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Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 54: Local government and tourism

54/A Local government and political parties

Observer accounts

"Blackpool", ms, 7pp, 5.7.[?], LT, interview with Mr Room, Labour Party secretary

"Executive Members of L.P. 1938", ms, 2pp, 8.8.[38], WH, chart

"Communist Rally Blackpool", ms, 6pp, 7.8.38, EB

"Interview with Mr Smith", ms/ts, 10pp, 6.7.39, secretary of the Conservative Club

"Interview with Halliwell: Secretary of the Labour Club", ms, 3pp

Newspaper cuttings (3)

54/B Housing

Booklet: Report on the Housing Act 1935, County Borough of Blackpool, D.L. Harbottle, Town Clerk

Booklet: Overcrowding Survey, Housing Act, 1935, County Borough of Blackpool, Public Health Department, 23.3.36

54/C The Watch Committee and Local Government

"To the Chairman and Members of the Watch Committee of the County Borough of Blackpool", ts, 14pp, 1.47, the Chief Constable, letter and report, (photocopy)

"To the Chairman and Members of the Watch Committee of the County Borough of Blackpool", ts, 8pp, 15.2.3, the Chief Constable, letter and report, (photocopy)

"The Watch Committe", ms, 1p, brief details about the re-forming of the Watch Committee, supplied by the Town Clerk

"To the Chairman and Justices in general annual licensing sessions assembled", ts, 6pp, 3.2.47, the Chief Constable, letter and report, (photocopy)

"Chief Constable's Annual Licensing Report for the year ended 31.12.42", ts, 7pp, the Chief Constable, letter and report, (photocopy)

Leaflets: (3) Bye-Law, ts, 1p, County Borough of Blackpool

Booklet: Bye-Laws, relating to slaughter houses, Borough of Blackpool

Newspaper cuttings (14)

54/D Health

Observer accounts

"Summary of Two Days' Investigation at Blackpool", ts, 8pp, (incomplete lacks pp8-9)

"Interview with the Administrative Assistant to the Medical Officer of Health", ms, 2pp

"Interview with Mr. Bell Deputy Borough Surveyor under Mr [Drake]", ms, 4pp

"Victoria Hospital", ms, 2pp, interview with Miss X

"Victoria Hospital", ts, 1p, 8.4.38, RK, brief details about the hospital and its patients

Untitled document, ms, 1p, references to health

Letter to THH from LT, ms, 2pp, about difficulty in obtaining information and reports from Council officials and enclosing "Blackpool", ms, 4pp, 7.7.[?], LT, brief financial details on two hospitals; notes on the Medical Office; Fylde Water Board and comments from Councillor Morris

"Herbalist lecture on Blackpool front", ts, 7pp, 7.9.37, JT

Leaflet advertising Ovaltine

Newspaper cuttings (3)

54/E Business and employment

Observer accounts

Untitled document, ms, 2pp, [BD], about unemployment

"Sunday", ms, 3pp, [20.3.?], [BD], employment enquiries at the Menagerie, cafes, the Palace and the Winter Gardens

"Blackpool", ms, 1p, 16.4.[?], LT, conversations about hairdressers' trade

"Blackpool Wages", ts, 5pp, 6.6.-9.6.[?], JW

"Wages. Blackpool", ts, 11pp, 8.6.[?], JW

"Blackpool", ts, 6pp, 8.6.[?], JW, rock-makers' wages, leaflet attached price list for Waller and Hartley Ltd., confectioners

"Swimming Baths", ts, 2pp, 9.6.[?], JW, conversation with the Deputy Superintendant

"Publicity Dpt.", ts, 3pp, 9.6.[?], JW, discussion about M-O publicity with the head of publicity

"Blackpool Wages Miss.(sic)", ts, 2pp, JW

"Blackpool", ms, 5pp, 4.7.[39], LT, conversations about wages

"Blackpool Labour Exchange", ts, 2pp, 3.9.[?], JW

"Statement of Income and Expenditure. Year ended 31.3.38 of Public Conveniences", ms 2pp, (no official source cited), chart

"Report of the Directors of the South Blackpool Jetty Company Limited", ts, 1p, 3.11.36

Leaflet: National Union of General and Municipal Workers, about the building trade

Newspaper cuttings (5)

54/F Transport

Observer accounts

"Bus Stop. Corner Waterloo Rd & Central Dr.", ts, 1p, 19.8.37, conversation

"Figures and facts of Visitors", ts, 2pp, 7.6-9.6[?], JW about traffic census

"Interview with Walter Luff Transport Manager for the Council", ms, 4pp, 26.3.38, DEM

Letter from [Walter Luff], General Manager, Transport Department, County Borough of Blackpool to Miss D. Milner, ts, 2pp, 26.3.38, about transport services

Booklet: Annual Report, County Borough of Blackpool, Transport Department, year ended 31.3.37

Graphs (3), statistical data on trams and buses (no source cited) brief note attached

Postcards (6) depicted "Blackpool's Luxury Rails Coaches", (2 are the same)

Sketch about charabanc trips (hand drawn)

Misc 2pp (torn from a book)

Misc 2pp, ts, about travelling by train

Newspaper cuttings (14)

54/G Newspaper cuttings

Newspaper cuttings (34) all relating to criminal offences

54/H Accidents

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, 3.9.[?], [THH], about a fire

Annotated newspaper cuttings, ts/ms, 11pp, 8.4.38, BW, about four men killed in a disaster at the Pleasure Beach

Newspaper cuttings