Correspondence file of the Worshipful Company of Founders, London, covering the support given to men of the London Irish Rifles by the Company, September 1938 - May 1946, including initial guidance on ‘adoption’ of a suitable regimental  unit by the livery company, arrangements to care for the domestic problems of men in the regiment during wartime, development of a Benevolent  Fund, discussion of applications for financial support, details of individual cases, committee meeting notes, details of the Lord Mayor’s National Air Raid Distress Fund, audited accounts, and the Company’s postwar relationship with the regiment (1946-1981).