Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers' Association, Bolton Amalgamation

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 BDF
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 BDF
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1895-1907
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box (2 items)

Scope and Content

Half-yearly reports, 1895-1907.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers' Association was formed in Bolton in 1866 after the Lancashire cotton famine. The name was expanded to the Bleachers', Dyers' and Finishers' Association, Bolton Amalgamation in 1892, after the union had expanded. In 1901 it was renamed the Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers' Association, Bolton Amalgamation. In 1936 it amalgamated with the National Union of Textile Workers and the Amalgamated Society of Dyers, Bleachers, Finishers and Kindred Trades to form the National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers. This amalgamated with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1982.

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/BDF

Custodial History

Material transferred from University of Warwick Library in 2003

Related Material

See also MSS.126/DBT (National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers). The main archives of the Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers' Association, Bolton Amalgamation are held by the West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford.