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Records of the Society of Master Printers of Scotland and its predecessor and associated bodies.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8291/1-78

Scope and Contents

Other bodies include: the Edinburgh branch of the Master Printers Association, the Scottish Newspaper Proprietors` Association, and the Edinburgh branch of the Young Master Printers Association.

The Edinburgh Printing and Kindred Trades Employers’ Association was formed in April 1917 by the amalgamation of The Edinburgh Master Printers Association, The Edinburgh and Leith Master Lithographers Association, The Edinburgh and District Jobbing Printers and the Association of Master Bookbinders and Papers Rulers. In 1954 the name changed to the Edinburgh Master Printers Association.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1920-circa 1970.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

78 Consultation units

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

All papers are arranged in chronological order with the exception of Acc.8291/58, Acc.8291/64 and Acc.8291/65 which are held alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1982, by Society of Master Printers of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Related Materials

Much of the ground covered in these papers is covered, often in greater detail, in Acc.8166, 'The Annals of the Scottish Printing Trade'.

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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