Association of Officers of Taxes (AOT), earlier the Association of Tax Clerks

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 AOT
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 AOT
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1912-1939
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 6 boxes

Scope and Content

This collection contains: rules, 1923-1932; finance committee minutes, 1923-1924; journal committee minutes, 1923-1926; annual delegate conference records, 1927-1935; annual report, 1931; correspondence and subject files, 1929-1932; 'Tax clerks journal' and 'Taxes', 1912-1931; various publications, 1922-1928; research records, 1845-1939

Administrative / Biographical History

The Association of Tax Clerks was formed in 1892 and changed its name to the Association of Officers of Taxes (AOT) in 1922. In 1936 it entered a loose federation with the National Association of Assessors and Collectors of Taxes under the name of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation (IRSF). The Valuation Office Clerical Association joined the IRSF in 1937 and in 1938 the three constituent unions decided to amalgamate, retaining the the IRSF title.

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/AOT

Custodial History

These records were in the custody of Dr I Beardwell of Kingston Polytechnic before being deposited at the Modern Records Centre in 1988. It is understood that many of the records of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation and its predecessors were destroyed in 1982 when the union headquarters moved to new premises.

Related Material

The Centre also holds records of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation (IRSF), including some inherited from the AOT, 1924-1978, and the Civil Service Confederation (CSC), 1921-1939