Collection GB 0074 ACC/3134 - COLLYER BRISTOW {SOLICITORS}

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/3134

Title

COLLYER BRISTOW {SOLICITORS}

Date(s)

  • 1781-1975 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

7.6 linear metres

Context area

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.

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.
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. July to October 2009 People People by occupation Personnel Legal profession personnel Solicitors Business records Information sources Documents Financial records Legal documents Law Business management Business administration Company archives Collyer Bristow and Company , solicitors Management Business

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

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

Conditions of access and use area

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.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

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