The Amalgamated Society of Brassworkers was formed in 1872. It changed its name to the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers in 1873, the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers and Metal Mechanics in 1905, the National Society of Brassworkers and Metal Mechanics in 1911, the National Society of Brass and Metal Mechanics in 1920, and the National Society of Metal Mechanics in 1944. It merged with the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (TASS) in 1987.
The National Society of Amalgamated Metal, Wire and Tube Workers may have been formed by the National Society of Metal Mechanics in an attempt to cater for a different (and possibly less skilled) type of metal worker. The two organisations shared the same General Secretary and offices.
Reference: M. Totten, Founded in Brass (National Society of Metal Mechanics, 1972).
Description
National Executive Council minutes, 1891-92, 1913-17, 1928-59; District Councils' minutes, 1934-79 (incomplete); Annual Reports, 1873-1946; Journal , 1918-21; rules, 1911-45; files re employers' associations and companies and subject files, 1920s-1980s; some branch minutes.
National Society of Amalgamated Metal, Wire and Tube Workers : minutes, 1913-19 (MSS.101/M/6/1).
Acquisition
Most of the archive was placed on indefinite loan in the Centre by the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union in October 1987. More material was deposited by Birmingham Manufacturing, Science and Finance in January 1991. An additional deposit was made in 2000.
Appraisal
This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Arrangement
The records form part of the archive of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union (MSS.101).
Finding Aids
The archive has been catalogued to file level. A copy of this catalogue is available in paper format in the Centre's searchroom, at the National Register of Archives in London and in Chadwyck-Healey's National Inventory of Documentary Sources.
Authority records exist for the National Society of Metal Mechanics (GB 0152 AAR0606), the National Society of Brass and Metal Mechanics (GB 0152 AAR0647), the National Society of Brassworkers and Metal Mechanics (GB 0152 AAR0607), the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers and Metal Mechanics (GB 0152 AAR0608), the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers (GB 0152 AAR0614), the Amalgamated Society of Brassworkers (GB 0152 AAR0609), and the National Society of Amalgamated Metal, Wire and Tube Workers (GB 0152 AAR0707).
Access Conditions
A thirty year closure applies to unpublished material in this collection.
Access Status
Open
Related Material
Other records of the National Society of Metal Mechanics are also held at the Centre (MSS.411/MM) and were deposited at the Centre by Manufacturing, Science, Finance in January 2000. These items were integrated to this list in May 2008.See also the records of the Amalgamated Society of Brassworkers (MSS.79/AS)
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