Collection GB 0074 ACC/2305/08-7 - COURAGE: PUBLIC RELATIONS RECORDS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/2305/08-7

Title

COURAGE: PUBLIC RELATIONS RECORDS

Date(s)

  • 1916-1956 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

21.5 linear metres (extent of all 8 Courage subfonds combined).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

John Courage of Aberdeen bought a brewhouse in Southwark in 1787. After his death it was managed by his wife Harriet and then the senior clerk John Donaldson. It was known as Courage and Donaldson from about 1800 until 1851, when John Courage junior and his sons removed the Donaldsons from management. The company was incorporated as Courage and Company Limited in 1888. Managed The Anchor Brewery, Horselydown, Southwark.

Acquired:

  • Alton Brewery Co, Hants, 1903
  • G Hall and Co Ltd, Alton Brewery, Alton, Hants (Alton Brewery had been bought by Henry Hall in 1841. After it was acquired by Courage and Co, it continued to brew until 1969 when it became a canning and kegging plant);
  • Camden Brewery Co Ltd, Camden, 1923;
  • Farnham United Breweries, Surrey, 1927;
  • Noakes and Co Ltd, Bermondsey, 1927;
  • C N Kidd and Son Ltd, Dartford, 1937;
  • Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd, Surrey, 1943.

    Courage merged with Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1955, and ceased to trade in 1957. Courage and Barclay Limited and H and G Simonds Limited merged in 1960, forming Courage, Barclay and Simonds Limited.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/2305/08-7 1916-1956 Collection 21.5 linear metres (extent of all 8 Courage subfonds combined). Courage and Co Ltd , brewers
Courage Ltd , brewers

John Courage of Aberdeen bought a brewhouse in Southwark in 1787. After his death it was managed by his wife Harriet and then the senior clerk John Donaldson. It was known as Courage and Donaldson from about 1800 until 1851, when John Courage junior and his sons removed the Donaldsons from management. The company was incorporated as Courage and Company Limited in 1888. Managed The Anchor Brewery, Horselydown, Southwark.

Acquired:

  • Alton Brewery Co, Hants, 1903
  • G Hall and Co Ltd, Alton Brewery, Alton, Hants (Alton Brewery had been bought by Henry Hall in 1841. After it was acquired by Courage and Co, it continued to brew until 1969 when it became a canning and kegging plant);
  • Camden Brewery Co Ltd, Camden, 1923;
  • Farnham United Breweries, Surrey, 1927;
  • Noakes and Co Ltd, Bermondsey, 1927;
  • C N Kidd and Son Ltd, Dartford, 1937;
  • Hodgson's Kingston Brewery Co Ltd, Surrey, 1943.

    Courage merged with Barclay Perkins and Company Limited in 1955, and ceased to trade in 1957. Courage and Barclay Limited and H and G Simonds Limited merged in 1960, forming Courage, Barclay and Simonds Limited.

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

    Public Relations records for Courage and Company Limited, brewers, including copies of "The Development and Growth of Courage's Brewery, 1787-1932" by GN Hardinge; and printing blocks showing staff, public houses and advertisements.

    The records of Courage and Company Limited have been divided into 8 sub-fonds:
    ACC/2305/08-1: Corporate records;
    ACC/2305/08-2: Financial records;
    ACC/2305/08-3: Sales records;
    ACC/2305/08-4: Production records;
    ACC/2305/08-5: Staff records;
    ACC/2305/08-6: Property records;
    ACC/2305/08-7: Public Relations records;
    ACC/2305/08-8: Records of individuals.

    Restricted access: please see staff.

    Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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    Fit

    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. November 2009 to February 2010 Food industry personnel Brewers Architecture Buildings Commercial buildings Breweries Communication process Advertising Advertisements Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Brewing industry Personnel People by occupation People Company archives History Courage and Co Ltd , brewers Courage Ltd , brewers London England UK Western Europe Europe

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

Public Relations records for Courage and Company Limited, brewers, including copies of "The Development and Growth of Courage's Brewery, 1787-1932" by GN Hardinge; and printing blocks showing staff, public houses and advertisements.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

The records of Courage and Company Limited have been divided into 8 sub-fonds:
ACC/2305/08-1: Corporate records;
ACC/2305/08-2: Financial records;
ACC/2305/08-3: Sales records;
ACC/2305/08-4: Production records;
ACC/2305/08-5: Staff records;
ACC/2305/08-6: Property records;
ACC/2305/08-7: Public Relations records;
ACC/2305/08-8: Records of individuals.

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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

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English

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Finding aids

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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

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