photographs of tournaments c1980-2023 (D1810)
  • Hugh Dan Maclennan: collected records and books rel to shinty nd (D1342)

Highland Archives: Lochaber Archive Centre

  • Feu charter by Captain Ewen Aymer Robert Ramsay Fairfax Lucy, in favour of Lochaber Mountaineering Club 1959 (L/D251)

Hillingdon Local Studies, Archives and Museums Service

  • Hillingdon Borough Football Club: programmes nd (2023.8)

Kent History and Library Centre

  • Maidstone Swimming Club: records incl minutes 1934-1949; photographs, reminiscences and correspondence collected for anniversary volume c1885-1984 (Ch199)
  • Malling Horse Show Society: corresp, minutes and accounts, annual show programmes, photographs c1921-2000 (U4288)

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

  • John Prior, (1729-1803). vicar, teacher and mapmaker: digital copy of "Pocket map of Leicestershire for sportsmen" with additions from the adjoining counties and the principal fox coverts coloured 1787 (DE10674)
  • Averil Smith, (bc1904), horsewoman: hunting journal 1911-1937 (DE10573)
  • Brookfield Electric Bowling Club, Leicester: minutes (c1937-1998), memorandum & Articles of Association, miscellaneous files, fixture cards & photos c1937-2010 (DE10605)
  • Palitoy Co, toy and game manufacturers, Coalville (formerly Cascelloid Co): digital copies of catalogues (1950-1985), various catalogue pages, advertisements and photographs of toys (c1927-1979) c1927-1985 (DE10637)

Manchester Archives and Local Studies

  • Manchester Anglers' Association: records incl minutes 1879-2000 (2023/40)

Norfolk Record Office

  • Yarmouth and Gorleston Wheelers Cycling Club: minutes, correspondence, annual dinner programmes, reports and other papers 1926-1965 (ACC 2023/119)
  • Aylsham and District Angling Society: minutes and subscription lists 1958-1968 (MC 3650, 1080X6)
  • William Porter Baker, (1889-1968), gas engineer, property owner and local football administrator of Cromer: personal and business papers and papers relating to Cromer Football Club and football in Norfolk 1906-1968 (ACC 2023/50, ACC 2023/63)

North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust)

  • Barnstaple Home Guard Rifle Club: minutes and membership records 1940-1970 (B1509)

Northumberland Archives

  • Haydonian Working Men's Club, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland: minutes, cash book, membership book, statements of accounts, correspondence 1957-1992 (NRO 12879)

Nottinghamshire Archives

  • Scout Association: West Bridgford Group, 2nd Troop: Peewit Patrol scrapbook 1941-1952 (10319)
  • Hardy Plant Society, Nottingham: newsletters (c1974-1992, 2013-2022), publications, articles by Audrey Widdison (1975-6), plus various letters and related papers 1974-2022 (10344)
  • Nottingham football: 7 scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings (1889-92, 1897-98, 1920-21) 1889-1921 (10438)
  • Nottingham Schools' Football Association: scrapbooks and photograph albums 2016-2019 (10330)
  • Nottingham Society of Model And Experimental Engineers Ltd: photograph album with sketch map/plan of the track of the model railway at Valley Road, Nottingham and some newscuttings/extracts from society newsletters (c1970-76), newsletters, album and documents belonged to Frank Dudley, long time member and treasurer of the society 1970-1982 (10525)
  • Nottingham Stars Roller Hockey Team: photographs and metal pin badge c1900-1999 (10350)
  • Magdala Lawn Tennis Club, Nottingham (formerly Notts Lacrosse and Tennis Club): minutes and reports (c1908-1944); register of debentures including certificates and associated documents (c1944-1969); accounts (c1883-1970); memorandum and articles of association and rules; correspondence (c1940-1979); and other documents c1883-1979 (10510)
  • Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Nottingham Branch: 'Jenny Bradley's Dances' - dances and music devised/composed by Nottingham Branch members (c1980-2023); list of demonstrations danced by Nottingham RSCDS (c1990-2007); and Nottingham Branch RSCDS annual picnic dance and puzzles at Rufford Park (c1990-1999) c1980-2007 (10380)
  • Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire, historical and archaeological society: card indexes of archaeological finds compiled by the Nottingham Gazetteer Committee (20th cent); agendas, minutes and correspondence (1932-2019); financial papers (1990-2022); membership records, publication files (20th-21st cent); papers collected by Chairman of Society (1992-2020) 20th-21st cent (10324, 10382, 10386, 10389, 10513)
  • Nottinghamshire County EBF Bowling Association: minutes (1977 - 2005); County yearbooks/handbooks (c1974-2022); Centenary brochure (1922-2011); record of county competition winners (1911-1980); and record of draws (1974-1975) 1911-2022 (10372)
  • Mary West, (fl1990-2023), collector, Westhorpe Village, Southwell: scrapbooks, including Queen's Platinum Jubilee, death, and King's Coronation (2018-2023); photographic record of flora and fauna in Westhorpe and surrounding areas (c2004-2023); material from an exhibition for the King's Coronation celebration in Westhorpe (2023) other material relating to Westhorpe Hall, Westhorpe Estate - farming and racehorses, Westhorpe cricket, Westhorpe stories and legends, Westhorpe plants and trees, Westhorpe history and events; and Westhorpe Poetry Group: history, poems and events (2009-2023) [RESTRICTED ACCESS] 2004-2023 (10421)

Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archives (Caithness Archives)

  • Bower Rifle Club: score and match books 1925-1996 (P1018)
  • Wick Academy Football Club: records 1994-2007 (P1042)

Oldham Local Studies & Archives

  • Oldham Rugby League Football Club: committee minute books (3) 1935-1950 (M386)

Oxfordshire History Centre

  • Kidlington Bowls Club: minutes; club constitutions; records relating to competitions; lease, licencing and building plans c1979-2019 (7067)

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

  • Plymouth Calligraphers: constitution, minutes, accounts, membership lists, newsletters and publicity material 1993-2019 (4502)
  • Plymouth Cricket Club: minutes, score books, publications, research notes on the club history and photographs 1805-2019 (4495)
  • Plymouth Argyle Football Club: programmes for away games, 1931-2022, and home games, 1937-2022. Survival of programmes is sporadic prior to 1945 1931-2022 (4470)

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service

  • Sandwell Borough Council: swimming baths and leisure facilities- building plans, documents, and photographs c1937-2000 (2023/36)

Sheffield City Archives

  • Norfolk Hotel Football Club (later Turf Taverners Football Club), Handsworth, Sheffield: minute book 1972-1981 (X1067)

Shropshire Archives

  • Craft Lodge of the Masonic Province of Shropshire: minutes and attendance register 1889-1998 (9975)

Suffolk Record Office, Ipswich Branch

  • Suffolk Rambling Club: minutes, correspondence, list of members (1 vol), newsletters and other papers 1921-2010 (GC24)
  • Aldeburgh Golf Club: nomination book (5 vols), financial records and other papers 1893-1998 (GC893)
  • Elmswell (later Stowupland) Bowls Club: minute books (2) 1936-2019 (GC888)
  • Ipswich Bowls Club: Ladies section: committee meeting minutes, newspaper cuttings, summaries and write ups of matches and competition records 1931-1933 (GC882)

Surrey History Centre

  • West Byfleet Golf Club (formerly Bleakdown Golf Club): records, incl board and directors' minutes, 1922-1992; committee minutes, 1939-2011; annual reports and accounts, 1922-1978; shares, debentures and dividends, 1920s-2000s; deeds and papers rel to sale of land, 1920s; and club histories, 1981 c1900-2019 (10492)

West Sussex Record Office

  • Selsey Football Club: minutes 1921-1947 (20500)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale

  • Todmorden Cricket Club: records incl photographs, corresp, publication and programmes 1864-2008 (WYC:1960)
  • The Lodge of Prince Frederick No.307: records incl minute books, membership records, finance records, byelaws, photographs and publications 1796-2017 (WYC:1966)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Kirklees

