File CON/1/2/2 - Committee book

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CON/1/2/2

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Committee book

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  • September 1969 - April 1978 (Creation)

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1 volume

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(1881-1991)

Administrative history

The York Central Conservative Club was founded in 1881 in order to consolidate the party after the defeat of The Right Hon James Lowther at the General Election in 1880 who had represented the city in Parliament since 1865. For many years the club met at the Ebor Rooms, Coney Street. However, this became too cramped due to social requirements of numbers and in 1909, moved to the De Grey Rooms, St Leonard's Street where they added an extension onto the rear of the building in 1910. The club had over 500 members in 1933 and the De Grey Rooms were more appropriate due to the size. The club moved again from De Grey Rooms to Museum Street in March 1986 until their closure in 1991. The club finally closed in 1991 after a period of financial difficulty and the archives were subsequently transferred in 1994. There were also four ward Conservative clubs in the city. These clubs, along with the Central Conservative Club formed a valuable asset in party politics. In 1969, the club abolished the 'male only' member policy and allowed females to become members 80 years after the club's foundation. The club also actively took part in international billiard tournaments, including the Faber Shield Tournament (which it won in 1904), the Scruton Cup (which it won in 1975), and the Hylton Foster Billiards Tournament.

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Scope and content

Contains minutes of committee but also house and bar committee discussing issues around membership, finance and general issues. There are also separate papers within the volume including a loose annotated report on the condition of fixtures and fittings, and bar taking balance sheets dating in the back of the volume.

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Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

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  • English

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    Exhibition Square
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