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- 1890-1963 (Creation)
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147 production units.
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Biographical history
The African Banking Corporation was established in 1890 as a British limited company, based in London, to provide banking services in British South Africa. It took over much of the staff, premises and business of the former Cape of Good Hope Bank. During 1891 and 1892 the Corporation absorbed three local banks, the Western Province Bank, the Kaffrarian Colonial Bank and the Worcester Commercial Bank. The Corporation itself was taken over in 1921 by the Standard Bank of South Africa.
The offices of the Corporation were at 43-46 Threadneedle Street, 1891-1905, and 63 London Wall, 1906-20.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/207-1 1890-1963 Collection 147 production units. African Banking Corporation
The African Banking Corporation was established in 1890 as a British limited company, based in London, to provide banking services in British South Africa. It took over much of the staff, premises and business of the former Cape of Good Hope Bank. During 1891 and 1892 the Corporation absorbed three local banks, the Western Province Bank, the Kaffrarian Colonial Bank and the Worcester Commercial Bank. The Corporation itself was taken over in 1921 by the Standard Bank of South Africa.
The offices of the Corporation were at 43-46 Threadneedle Street, 1891-1905, and 63 London Wall, 1906-20.
The archives of the African Banking Corporation were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library on 29 August 1989 by Standard Chartered Bank. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the African Banking Corporation comprising financial accounts, agreements, correspondence and scrapbooks.
Access to records less than 45 years old should be sought from the depositor (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff). 24 hours notice is required for access to these records.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Board minutes and records of shareholders were retained by Standard Chartered. In addition, further archives listed in Pressnell and Orbell, A Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking (1985), have not been deposited and the whereabouts of these other records is unknown.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archives of the African Banking Corporation were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library on 29 August 1989 by Standard Chartered Bank. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of the African Banking Corporation comprising financial accounts, agreements, correspondence and scrapbooks.
Access to records less than 45 years old should be sought from the depositor (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff). 24 hours notice is required for access to these records.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Board minutes and records of shareholders were retained by Standard Chartered. In addition, further archives listed in Pressnell and Orbell, A Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking (1985), have not been deposited and the whereabouts of these other records is unknown.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English