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Title
Date(s)
- 1781-1975 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7.6 linear metres
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The firm of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors of 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, has been in existence, albeit under different names, since the late 18th Century. The earliest document in this collection dates from 1781, when the partners were Dyneley, Bell and Dyneley.
In the mid-19th Century a member of the Collyer Bristow family joined the company, at which time it was known as Coverdale, Lee and Collyer Bristow. Between 1876 and 1922 a succession of partners passed through the firm, it became first Collyer Bristow, Withers and Russell, then Collyer Bristow, Hill, Curtis and Dodds and Collyer Bristow, Curtis, Booth , Birks and Langley, before setting on Collyer Bristow and Company in 1922.
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Archival history
GB 0074 ACC/3134 1781-1975 Collection 7.6 linear metres Collyer Bristow and Company , solicitors
The firm of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors of 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, has been in existence, albeit under different names, since the late 18th Century. The earliest document in this collection dates from 1781, when the partners were Dyneley, Bell and Dyneley.
In the mid-19th Century a member of the Collyer Bristow family joined the company, at which time it was known as Coverdale, Lee and Collyer Bristow. Between 1876 and 1922 a succession of partners passed through the firm, it became first Collyer Bristow, Withers and Russell, then Collyer Bristow, Hill, Curtis and Dodds and Collyer Bristow, Curtis, Booth , Birks and Langley, before setting on Collyer Bristow and Company in 1922.
Deposited in 1993 (ACC/3134; ACC/3161).
Records of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors, 1781-1975. The catalogue has been divided into three sections. The first consists of records dealing with the administration of the company, and includes day books and clerks' time books; the second section deals with the financial records of the firm.
The third, and largest, section is concerned with clients' administration. Records in this section include lists of clients' papers held or returned by the firm, and registers recording probate, insurance, property transactions and periodical payments made to a third party on behalf of the client.
ACC/3134/001-015: Office Administration; ACC/3134/016-080: Office Finance; ACC/3134/081-154: Client Administration
Apply to Collyer Bristow for permission to publish material.
Copyright rests with the depositor.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further material relating to the firm can be found in B/COL, and the records of John Coverdale, a senior partner in the 19th century, have been catalogued as ACC/2609. See also ACC/3188 and ACC/3192 for various other deeds and papers from Collyer Bristow.
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Deposited in 1993 (ACC/3134; ACC/3161).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors, 1781-1975. The catalogue has been divided into three sections. The first consists of records dealing with the administration of the company, and includes day books and clerks' time books; the second section deals with the financial records of the firm.
The third, and largest, section is concerned with clients' administration. Records in this section include lists of clients' papers held or returned by the firm, and registers recording probate, insurance, property transactions and periodical payments made to a third party on behalf of the client.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
ACC/3134/001-015: Office Administration; ACC/3134/016-080: Office Finance; ACC/3134/081-154: Client Administration
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Conditions governing access
Apply to Collyer Bristow for permission to publish material.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Further material relating to the firm can be found in B/COL, and the records of John Coverdale, a senior partner in the 19th century, have been catalogued as ACC/2609. See also ACC/3188 and ACC/3192 for various other deeds and papers from Collyer Bristow.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Law
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Civil law
- Law » Legal systems
- Personnel
- Personnel
- Information sources
- Documents
- Law
- Management » Business management
- Management
- Law » Legal systems
- Civil law
- Law
- Information sources
- Documents
- Personnel
- Personnel
- Information sources
- Documents
- Finance
- Finance » Insurance
- Law
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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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Language(s)
- English