  • Almondbury Old Folks Gathering: minutes, plan for Almondbury Old Folks gathering centenary celebrations, reminiscences of growing up in Almondbury and village history 1884-1980 (WYK1889 (ADDNL))
  • Wooldale Old Folks Treat: records incl cash books, corresp, balance sheets and end of year accounts, committee meeting agenda and minutes, event information book incl key information such as the ticket sales, who was responsible for contributing items and services and the prize recipients and committee members book 1908-2021 (WYK1999)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds

  • The Order Of Druids, Thornton's Pride Lodge, Number 1933: records rel to membership and minutes and accounts books 1894-1924 (WYL2670)

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

  • Wiltshire Badminton Association: association records c1940-2019 (4489)
  • Wiltshire Ornithological Society: additional general records 1965-2022 (3784)
  • Wroughton Floral Art Society, Wroughton: society records 1970-2021 (4624)

Wirral Archives Service

  • George Higham, (fl 20th cent), Cammell Laird AFC and antiquarian: booklets and photographs 19th-20th cent (2540)

National

National Army Museum Templer Study Centre

  • Army Football Association: hybrid collection, incl minute books from its establishment; photographs; match reports; programmes; ephemera; DVD of matches. 1888-2023 (NAM. 2023-11-14-1)

National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections

  • Scottish Mountaineering Club: photographic archive 1890-2023 (Acc.14458)
  • William Laidlaw (c1799-1845), friend of Sir Walter Scott: papers 1812-1842 (Acc.14483)
  • Hamish Macmillan Brown (b 1934), author and mountaineer: papers incl log books, literary papers and family correspondence, with some rel to Braehead School 1939-2023 (Acc.14546)
  • John Hinde (1927-2002), mountaineer and mountain rescue team leader: papers incl mountaineering diaries, scrapbooks, and annotated photograph albums 1941-2002 (Acc.14493)
  • John M Watt (Jock) (fl 1950-1970), Speedway journalist: papers including notebooks, photographs, letters and programmes c1951-1970 (Acc.14486)

National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive

  • Judith A. Herbert (fl1977-1978), represented the UK in the second Whitbread Round the World Race: private diary, hand-written in four parts, kept while on board the racing yacht TRAITé DE ROME during the race, between August 1977 and April 1978; also incl a printed version of the diary, self-published, 2017 1977-2017 (REG21/000228 (Uncatalogued))

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)

  • Lady Mary Peters (b1939), athlete: papers rel to her sporting career c1972-2022 (D4920)

Special

Chetham's Library

  • Lancashire Archery Association: minutes of general committee meetings and annual general meetings, accounts, corresp and miscellaneous papers 1954-2014 (LAA)

University

Dundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services

  • Jim Shepherd (b1942), hockey player and administrator: documents, reports, press cuttings, fixture and player lists, programmes all rel to hockey, mostly in Scotland c1970-2018

Heriot-Watt University Heritage Service

  • Heriot-Watt College: football team photograph 1892-1893 (HWC)

Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives

  • Julia Lee, (fl2022), rugby league referee: digital photographs 2022 (WRL)

Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections

  • Oxford University Association Football Club: minutes and other papers 1871-1982 (MSS. 22360/1-4)

Sheffield University: National Fairground Archive and Circus Archive

  • Mazelly-Miller Family, Fairground family: photographs and some documents belonging to the Mazelly and Miller fairground families incl documents related to WWI c1870-1999 (NFA0191)
  • World's Fairs and Expositions: programmes, pamphlets and other ephemera rel to World's Fairs across the world 1872-1958 (NFA0196)
  • Viole Bartram, (1874-1953), circus performer: black and white photographs, negatives and postcards of fairgrounds, amusement parks, circus and performers c1880-1959 (NFA0195)

University of Birmingham: Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections

  • H. S. W. Brittain (fl1910), patternmaker and cubmaster for the 7th Sheffield troop: papers rel to the Boy Scouts incl manuscript notebook with loose inserts and incl material rel to the training of 'scouters'. The cover states the volume belonged to Brittain, aged 25 c1930 (MS1117)
  • National Association of Boys' Clubs: material rel to the organisation, founded on 24 October 1925, and from 2012 known by the title 'Ambition' 1920s-2010s (MS1096)