Chapter 20: Clubs & societies
Clubs and societies include the records of artistic, political, social and sporting organisations. Chapter 17 of the Guide lists records of professional institutions and housing associations.
Abbey Conservative Association, see Westminster Conservative Association
Allied Circle, social and educational club for peoples of the United Nations Byelaws: Minutes, letters, etc, 1941-1980, Acc 1196
Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall: Legal papers re mortgage, etc, 1898-1935, Acc 1358
Army and Navy Stores Musical and Dramatic Club, Victoria Street: Rules, annual report, programmes and membership cards, 1891-1898, Acc 2007
Athletic Association, see Westminster Schools' Athletic Association
Bayswater and Paddington Photographic Society: Minutes, accounts, visitors book and correspondence, 1934-1948, M:Acc 522
Beaconsfield Club, 66 Pall Mall: Trust deed, assignment, mortgage and deed of assignment, 1880-1883, Acc 2448
Brooks's Club, St James's Street: Schedules of documents, 1907, 1910, 1925, Acc 1150
City of London Conservative Association, see Westminster Conservative Association
City of London and Westminster South Labour Party: Reports and circulars, 1986-1991, Acc 1936
City of Westminster Music Society: Rules, minutes and journal, 1946-1953, Acc 213
Constitutional Club, 28 Northumberland Avenue: Album of signed photographs of club members, prints and plans of the new club, interior and exterior photographs of the club by Bedford Lemere & Co, 1890, notices and letters concerning membership of the Club, 1883-1888, Acc 2433
Curzon Street Society, see Mayfair Association
Duck Lane Working Men's Club: Papers of Adeline Harrison nee Cooper, 1850-1887, Acc 2259
Ebury Bridge Society, see Chelsea Methodist Church in section 17
Eccentric Club: Signed programme for a dinner held for the Right Honourable Lord Mayor and the Sheriffs of the City of London, held at Ryder Street, St James's 27 May 1954, Acc 2494
Fountain Society papers: Committee minutes, financial papers, correspondence, files on individual fountains, publications, 1987-2001, Acc 2321
Isthmian Club, Piccadilly: Account book, 1889-1897, Acc 776
Lantern Society, 20 Hanover Square: Minute book, 1890-1896, Acc 2473
Marylebone Free Public Library Association: Letters to W E Doubleday, Librarian, 1887-1891, M:Acc 526
Marylebone Literary and Scientific Institution Dramatic Club, 17 Edwards Street: Minutes, 1856-1863, Acc 1849
Mayfair Association (formerly Curzon Street Society residents' association): Minutes, correspondence and reports re vice, public transport, town planning and traffic, 1952-1977, Acc 1574
Middle Temple Lawn Tennis Club: List of members, 1938-1939, Acc 23
National Society of Conservative Agents: Minutes 1895-1949, letters 1891-1894, Acc 485
National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), Paddington No 2 branch: Branch meeting minute books, 1925-1929, 1948-1949, 1961-1966, 1969-1974, Acc 2295
New Zealand Forces Social Club, 4-6 Charing Cross Road: Photographs and reminiscenses of former servicemen and voluntary staff, 1940-1945, Acc 2238
Paddington Branch of NALGO: Photographs, reports and scrapbook, 1897-1964, Acc 1841
Paddington Society: Correspondence, scrapbook and other records, 1958-1965, Acc 739,Acc 877
Paddington Waterways and Maida Vale Society: Constitution, minutes, correspondence, newsletters, 1962-2005, Acc 2403, Acc 2446
Past Overseers Society of Parishes of St Margaret and St John: Minutes, accounts, membership records, correspondence relating to and descriptions of the tobacco box, 1824-1887, 1940-1983, Acc 1780
Royal Botanic Society: Minutes and other records, photographs and plans of buildings in the Society's gardens, several by Decimus Burton, 1838-1931, RBS, Acc 1168, Acc 1631, Acc 1819
St George, Hanover Square, and St George's Division Conservative Associations, see Westminster Conservative Association
St John's Wood Arts Club: Minutes, membership records and scrapbooks, 1897-1960, M:Acc 447, Acc 1078
