Corporate London; National British Women's Total Abstinence Union; 1925-2004; women's temperance organisation DS/UK/P/3129 National British Women's Total Abstinence Union NBWTAU 1925-2004 women's temperance organisation London London

The British Women’s Temperance Association was founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1876. Following a split in 1893, the Women's Total Abstinence Union was formed. The two organisations were reunited in 1925 and known as the National British Women's Total Abstinence Union (NBWTAU). The NBWTAU was organised in county unions with branches. Within branches, there can be different sections including 'Little White Ribboners' for children up to 5 years. The Derbyshire branches amalgamated in 1991, centring on Matlock. The organisation was renamed the White Ribbon Association (WRA) in 2004. DERBYSHIRE BRANCHES - Buxton - Derby - Matlock - Staveley (1912-1989) Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/12/2021 13d059a1-4710-4089-9173-d186cb6aa459