London and Middlesex Historical Society Membership Card
Date1902
Dimensions6.9 x 11.6 cm
Credit LineGift of the Lawson Family, 2004.
Object number2004.037.220
Label TextThis 1902 membership card to the London and Middlesex Historical Society belonged to Frank Lawson, one of the founders of the Lawson and Jones printing and lithography firm. the London and Middlesex Historical society was founded in 1901. From the outset, its members began to collect objects that illustrate aspects of London's early history. This collecting activity took off in the 1930s when Dr. Edwin Seaborn, Orlo Miller, and Fred Landon resurrected the society. Their collection reflects what they and fellow society members felt was important. It also illustrates what descendants of a number of founding families had kept and wished to see preserved so that their family histories would not be forgotten. The London and Middlesex Historical Society collection is the foundation of Museum London's artifact collection.
NameCard, Membership
1910-1919
