Identity area
Reference code
AR1149/3
Title
Date(s)
- 1898 - 1987 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
4 packets
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
In 1883 Croydon recieved a charter of incorporation to become a borough and became a County Borough in 1889. County Borough Status meant that the Borough was responsible for all its own services such as Fire, Police, Education etc. rather than these being provided at County level by Surrey.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, programmes and press material relating to Samuel Coleridge Taylor's family including his daughter Avril Coleridge Taylor, a composer in her own right, and several family friends including the Pethricks, noted musicians.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
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.
You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English