- Wikidata identifier:
- Q7353808
- Instance of:
- art museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 444
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q7353808/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Social History Collection
The collections comprise objects relating to the Pioneers and the Co-op movement including 19th century items typical of those used in the shop such as scales and reproduction furniture.
Subjects
Social History
Costume and Textile Collection
There are banners donated by Women’s Guilds and Co-operative Societies.
Subjects
Costume and Textile
Decorative and Applied Art Collection
The museum holds a large collection of commemorative Co-operative pottery and plateware.
Subjects
Decorative and Applied Arts
Photographic Collection
Photographs relating to individual Pioneers and to the general development of the Pioneers and the Co-op Movement.
Subjects
Photography
Archives Collection
The National Co-operative Archive is held at the Co-operative College in Manchester and contains documents manuscripts and books relating to the Rochdale Pioneers Society and the general history and current development of the Co-op Movement. There are substantial manuscript collections associated with eminent co-operators and social philanthropists, Edward Owen Greening, Robert Owen and G J Holyoake.
Subjects
Archives
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC