Sheffield Club Membership Book, 1873-1970

The data were originally collected as background material to a PhD which investigated the claim made by Martin J. Wiener in <i>English culture and the decline of the industrial spirit: 1850-1980</i> (Cambridge University Press, 1982) that Tory political support was inimical to the growth of industrial capitalism. An ancillary aim was to explore the political allegiance of the membership of the Sheffield Club. The data were computerised between September 1998 and April 1999.

这些数据最初作为某博士学位论文的背景资料收集，该论文旨在研究Martin J. Wiener在《英国文化与工业精神的衰落：1850-1980》（剑桥大学出版社，1982年）中提出的观点——托利党（Tory）的政治支持不利于工业资本主义的发展。次要目标是探究谢菲尔德俱乐部成员的政治忠诚度。这些数据于1998年9月至1999年4月间完成电子化处理。