Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Reference
SR RABI, SR 2RABI
Extent
4 linear metres plus 8 documents
Date
1861-1994

Advertising material. Undated (c. 1930s-1960s)The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) was founded in 1860 by Alderman John Joseph Mechi as a farming charity to relieve the poverty and hardship suffered by farming families in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as they were forced out of farming through misfortune, age or sickness.

The collection consists of accounts, administrative and commercial records, legal records of companies and businesses, and publications and advertising.

More information

  • Handlists for each deposit of the collection can be found here: SR RABI, SR 2RABI
  • Full descriptions are available on our online database.
A hand-written object label for a sheep bell from Devon

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