Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/038-04 - EMPIRE OF INDIA AND CEYLON TEA COMPANY

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0074 CLC/B/038-04

Titre

EMPIRE OF INDIA AND CEYLON TEA COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1895-1979 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

18 production units.

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

The company began trading in 1896 from 60 Gracechurch Street. From 1912-1968 it was at 2A Eastcheap, from 1968-1971 13 Rood Lane, then in Isleworth and Kennington before being wound up in 1979. It was renamed Empire Plantations and Investments Limited in 1974, when the administration of its estates was transferred to India. The Caparo Group took over the records of the company in 1982.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0074 CLC/B/038-04 1895-1979 Collection 18 production units. Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Co

The company began trading in 1896 from 60 Gracechurch Street. From 1912-1968 it was at 2A Eastcheap, from 1968-1971 13 Rood Lane, then in Isleworth and Kennington before being wound up in 1979. It was renamed Empire Plantations and Investments Limited in 1974, when the administration of its estates was transferred to India. The Caparo Group took over the records of the company in 1982.

The Caparo Group took over the archives when it took over the company and donated them to Guildhall Library in 1982. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Company, comprising constitutional documents, Board of Directors' minutes, a ledger and tea sales records. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

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

CLC/B/038-01: Assam Frontier Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-02: Budla Beta Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-03: Dooars Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-04: Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-05: Empire of India Holdings Ltd;
CLC/B/038-06: Lanka Plantation Co;
CLC/B/038-07: Oriental Rubber Co;
CLC/B/038-08: Singlo Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-09: Singlo Holdings Ltd.

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 Business records People by roles Importers People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Tea Plant products Agricultural products Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Co Empire of India Holdings Ltd India South Asia Sri Lanka

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

The Caparo Group took over the archives when it took over the company and donated them to Guildhall Library in 1982. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Records of the Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Company, comprising constitutional documents, Board of Directors' minutes, a ledger and tea sales records. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

CLC/B/038-01: Assam Frontier Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-02: Budla Beta Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-03: Dooars Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-04: Empire of India and Ceylon Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-05: Empire of India Holdings Ltd;
CLC/B/038-06: Lanka Plantation Co;
CLC/B/038-07: Oriental Rubber Co;
CLC/B/038-08: Singlo Tea Co;
CLC/B/038-09: Singlo Holdings Ltd.

Instruments de recherche

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

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Unités de description associées

Descriptions associées

Zone des notes

Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

    Zone des entrées