X778/43/1

Printed history of Luton Co-operative Society Ltd. Our Fifty Years of Co-operation, 1883-1933.

1883 - 1933

From: 1883 To: 1933

Includes articles on: - (p.9)A Brief History of the Luton Society, by C S Emerton, secretary, including a photographic portrait of him and an artist’s sketch of the first premises in Chapel Street. Photograph of the interior of the new chemist’s shop, New Bedford Road. - (p.16) Adventures in our Stores: Shopkeeping 43 Years Ago, by H G Ball, general manager, including portrait photograph of him. - (p.19) The Women’s Co-operative Guild, by R M Geeves, secretary, Luton Branch - (p.20) Staff Matters. Notes on the sick club and sports and leisure facilities. - (p.21) Why Co-operative Politics?, by T P Keating, Chairman, Luton Co-operative Party. Includes photographs of the Central Premises of Luton Co-op and a named group of the Jubilee Committee. - (p.24) Our Educational Department, by S D Fox, secretary, Education Committee. - (p.27) The ‘Wheatsheaf’, the local co-operative messenger to all members. - (p.28) Historical chart showing, year by year, number of members, departments and when started, branches and shops and when opened, later changes and Society’s total annual sales. - inside back cover: map showing the location of the Luton branches, listing their departments, and value of trade in 1932/3

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Luton Co-Operative Society,
Emerton, C.S,
Ball, H.G,
women's co-operative guild,
Geeves, R M,
Keating, T.P,
Fox, S.D,
Larcombe, F.J,
Warman, J,
Archer, W,
Evans, J,
Ingram, F.W.,
Arnold, H.J.,
Watson, J.W.,
Stanford, H.J,
Ansell, F.G.,
Coombes, R.,
Graham, E.,
Neil, P.S.,
Story, J.,
Turner, S W,
Fox, S D,
Barton, W.H.,
Butcher, B.,
Ball, H.G,
Clarke, C.,
Crick, C,
Fraser, J.

Luton Chapel Street, Luton New Bedford Road, Luton Co-Operative Society Ltd, Luton Chapel Street, photographs, chemists, shops, Women's Co-operative Guild, wages/conditions, sport, Luton Co-operative Party, general education, maps