Records of The Navy League and The Sea Cadet Association
The collection broadly covers the activities of The Navy League, later the Sea Cadet Association, over a period of one hundred years, from 1894 to 1994. It mainly consists of annual reports, minute books, historical files and publicity material.
The minute books record proceedings of governing and executive bodies, including the Grand Council, Governing Body (later The Sea Cadet Association Council), Executive Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee, Boys’ Naval Brigade (later Sea Cadet Corps) Central Committee, Sea Cadet Corps Council, Sea Cadet Sports Council, Girls’ Nautical Training Corps Executive Committee and Offshore Fleet Management Committee. There are also minutes of short-lived working parties that reviewed the constitution, rules and policies of the organisation.
The administrative records also include minutes of the National Aerial Defence Association, 1913; a list of officers of The Navy League naval units, circa 1911-1937; and records of financial assistance for Sea Cadet Corps units, circa 1937-1961. A small number of historical files have papers discussing naval defence issues, annual dinners and commemorative events. Some of these relate to particular individuals including Robert A. Yerburgh (1853-1916), George Ambrose Lloyd, first Baron Lloyd (1879-1941), Vice-Admiral Sir Peter G.L. Cazalet (1899-1982), and Rear-Admiral Bryan C. Durant (1910-1983).
The printed material is mainly in the form of articles, promotional pamphlets and programmes for events. There are some press photographs relating to the Girls’ Nautical Training Corps (GNTC), circa 1946-1959, and a photograph album showing a Sea Cadet training course at RNAS Culdrose, 1990.
The minute books record proceedings of governing and executive bodies, including the Grand Council, Governing Body (later The Sea Cadet Association Council), Executive Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee, Boys’ Naval Brigade (later Sea Cadet Corps) Central Committee, Sea Cadet Corps Council, Sea Cadet Sports Council, Girls’ Nautical Training Corps Executive Committee and Offshore Fleet Management Committee. There are also minutes of short-lived working parties that reviewed the constitution, rules and policies of the organisation.
The administrative records also include minutes of the National Aerial Defence Association, 1913; a list of officers of The Navy League naval units, circa 1911-1937; and records of financial assistance for Sea Cadet Corps units, circa 1937-1961. A small number of historical files have papers discussing naval defence issues, annual dinners and commemorative events. Some of these relate to particular individuals including Robert A. Yerburgh (1853-1916), George Ambrose Lloyd, first Baron Lloyd (1879-1941), Vice-Admiral Sir Peter G.L. Cazalet (1899-1982), and Rear-Admiral Bryan C. Durant (1910-1983).
The printed material is mainly in the form of articles, promotional pamphlets and programmes for events. There are some press photographs relating to the Girls’ Nautical Training Corps (GNTC), circa 1946-1959, and a photograph album showing a Sea Cadet training course at RNAS Culdrose, 1990.