Corporation of London

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Alternative name(s):	City of London Corporation (Later known as) Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Also known as)
Date:	1067-2004
Places:	London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (local) > Boroughs, improvement commissions, town councils
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C10024 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O41487 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1067-2014: records incl individual departmental and committee files and papers, minutes, accounts, reports, poll books, freedom admission papers, plans, reader registers, maps, rough books, promotional material, audio tapes, diaries, ledgers, freeman declaration books and registers, stopping up orders, revocation of byelaws, entertainment records, electoral records	The London Archives: City of London	COL	See Annual Return 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014
2	1487-1975: prison and compter records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/032
3	16th cent: freeman's register	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MS 2408
4	1547-2002: Royal hospitals records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/068
5	1591-1984: benefice, tithes and general papers	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/080
6	1596-1970: freedom certificates	The London Archives: City of London	KADA	NRA 37715
7	1615 - 1991: charity and hospital records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/064
8	1664-1990: bridges records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/018
9	1666-1999: Markets Committee records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/009
10	1759-1995: education records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/063
11	1770-1857: minute books	Museum of London Docklands - Port and River Archive		See Rita V Bryon & Terence N Bryon, Maritime Information 1993
12	1784-1996: freedom declaration books	The London Archives: City of London	CF2	NRA 39691
13	1896-1921: City of London cemetery corresp and plans	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/052
14	1977-1990: Staff Association: committee minutes, accounts, correspondence, newsletters and health and safety information	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/074/06
15	2003-2009: menus, guest lists and invites from Lord Mayor's events at Mansion house	The London Archives: City of London	SC/GL
16	1964-2005: Guildhall School of Music and Drama records	The London Archives: City of London	CLA/056
17	1900-1901: account book for Lord Mayor's Transvaal Relief Fund	The London Archives: City of London	PM17/019	See Annual Return 2017