Series 1 - annual reports, 1907-1947
Series 2 - minutes and General Council minutes, 1891-1946
Series 3 - rule books, 1913-1939
Series 4 - other papers including photographs, membership cards and papers relating to the amalgamation with the National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association
Series 5 - branch records including Belfast branch, Dublin branch, Liverpool branch, London Branch, Edinburgh branch and Northern Ireland
The Amalgamated Union of Upholsterers was formed in 1891. In 1947 it amalgamated with the National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association to form the National Union of Furniture Trade Operatives (NUFTO).
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These records were catalogued by Kate Hart, Jul 2009, as part of 'The past meets the present', HLF project. Description compiled by Kate Hart, Mar 2010 and updated by Jane Taylor, May 2020.
