Summary information
Study title
Sheffield Club Membership Book, 1873-1970
Creator
White, A., University of East London, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Arthur, C., University of East London
Study number / PID
4239 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-4239-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Not available
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The data were originally collected as background material to a PhD which investigated the claim made by Martin J. Wiener in <i>English culture and the decline of the industrial spirit: 1850-1980</i> (Cambridge University Press, 1982) that Tory political support was inimical to the growth of industrial capitalism. An ancillary aim was to explore the political allegiance of the membership of the Sheffield Club. The data were computerised between September 1998 and April 1999.
Main Topics:
The dataset consists of the records of all candidates for membership to the Sheffield Club in the period 1873-1970, which have been transcribed from the Club's Membership Book. Each record provides a numeric identifier, the date the election was voted on, the name of the candidate, the occupation of the candidate, the name of the candidate's proposer and seconder, whether or not the candidate was 'elected', and any additional comments regarding the candidate and the success of his application.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1982
Country
England
Time dimension
Time Series
Analysis unit
Individuals
Subnational
Universe
Members of the Sheffield Club, 1873- 1970
Sampling procedure
No sampling (total universe)
Kind of data
Text
Numeric
Data collection mode
Transcription of existing materials
Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
2001
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.
Related publications
- White, A. (1990) Formation and development of middle-class urban culture and politics:: Sheffield 1825-1880, [Thesis], Leeds: Department of Social Policy and Politics, University of Leeds.