Charles Snedden personal papers

Primary maker
Charles Snedden
Production date
1920s-1996
Description
Business correspondence, personal correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, video recording.

The papers arrived in cardboard boxes that had been stored in the donor’s garage for many years. They were quite dirty and basic cleaning was undertaken to stabilise the physical condition of the records. Staples and rusty paper clips were removed and replaced with archival quality paper clips. The records were transferred to acid-free boxes afterwards.

An accession number was allocated to the first deposit made in April 2001 and a different accession number was allocated to the second and larger deposit made in October 2004.

The records arrived without any order and the original order was impossible to reconstruct. Therefore the following scheme was used:a) Correspondence
- Business
- Personal
b) Memorabilia

The chronological order in which the records arrived was retained. No records were destroyed as all were deemed of permanent preservation

Object detail

Administrative History
Charles Snedden was born in Bo'ness on 28 February 1932. He was educated at Bo'ness Academy. Mr Snedden joined Bo'ness Town Council and West Lothian County Council in 1959. He was Provost of Bo'ness between 1964 and 1975. From 1972 until 1975 he was Chairman of West Lothian Education Authority. In 1975 he became Vice-Convener of Central Regional Council and Convener in 1986. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1964 and was awarded an OBE in 1983. He is also a member of the Order of St John.
During his long career in local government he was a member of various associations:
1978 Member of the Council of Management of the Scottish Special Housing Association
1983 Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Special Housing Association
1986 Member of the Court of Stirling University
1988 Honorary Member of the Burns Federation
1989 Member of the Board of Scottish Homes
He is also Honorary President of Bo'ness F.C., member of Kinneil Colliery Silver Band, member of West Lothian Golf Club and Trustee and Director of Bo'ness Heritage Trust.
Record level
Collection
Primary maker
Production date
1920s-1996
Subject person
Measurements
124 items (3m)
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Restriction
Open - no restriction on access
Accession number
A1283

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