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Reference: D/X 699 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Bishop Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society

Covering Dates: 1936-1980

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    • Records of the Bishop Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society (Ref: D/X 699/1-14)

Catalogue Description

Records of the Bishop Auckland Ladies Benevolent Society

deposited on long-term loan,

6 December 1982

(Acc: 1414 (D))

Catalogue Contents

Records of the Bishop Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society (Ref: D/X 699/1-14)Ref: D/X 699/1

Minute book, 3 March 1936 - 13 November 1958
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 699/2

Minute book, 4 December 1958 - 10 September 1964
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: D/X 699/3

Minute book, 12 November 1964 -13 January 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: D/X 699/4

Minute book, 10 February 1972 -October 1979
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: D/X 699/5/1-2

Annual reports, 1952 and 1953
(2 booklets, printed)

Ref: D/X 699/6/1-23

Statements of account, 1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1974, 1976-1978
(23 papers, typescript)

Ref: D/X 699/7/1-8

Accounts of annual sale of work, 1956, 1958, 1960-1962, 1964, 1966-67
(8 papers, typescript)

Ref: D/X 699/8/1-13

Circular letters requesting assistance and lists of members of the committee, 1956, 1959-1960, 1962-1963, 1969-1975
(13 papers, typescript)

Ref: D/X 699/9/1-11

Newspaper cuttings mainly concerning the annual sale of work, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1975-1976 and n.d.
(11 papers)

Ref: D/X 699/10/1

Photograph of Miss M. Curry opening Sale of Work, with John Harrison, Chairman, and Miss Curry at the back, seated Mrs L. Watson. Alexander Machin and Willa MacDonald who presented bouquets in the foreground, 7 October 1970
(1 photograph, 17cm x 21cm, black and white)

Ref: D/X 699/10/1-4

Photographs of Bishop Auckland Ladies Benevolent Society, 1959 - 1979

Ref: D/X 699/10/2

Photograph of members, 1959
(1 photograph, 9cm x 9cm, black and white)

Ref: D/X 699/10/3

Photograph of Christopher Brown Hume presenting a bouquet to Mrs Dennis Edkins, who opened the sale of work in Wesley Hall, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, with Mrs G.W.D. Rudd, secretary, Rev. W. Thompson and Mrs S. Brotherton, president, 1963
(1 photograph, 14cm x 9cm, black and white)

Ref: D/X 699/10/4

Photograph of the committee, 1979 Back row: Winsom Stott, Edith Botcherby, Dolly Simpson, Hazel Peacock, Kathy Brotherton, Mona Scott, Harper Front row: Mrs Hamilton, M.R., Betty Wise, Mary Watson
(1 photograph, 12cm x 9cm, colour)

Ref: D/X 699/11/1-16

Admission cards for the sale of work, 1958-59, 1963-1964, 1969-1971, 1973-75 and n.d.
(16 cards, printed)

Ref: D/X 699/12

History of Bishop Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society, 1879-1980
(2 papers, typescript)

Ref: D/X 699/13

Poster advertising the bazaar held by the Bishop Auckland Ladies' Home Mission and Benevolent Society, 13 and 14 December 1892
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/X 699/14

Programme for a production of Clarissa Harlowe by W.G. Willis given at the Eden Theatre, Bishop Auckland, 5 December 1892
(1 piece of satin fabric, printed)



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