Collection GB 0074 ACC/2305/02-1 - BLUE NILE: CORPORATE RECORDS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/2305/02-1

Title

BLUE NILE: CORPORATE RECORDS

Date(s)

  • 1953-1972 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.72 linear metres (extent of all 4 Blue Nile subfonds combined).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Blue Nile Brewery, Khartoum, Sudan, was incorporated on the 24 December 1951 as Barclay Perkins and Company (Sudan) Limited. The name was changed to Blue Nile Brewery Limited in December 1954; production began in 1955. The Brewery made a beer called "Camel Brand" which was to be marketed throughout the Sudan region. The Brewery was nationalised by the Sudanese Revolutionary Council in 1970.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/2305/02-1 1953-1972 Collection 0.72 linear metres (extent of all 4 Blue Nile subfonds combined). Barclay Perkins and Co (Sudan) Ltd , brewers
Blue Nile Brewery Ltd

The Blue Nile Brewery, Khartoum, Sudan, was incorporated on the 24 December 1951 as Barclay Perkins and Company (Sudan) Limited. The name was changed to Blue Nile Brewery Limited in December 1954; production began in 1955. The Brewery made a beer called "Camel Brand" which was to be marketed throughout the Sudan region. The Brewery was nationalised by the Sudanese Revolutionary Council in 1970.

Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.

Corporate records of the Blue Nile Brewery Limited, including minutes of the directors' board; correspondence; press cuttings; managing director's reports; memorandum and articles of association; papers about political matters; papers regarding Sudan; compensation files; papers regarding the organisation of the brewery and visits file.

The records of the Blue Nile Brewery are arranged in 4 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/02-1: Corporate Records;
ACC/2305/02-2: Financial Records;
ACC/2305/02-3: Sales and Production Records;
ACC/2305/02-4: Staff Records.

Restricted access: please see staff.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English

Fit

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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. November 2009 to February 2010 Brewers Architecture Buildings Commercial buildings Breweries Articles of association Enterprises Transnational corporations Information sources Documents Business records Corporate minutes Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Brewing industry Management Business management Food industry personnel Personnel People by occupation People Business administration Company archives Barclay Perkins and Co (Sudan) Ltd , brewers Blue Nile Brewery Ltd Khartoum Sudan East Africa Business

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited as part of an accession of records from Courage Barclay and Simonds, 1969-1988.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Corporate records of the Blue Nile Brewery Limited, including minutes of the directors' board; correspondence; press cuttings; managing director's reports; memorandum and articles of association; papers about political matters; papers regarding Sudan; compensation files; papers regarding the organisation of the brewery and visits file.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

The records of the Blue Nile Brewery are arranged in 4 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/02-1: Corporate Records;
ACC/2305/02-2: Financial Records;
ACC/2305/02-3: Sales and Production Records;
ACC/2305/02-4: Staff Records.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Restricted access: please see staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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