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Anne:

--- Quote from: "Christine" ---Pressed Glassmakers Friendly Society of Great Britain Quaterly reports up to 1892? thought to originate around 1872.

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Christine, Check the holdings of the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University... they hold the records of many trades unions and friendly societies.

If they don't have them they may be able to tell you who does... I found them very helpful when looking for Farriers Records some years ago.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/holdings/holdings/

David E:
Spoke to Roger Dodsworth from Broadfield and will be meeting him at Himley tomorrow.

ChrisStewart:
Hi,

when I was researching Davidson Glass a history, I tried the TUC library, but they did not have any records and refered me to Warwick library. The Warwick library does not have any documents relating to the North -East glass industry.

The Pressed Glassmakers Friendly Society of Great Britain Quaterly reports were loaned to TWAS by one of the former members of that union. Perhaps TWAS are still able to contact him or his family. They may have more information on the union.

Workers at the Bagley glass company were part of this union and there are records of Bagleys at the Pontifract museum. It is probably worth giving them a ring.

Regards

Chris

Christine:
I am looking for any reference to industrial action in the glass industry and am particularly interested in the pressed glass indusry in the North East.  So working conditions or management reports, minutes rather than methods or glass catalogues.  
I am going to Warwick next week as there are some bottlemakers union papers there.  
TWAS have the Pressed gassmakers frendly society reports on film but only 1892 onwards and the first twenty years are missing.  They say they have no idea where the rest are if they exist at all.  None were listed in the main catalogue or on line at A2A which makes me suspect there could be more somewhere unlisted as at TWAS. They were given out to the members and there were several hundred members in North East England and Glasgow.
Any one know anything about the Glass Circle Reports? I have found reference to industrial conditions but I cannot trace the reports.

Thanks Christine :)

Frank:
I would expect those to be at Broadfield house but you can usually find copies on Abebooks too.

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