Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1824-1932 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
16 production units.
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
The Canada Company was incorporated by royal charter in 1826. The aim of the Company was to obtain land in Canada and to promote its sale to prospective settlers. According to London directories, it had offices at 13 St Helen's Place, Bishopsgate (ca. 1826-67), 1 East India Avenue (ca. 1867-1925), 44 Bedford Row (c 1925-1928), 25 Bishopsgate (ca. 1928-33) and 145 Dashwood House, Old Broad Street (c 1933-1950). Its last appearance in this source was 1950. The Company ceased to operate in 1951 and was liquidated in 1953.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
GB 0074 CLC/B/037 1824-1932 Collection 16 production units. Canada Company , 1826-1953
The Canada Company was incorporated by royal charter in 1826. The aim of the Company was to obtain land in Canada and to promote its sale to prospective settlers. According to London directories, it had offices at 13 St Helen's Place, Bishopsgate (ca. 1826-67), 1 East India Avenue (ca. 1867-1925), 44 Bedford Row (c 1925-1928), 25 Bishopsgate (ca. 1928-33) and 145 Dashwood House, Old Broad Street (c 1933-1950). Its last appearance in this source was 1950. The Company ceased to operate in 1951 and was liquidated in 1953.
The archives of the Canada Company were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1953 on the liquidation of the company, except for Ms 18479, which was an anonymous gift in 1978. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Canada Company, comprising constitutional documents, minutes, share records, bills of exchange and deeds.
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
Further Canada Company archives are held by the Archives of Ontario, Canada, reference F129.
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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Origen del ingreso o transferencia
The archives of the Canada Company were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1953 on the liquidation of the company, except for Ms 18479, which was an anonymous gift in 1978. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Records of the Canada Company, comprising constitutional documents, minutes, share records, bills of exchange and deeds.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Available for general access.
Condiciones
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Further Canada Company archives are held by the Archives of Ontario, Canada, reference F129.
Instrumentos de descripción
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Área de materiales relacionados
Existencia y localización de originales
Existencia y localización de copias
Unidades de descripción relacionadas
Área de notas
Identificador/es alternativo(os)
Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
Puntos de acceso por lugar
Puntos de acceso por autoridad
Tipo de puntos de acceso
Área de control de la descripción
Identificador de la descripción
Identificador de la institución
Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
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.
Estado de elaboración
Nivel de detalle
Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
- inglés