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- 1903-1909 (Creation)
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10 production units comprising 2 boxes, 5 bundles and 3 envelopes.
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Biographical history
This Company was formed in 1903/04 to cater for Harrisons and Crosfield Limited's (CLC/B/112) expanding trade in tea with wholesale importers in the USA and Canada. Branches in Chicago, New York and Montreal were opened in 1904/05. Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Company was one of the companies merged into Harrisons and Crosfield Limited when it became a limited company in 1908.
For records after 1908 see Harrisons and Crosfield's branches in Montreal (CLC/B/112-011, Ms 37199-207), Chicago and New York (CLC/B/112-016, Ms 37310-11), Irwin Harrisons and Whitney (CLC/B/112-089, Ms 37531-40), and Harrisons and Crosfield (Canada) Limited (CLC/B/112-067, Ms 37562-9).
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GB 0074 CLC/B/112-040 1903-1909 Collection 10 production units comprising 2 boxes, 5 bundles and 3 envelopes. Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Co , tea traders
This Company was formed in 1903/04 to cater for Harrisons and Crosfield Limited's (CLC/B/112) expanding trade in tea with wholesale importers in the USA and Canada. Branches in Chicago, New York and Montreal were opened in 1904/05. Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Company was one of the companies merged into Harrisons and Crosfield Limited when it became a limited company in 1908.
For records after 1908 see Harrisons and Crosfield's branches in Montreal (CLC/B/112-011, Ms 37199-207), Chicago and New York (CLC/B/112-016, Ms 37310-11), Irwin Harrisons and Whitney (CLC/B/112-089, Ms 37531-40), and Harrisons and Crosfield (Canada) Limited (CLC/B/112-067, Ms 37562-9).
The records of Harrisons and Crosfield and its subsidiary and secretarial companies were transferred to Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section between 1990 and 1998. The records were presented as a gift to the Library, except the minute books of some subsidiary companies which are held as a deposit. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Company, tea traders, including financial accounts and correspondence.
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 depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd collection has been divided into 167 sub-fonds; CLC/B/112-001 to CLC/B/112-167. 001 to 016 are records relating to Harrisons and Crosfield (such as operational records, staff records, property records and so on), and 017 to 167 are the records of subsidiaries, plantations and associated organisations.
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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records of Harrisons and Crosfield and its subsidiary and secretarial companies were transferred to Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section between 1990 and 1998. The records were presented as a gift to the Library, except the minute books of some subsidiary companies which are held as a deposit. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Company, tea traders, including financial accounts and correspondence.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd collection has been divided into 167 sub-fonds; CLC/B/112-001 to CLC/B/112-167. 001 to 016 are records relating to Harrisons and Crosfield (such as operational records, staff records, property records and so on), and 017 to 167 are the records of subsidiaries, plantations and associated organisations.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English