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- 1912-1964 (Creation)
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5 production units.
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The company was formed in 1912 to acquire and hold the share capital of an existing Argentine company, La Sociedad Anonima Compania de Maderas del Alto Parana. Its purpose was to exploit and develop the pine and hardwood and other crops on the Argentine company's estate of 600,000 acres in Parana province, Brazil. The company became an investment trust company by special resolution of its annual general meeting of 1949. In 1951 it changed its name to Scottish and Mercantile Investment Co Ltd.
From 1912 to 1951 the company address was River Plate House, variously described as Finsbury Circus EC2 (1912-38), 10-11 Finsbury Circus EC2 (1939-48), or 12-13 South Place EC2 (from 1948), but the company disappears from the directories after 1948. In 1951 the company moved to 36-37 King Street EC2.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/007 1912-1964 Collection 5 production units. Alto Parana Development x Scottish and Mercantile Investment Co Ltd
La Sociedad Anonima Compania de Maderas del Alto Parana
The company was formed in 1912 to acquire and hold the share capital of an existing Argentine company, La Sociedad Anonima Compania de Maderas del Alto Parana. Its purpose was to exploit and develop the pine and hardwood and other crops on the Argentine company's estate of 600,000 acres in Parana province, Brazil. The company became an investment trust company by special resolution of its annual general meeting of 1949. In 1951 it changed its name to Scottish and Mercantile Investment Co Ltd.
From 1912 to 1951 the company address was River Plate House, variously described as Finsbury Circus EC2 (1912-38), 10-11 Finsbury Circus EC2 (1939-48), or 12-13 South Place EC2 (from 1948), but the company disappears from the directories after 1948. In 1951 the company moved to 36-37 King Street EC2.
Records donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1984 by Ocean Wilsons (Holdings) plc of 14 King Street EC2. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Archives of Alto Parana Development, comprising constitutional documents, minutes and financial material.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Timber merchants Industry Timber industry Overseas trade Trade (practice) Information sources Documents Business records Trade International trade Enterprises Companies Holding companies Agricultural products Forest products Wood (material) People La Sociedad Anonima Compania de Maderas del Alto Parana Alto Parana Development x Scottish and Mercantile Investment Co Ltd Brazil South America City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Argentina
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Records donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1984 by Ocean Wilsons (Holdings) plc of 14 King Street EC2. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Archives of Alto Parana Development, comprising constitutional documents, minutes and financial material.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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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