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The committee was concerned with industrial relations and other more general local issues, such as public health.

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Established on 31 January 1782, for social intercourse and ‘business occasionally intermixed’, the Monthly Club aimed at including noblemen and gentlemen from every county in Scotland. A list of members is given at page 9. The meetings were held in Fortune’s Tavern, Edinburgh. The subjects discussed include the proposed Scottish Poor Law, 1786 (pages 22-24) and the proposed amendments of the Corn Law, 1786-1787 (pages 24, 28-29, 33-37, 40-43).

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With lists of members, 1868-1874 (folios 7, 25-27), 'Agreement for the Construction of the Curling Pond', 1868, (folio 8), and results of matches, 1894-1895 (folio 51).

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The remit of the committee was to encourage and facilitate union organisation within workplaces.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Formed to promote the interests of hammermen, the Incorporation's minute books contain statutes for the regulation of the crafts involved. These regulations are seen to be observed in the entries regarding the training of apprentices, admissions, and standards of goods produced. The majority of entries relate to financial matters such as fines for trading malpractices, and until the mid 16th century, to moral misdemeanours. Social functions of the Incorporation are shown in payments made to...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Formed to promote the interests of hammermen, the Incorporation's minute books contain statutes for the regulation of the crafts involved. These regulations are seen to be observed in the entries regarding the training of apprentices, admissions, and standards of goods produced. The majority of entries relate to financial matters such as fines for trading malpractices, and until the mid 16th century, to moral misdemeanours. Social functions of the Incorporation are shown in payments made to...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Formed to promote the interests of hammermen, the Incorporation's minute books contain statutes for the regulation of the crafts involved. These regulations are seen to be observed in the entries regarding the training of apprentices, admissions, and standards of goods produced. The majority of entries relate to financial matters such as fines for trading malpractices, and until the mid 16th century, to moral misdemeanours. Social functions of the Incorporation are shown in payments made to...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Formed to promote the interests of hammermen, the Incorporation's minute books contain statutes for the regulation of the crafts involved. These regulations are seen to be observed in the entries regarding the training of apprentices, admissions, and standards of goods produced. The majority of entries relate to financial matters such as fines for trading malpractices, and until the mid 16th century, to moral misdemeanours. Social functions of the Incorporation are shown in payments made to...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Formed to promote the interests of hammermen, the Incorporation's minute books contain statutes for the regulation of the crafts involved. These regulations are seen to be observed in the entries regarding the training of apprentices, admissions, and standards of goods produced. The majority of entries relate to financial matters such as fines for trading malpractices, and until the mid 16th century, to moral misdemeanours. Social functions of the Incorporation are shown in payments made to...

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The principal activity of the committee appears to have been to liaise with Labour city councillors on matters of mutual interest.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Comprising:

1. two minute books, 1923-1949

2. sederunt book, 1932-1949

3. lists, 1924-1949, of officer bearers.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Comprising:

1. two minute books, 1923-1949

2. sederunt book, 1932-1949

3. lists, 1924-1949, of officer bearers.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Grange Cricket Club was formed in 1832, and takes its name from the Grange area of Edinburgh where the members first played. The club moved to its present Raeburn Place premises in 1872. Grange Cricket Club is notable as one of the oldest and most successful of Scottish cricket clubs, and also as the host of numerous international matches. In 1849, the club organised the first ‘Grand Match’ staged in Scotland when a Scotland Twenty-two faced an All England XI. Another England XI, including W...