Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1899-1947 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Reginald Alfred Bennett (1873-1949) moved to London from Manchester to begin work in the City of London in 1889. He was a partner in the stock jobbing firm of Smith, Wright and Bennett from 1908 to 1915 when he established R. A. Bennett and Company. From 1910 to his death, he conducted his business from 20 Copthall Avenue.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/227-023 1899-1947 Collection 2 production units. R. A. Bennett and Co , stockjobbers
Reginald Alfred Bennett (1873-1949) moved to London from Manchester to begin work in the City of London in 1889. He was a partner in the stock jobbing firm of Smith, Wright and Bennett from 1908 to 1915 when he established R. A. Bennett and Company. From 1910 to his death, he conducted his business from 20 Copthall Avenue.
Presented to Guildhall Library in June 1987 by a private individual. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of R. A. Bennett and Company, stockjobbers, comprising credit balance sheets, 1899-1924, and copies of annual revenue accounts, 1934-1947.
Chronological order.
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.
January to May 2011. R. A. Bennett and Co , stockjobbers People People by occupation Business people Stockjobbers Business records Information sources Documents Financial records City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented to Guildhall Library in June 1987 by a private individual. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of R. A. Bennett and Company, stockjobbers, comprising credit balance sheets, 1899-1924, and copies of annual revenue accounts, 1934-1947.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English