Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- House Committee
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- York Poor Law Union
- Workhouse Committee; ?mid-19thc-1906; 1914-1930
Description area
Dates of existence
History
By the 1920s this committee comprised 18 elected members plus quarterly members (the remaining 65 Guardians were divided into 4 groups and each group sat on the committee for three months of the year). There was a changing array of sub-committees that… read more
Functions, occupations and activities
Met fortnightly to deal with all aspects relating to the administration of the workhouse, infirmary and other associated buildings. Dealt with upkeep of the buildings, provisions for inmates and the treatment of the sick.
General context
By the 1920s this committee comprised 18 elected members plus quarterly members (the remaining 65 Guardians were divided into 4 groups and each group sat on the committee for three months of the year). There was a changing array of sub-committees that… read more
Relationships area
Related entity
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
Type of relationship
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
Sources
JBM How York Governs Itself; York Poor Law Union year books PLU/11/5/1