Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1824-1916 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
36 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alliance Marine Assurance Company was founded in 1824 and based at Capel Court. It was renamed Alliance Marine and General Assurance Company Limited in 1892 and acquired by Alliance Assurance Company Limited in 1905, which was in turn acquired by the Sun Insurance Office in 1959.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/192-03 1824-1916 Collection 36 production units. Alliance Marine Assurance Co x Alliance Marine and General Assurance Co Ltd
Alliance Marine Assurance Company was founded in 1824 and based at Capel Court. It was renamed Alliance Marine and General Assurance Company Limited in 1892 and acquired by Alliance Assurance Company Limited in 1905, which was in turn acquired by the Sun Insurance Office in 1959.
These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Sun Alliance in 1969. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Alliance Marine Assurance Company, later known as Alliance Marine and General Assurance Company Limited, comprising deeds of settlement, minutes and financial material.
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
For Alliance Assurance Company Limited see CLC/B/192-02.
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
These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Sun Alliance in 1969. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Alliance Marine Assurance Company, later known as Alliance Marine and General Assurance Company Limited, comprising deeds of settlement, minutes and financial material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For Alliance Assurance Company Limited see CLC/B/192-02.
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