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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelCollection
Reference Number MS ADD 8
TitleSoup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor Records
Date1854-1888
DescriptionMinute books of meetings of donors to the Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor, Spitalfields, London, 1854-1872, with minutes of Finance Committee meetings, 1858-1871; correspondence and papers, 1857-1888, including printed accounts, 1857-1858, 1869-1872, 1883-1884, letters, 1871, 1887, and printed notices of meetings, 1888.
Extent2 volumes and 1 file
AdminHistoryThe soup kitchen first operated in 1853 and was founded to relieve Jewish poor in Spitalfields, London, taking on premises and providing rations to local recipients.
CustodialHistoryDeposited with the Mocatta Library at University College London by F W Samuel in 1932.
AcquisitionTransferred from the Mocatta Library (subsequently the Jewish Studies Library) of University College London.
AccessStatusPartially Open
AccessConditions1 volume of minutes is missing. The remainder of the items can be viewed without restrictions.
Related MaterialLondon Metropolitan Archives hold records, 1872-1980, including minutes, financial and distribution records, of Food for the Jewish Poor, Spitalfields (Ref: Acc 2942).
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