Postal Inspectors' Association

Minutes, 1895-1924; conference proceedings, 1951-59; Postal Inspector, 1952-59.

The Postal Inspectors' Association was established in 1895 and primarily represented members of the inspectorate and head postmen in outer London and the provinces. In July 1959 it amalgamated with the Association of Post Office Controlling Officers.

Reference: Arthur Marshall and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Volume 1 (Gower: Farnborough, 1980).

All those unions which have now merged to form the Communication Managers' Association have been given the reference MSS.225. They are further divided into collections by an alphabetical suffix.

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

The first deposit was made by the Communication Managers' Association on 4 March 1981. Subsequent deposits were made in 1981 and 1982.

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/PIA

There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

Further deposits are expected.

Constituent and related archives in the Centre include the papers of the Post Office Controlling Officers' Association and its predecessors (MSS.225/COA), the Postmasters' Association (MSS.225/PMA)