Identity area
Reference code
AR140
Title
Date(s)
- 1914 - 1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 vols
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Name of creator
Administrative history
The Croydon War Supplies Clearing House was formed in October 1914. Its aim was to act during the period of the war as a publicity, collecting, distributing agency, and general information bureau, in respect of all appeals for the Army and Navy, Red Cross Society, St. John Ambulance, and other duly accredited bodies, and to prevent the overlapping of gifts in kind that are being made in answer to the various appeals.
By the time it closed on 17 April 1919, it had collected and despatched 2,373 cases containing 260,170 separate items to the forces as well as 786 other cases on behalf of The Croydon Association of Voluntary Organisations. These items included tea, coffee, chocolate, tobacco and clothing.
Repository
Archival history
This collection was transferred from the Local Studies Library on 4 January 2000.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accession Number: A546
Records of Croydon War Supplies Clearing House
Minutes Oct 1914 - Oct 1918
Summary Report 1914-1919
Annual Accounts and Report, as at 31 March 1917
Record of Advertisements Nov 1914-1916
Item date: 1914-1919
Accession date: 04/01/2000
Administrative history: Formed October 1914. Aim: To act during the period of the war as a publicity, collecting, distributing agency, and general information bureau, in respect of all appeals for the Army and Navy, Red Cross Society, St. John Ambulance, and other duly accredited bodies, and to prevent the overlapping of gifts in kind that are being made in answer ot the various appeals.
Custodial history: Transferred from Local Studies Library 04 January 2000
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minutes Oct 1914 - Oct 1918
Summary Report 1914-1919
Annual Accounts and Report, as at 31 March 1917
Record of Advertisements Nov 1914-1916
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Accruals
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Arranged in series according to type of record.
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Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.
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- English
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Description identifier
GB-352-ar140
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015