St John's Wood Protection Society (later the St John's Wood Society): Papers of John Hawkes, formerly Chairman, including minutes, correspondence, reports, plans and newspaper cuttings relating to the St John's Wood Protection Society and research notes on the history of the St John's Wood area, 1949-1982, Acc 2483
St Marylebone Chamber of Commerce: Minutes and other records 1931-1967, M:Acc 537
St Marylebone Conservative Association: General accounts and subscription records 1929-1979 and minutes and cuttings relating to the ward 1 social club, 1933-1948, Acc 1281, Acc 1322
St Marylebone Debating Society: Copy of resolution sent to the American legation offering condolences on death of President Garfield, with acknowledgement, 1881, Acc 2169
St Marylebone Junior Conservative Association: Membership cards, programmes, photo, c1928-1934, Acc 2013
St Marylebone Health Society: Minutes, 1945-1981, Acc 1595
St Marylebone Labour Party: Ward and constituency papers, minutes and accounts, 1946-1983, Acc 1390
Minutes, newsletters, election and other publicity material, 1956-1998, Acc 2360
St Marylebone Society: Minutes, accounts, photographs and correspondence files, 1948-1992. Acc 728, Acc843, Acc 981, Acc 1660
St Stephen and St John Link Club: Old people's social club. Minutes, etc, 1950-1975, Acc 805
Savage Club: Dinner notice and menu cards 1897-1899 and pamphlet of reminiscences of the club by W B Tegetmeier, 1900, Acc 2480
Society of Archers: Minutes, 1843-1851, Acc 1573
Stowe Club for Boys, (also known as the Pineapple Club): Minutes, accounts, building plans and papers, programmes, newspaper cuttings, photographs, 1892-2000, Acc 2381
Strand Conservative Association, see Westminster Conservative Association
Surveyors' Club: Club rules and regulations 1860-1979, minutes of Club meetings 1792-1964, membership records 1792-1965, photograph albums of members, records of meetings, dinner menus, Charitable fund papers including trust deed, appointment of trustees, and trustees minutes 1792-1884, 1797-1993, Acc 2257
Three Arts Club: Guest book with playbills, 1913-1954, M:Acc 459
Tudorose Fellowship (former members of Westminster City Council's Finance Department): Minute book, 1945-1955
Union Society of the City of Westminster (formerly Union Society of St James, Westminster), (social and philanthropical society): Rules, minutes, correspondence, etc, 1836-1993, Acc 1285, Acc 1826
Union Society of St James, Westminster, see Union Society of the City of Westminster
United Services Club, Whitehall: Photographs by T Shaw, 1890-1910, Acc 2424
Westbourne Park Institute Cycling Club: Minute book of General and Committee meetings 1904-1908 and annual report for 1908, Acc 2377
Westminster Branch of NALGO: Publications, photographs and trophies, 1930's-1980's, Acc 1841
Westminster Conservative Association (formerly Westminster Conservative Association, Strand Conservative Association, St George Hanover Square Conservative Association, then Abbey Conservative Association and St George's Division Conservative Association, then City of Westminster and City of London Conservative Associations, then Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Association):
Minutes, reports, accounts, newsletters and other papers, 1863-1997. (Access restricted). Acc 487, Acc 1203, Acc 1267, Acc 1313, Acc 1545, Acc 1835, Acc 2013
Westminster Music Society, see City of Westminster Music Society
Westminster Schools' Athletic Association: Minutes 1936-1960, Acc 211, Acc 215
Westminster South Local History Society: Minutes and accounts, 1989-1995, Acc 1846
Westminster Wardens' Association (Wardens' Service of the Civil Defence): Correspondence and leaflets 1945-1974; minutes of Benevolent Fund 1967-1973, Acc 1271
Youth Council, London SW Methodist District: Minutes, 1960-1973, Acc 1046
Zoological Society: Letter from D W Mitchell, Secretary of the Zoological Society re the capture of the Regent's Park hippopotamus in Egypt, 1830, Acc 2168
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