Glass Bottle Makers of Yorkshire United Trade Protection Society

This material is held atModern Records Centre, University of Warwick

  • Reference
    • GB 152 GBY
  • Former Reference
    • GB 152 GBY
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1857-1940
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 boxes

Scope and Content

This collection includes: rulebooks, 1857 & 1939; council minutes, 1869-1878; quarterly reports, 1871-1908; membership registers, 1917-1940.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Glass Bottle Makers of Yorkshire United Trade Protection Society (also called the Glass Bottle Makers United Trade Protection Society of Yorkshire) may date as far back as 1827. It was renamed the National Glassworkers' Trade Protection Association in 1920 and amalgamated with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1940.

Access Information

Prior written permission to consult unpublished records in this archive is required. Details are given in the full catalogue. Subject to permission being granted, the archive is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/GBY

Related Material

National Flint Glass Makers' Friendly Society of Great Britain and Ireland; National Glass Bottle Makers' Society of Great Britain and Ireland; North of England Glass Bottle Makers' Society