Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1880-1894 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 volumes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The company was formed in 1863 to carry out a concession from the Russian government; first registered on the Stock Exchange on 2 June 1863; and its name changed in 1893 to the Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Company Limited. It went into voluntary liquidation on 21 May 1894 after acquisition by the Russian government - shareholders received cash or Russian government bonds.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/071 1880-1894 Collection 3 volumes. Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Co x Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Co Ltd
The company was formed in 1863 to carry out a concession from the Russian government; first registered on the Stock Exchange on 2 June 1863; and its name changed in 1893 to the Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Company Limited. It went into voluntary liquidation on 21 May 1894 after acquisition by the Russian government - shareholders received cash or Russian government bonds.
These letter books were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1982 together with archives of Antony Gibbs and Sons, but no connection with Gibbs has been established. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Letter books of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company, later known as the Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Company Limited.
Volumes in chronological order.
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
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. Information sources Documents Finance Business records Financial policy Monetary policy International monetary systems Foreign investment Railway companies Railway transport Transport Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Co x Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Co Ltd Russia Eastern Europe Krym Crimea Transport companies Companies Enterprises
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These letter books were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1982 together with archives of Antony Gibbs and Sons, but no connection with Gibbs has been established. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter books of the Dunaburg and Witepsk Railway Company, later known as the Dvinsk and Vitebsk Railway Company Limited.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Volumes in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Information sources
- Documents
- Finance
- Finance » Financial policy
- Finance » Financial policy » Monetary policy
- Finance » Financial policy » Monetary policy » International monetary systems
- Finance » Financial policy » Monetary policy » International monetary systems » Foreign investment
- Transport » Railway transport
- Transport
- Enterprises
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English