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- 1925-1963 (Produção)
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34 production units comprising 24 folders, 1 bundle and 9 envelopes.
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Davenport and Company was registered in 1925 in Bengal as a private company to take over an existing business in Calcutta, also called Davenport and Company. It acted as a managing agent for a number of Indian tea companies. Davenport and Company was acquired in 1930 by Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112). In circa 1955 Harrisons and Crosfield Limited sold its shareholding in the Company.
For historical notes concerning Harrisons and Crosfield's shareholdings in the Company see CLC/B/112/MS37392. For copy board minutes of Davenport and Company, 1941-55, see CLC/B/112/MS37208.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/112-041 1925-1963 Collection 34 production units comprising 24 folders, 1 bundle and 9 envelopes. Davenport and Co Ltd , tea traders
Davenport and Company was registered in 1925 in Bengal as a private company to take over an existing business in Calcutta, also called Davenport and Company. It acted as a managing agent for a number of Indian tea companies. Davenport and Company was acquired in 1930 by Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112). In circa 1955 Harrisons and Crosfield Limited sold its shareholding in the Company.
For historical notes concerning Harrisons and Crosfield's shareholdings in the Company see CLC/B/112/MS37392. For copy board minutes of Davenport and Company, 1941-55, see CLC/B/112/MS37208.
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 Davenport and Company Limited, tea traders, including articles of association; correspondence; financial accounts; and annual reports.
Access to staff records less than 70 years old should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Restricted access: please see staff.
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.
November 2010 to January 2011. Tea Information sources Documents Business records Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Plant products Agricultural products Davenport and Co Ltd , tea traders India South Asia
Fonte imediata de aquisição ou transferência
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 Davenport and Company Limited, tea traders, including articles of association; correspondence; financial accounts; and annual reports.
Access to staff records less than 70 years old should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Restricted access: please see staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Idioma do material
- inglês
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- latim
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English
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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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- inglês