| Ref No | CSSLS |
| Accession Number | 1980/017 |
| 2007/028 |
| 2008/022 |
| 2013/040 |
| 2016/008 |
| Alternative Reference Number | L510-L522 |
| Level | Fonds |
| Title | Records of the Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society |
| Date | 1880-2008 |
| Description | The records include: minute books, 1880-1905; and 1919-1951; these include reports of lectures as well as minutes of council meetings. A series of scrapbooks covering the period 1887-1951, which provide a useful insight into the activities of the Society. Also includes an important collection of photographs by Philip EW Street (d.1974) of Sidcup and the surrounding area taken as part of the Sidcup and District Regional Survey from 1928 onwards.
Also includes a large collection of images of Sidcup and surrounding district. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Administrative History | The Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society was founded in 1880 following a period of considerable urban devlopment in Sidcup mainly of a middle class nature. Activities included regular lectures and summer outings and an annual 'conversazione. The Society continues in existence. (2013) |
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Persons
| Person Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/133 | Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society; 1880- | 1880- |