TUC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Records of the London Bookbinders and Paperworkers This collection was presented to the TUC on December 14, 1979 by Mr Terry Gobey of SOGAT London Division as they were removing from their premises at 42 Doughty Street on that date. The collection consists of some 88 volumes. National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers. The London Consolidated Lodge of Journeymen (est. 1840) amalgamated with the Bookbinders and Machine Rulers Consolidated Union (est. 1840), Vellum Binders Society (est. 1823), and the Society of Day Working Bookbinders to form the National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers in 1911. In 1921 this union amalgamated with the National Union of Printing and Paper Workers (est. 1890) to form the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers. From 1928 the union changed its name to the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers. Bookbinders Consolidated Union (1840), London Branch Minutes Box 8 21 July 1867-6 June 1882 Shop Secretaries Association (1913) Minutes Box 41 22 Aug 1913-24 May 1922 London Consolidated Lodge of Journeymen Bookbinders Minutes Box 8 1866 1868 Vellum Binders Society Branch Minutes Box 6 Benevolent and Reserve Applications 1891 1913 Minutes 4 Jan 1892 23 Dec 1901 Box 7 Minutes 13 Jan 1902 30 Dec 1908 National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers (1911) National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Machine Ruling and Paper Workers (1921) National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers (1928)
Vellum Binders Branch / / London Bookbinders Branch - Minutes Box 7 22 Oct 1913 9 Feb 1914 West End (London) Branch, Bookbinders Minutes Box 41 14 June 1911-9 Feb 1914 (includes Finance Committee 1914) London Bookbinders Branch - Minutes Box 9 18 June 1919-1 Aug 1923 15 Aug 1923-30 Dec 1926 Box 10 21 July 1937-22 July 1946 Box 11 25 July 1946-15 Dec 1948 5 Jan 1949 - Nov 1951 Box 12 21 Nov 1951-3 Mar 1954 10 March 1954-24 Oct 1957 Membership Committee Minutes 1 Oct 1956-22 July 1959 Box 13 6 Nov 1957-18 Nov 1959 2 Dec 1959-4 Oct 1961 18 Oct 1961-18 Sept 1963 Box 14 25 Sept 1963-12 May 1965 19 May 1965-30 June 1965 The London Bookbinders and London Central Branches fused in June 1965. National Union of Printing and Paper Workers The National Union of Printing and Paper Workers (est. 1890) was formed from an amalgamation of the National Amalgamated Society of Printers Warehousemen and
Cutters, Vellum and Parchment Makers Society, and the National Union of Paper Mill Workers. In 1921 it amalgamated with the National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers to form the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers. Box 15 Superannuation Fund NUPBPW correspondence ledger 1925 1952 London Central Branch - Committee Minutes Box 16 24 Jan 1912-23 April 1915 28 April 1915-4 Oct 1916 (inc Insurance Committee Mins. 1912 1913) Box 17 11 Oct 1916-20 Nov 1918 25 Nov 1918-24 Sept 1919 30 Sept 1919-8 Feb 1921 Box 18 9 Feb 1921-16 June 1922 21 June 1922-11 July 1923 Box 19 18 July 1923-16 July 1924 23 July 1924-26 June 1925 Box 20 1 July 1925-28 July 1926 4 Aug 1926-17 Aug 1927 Box 21 24 Aug 1927-28 Nov 1928 5 Dec 1928-10 Feb 1930 Box 22 12 Feb 1930-1 April 1931 8 April 1931-5 April 1932 Box 23 6 April 1932-3 May 1933 10 May 1933-7 May 1934 Box 24 9 May 1934-27 March 1935 3 April 1935-12 Feb 1936
Box 25 19 Feb 1936-2 Feb 1937 3 Feb 1937-1 Dec 1937 Box 26 8 Dec 1937-28 Sept 1938 5 Oct 1938-21 June 1939 Box 27 26 June 1939-3 April 1940 10 April 1940-2 April 1941 Box 28 9 April 1941-21 Jan 1942 28 Jan 1942-5 Nov 1942 Box 29 12 Nov 1942-30 June 1943 7 July 1943-13 Oct 1943 20 Oct 1943-26 April 1944 Box 30 3 May 1944-22 Nov 1944 29 Nov 1944-21 March 1945 28 March 1945-18 July 1945 18 July 1945-31 Oct 1945 Box 31 7 Nov 1945-27 Feb 1946 27 Feb 1946-12 June 1946 18 June 1946-16 Oct 1946 16 Oct 1946-5 Feb 1947 Box 32 5 Feb 1947-16 April 1947 16 April 1947-16 Oct 1947 22 Oct 1947-14 April 1948 Box 33 19 April 1948-1 Nov 1948 3 Nov 1948-1 June 1949 Box 34 8 June 1949-23 Jan 1950 23 Jan 1950-28 June 1950 Box 35 3 July 1950-10 Jan 1951
15 Jan 1951-20 June 1951 Box 36 20 June 1951-8 Aug 1951 London Central Branch Delegate Minutes Box 37 25 Nov 1908-3 July 1916 Box 38 27 Nov 1916-24 May 1936 Box 39 18 Oct 1936-5 Oct 1941 19 Oct 1941-9 Nov 1949 Box 40 3 April 1950-22 Oct 1962 File of miscellaneous loose papers 1959 1965, (includes correspondence re. insurance stamps, various social events, ballot papers and circulars from the London Central Branch and the London Women s Branch.) Labour Election Fund Ledger Box 41 1924 1927 Political Fund Exemption notices Box 42 1948 1959 Box 43 1960 1966 London Bookbinders and Paperworkers Financial Ledgers Box 1 2 Jan 1909-21 Dec 1922 1 Jan 1923-31 Dec 1930 17 Dec 1926-18 Sept 1928 20 May 1927-2 May 1932 14 Feb 1930-4 March 1932
Box 2 (see also box 5 for other dates in this sequence) Dec 1931 (on cover reads No Date) 2 Jan 1931-16 Dec 1937 4 March 1932-22 June 1934 3 July 1933-28 Nov 1934 3 Dec 1934-12 Aug 1936 17 Aug 1936-29 Dec 1937 29 April 1938-12 Jan 1939 Box 3 Box 4 Box 5 3 Jan 1938-8 June 1940 7 Jan 1938-30 June 1943 8 Dec 1939-10 Jan 1941 10 June 1940-21 March 1942 23 March 1942-31 Dec 1943 2 July 1943-26 June 1947 2 July 1945-7 June 1947 1 July 1947-12 June 1952 9 June 1947-27 May 1949 30 June 1947-30 June 1961 Dec 1947-30 June 1961 1 July 1948-23 Nov 1951 (in Box 44) 26 Nov 1951-7 Jan 1955 (in Box 44) 30 May 1949-19 May 1951 20 Sept 1950-18 Feb 1953 23 Feb 1953-9 Feb 1955 28 May 1951-25 April 1953 1 July 1952-19 Nov 1956 27 April 1953-30 April 1955 2 May 1955-27 April 1957 29 April 1957-15 April 1961 18 Oct 1958-17 Oct 1959 July 1959 - June 1961 20 May 1961-30 June 1962 7 July 1962-14 June 1963 15 June 1963-12 June 1964 2 Oct 1931-15 Dec 1955 10 Jan 1955-10 Oct 1958