Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/089 - G J DAWSON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/089

Title

G J DAWSON

Date(s)

  • 1906-1959 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

8 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

George Jesse Dawson established himself as an antiquarian clock case maker and restorer in 1901 at 1 Warren Mews, London, W1. The firm later moved to 15 Warren Mews, and Dawson's son Percy George Dawson took over, himself an authority on the history of clocks and their cases. The firm ceased to operate c 1975.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/089 1906-1959 Collection 8 production units. Dawson , George Jesse , fl 1906-1959 , antique clock case restorer

George Jesse Dawson established himself as an antiquarian clock case maker and restorer in 1901 at 1 Warren Mews, London, W1. The firm later moved to 15 Warren Mews, and Dawson's son Percy George Dawson took over, himself an authority on the history of clocks and their cases. The firm ceased to operate c 1975.

They were deposited by the Antiquarian Horological Society in 2005, and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of George Jesse Dawson and his son Percy George Dawson, antique clock case makers and restorers. The records comprise job books and accounts.

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

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. Horology Equipment Scientific equipment Measuring instruments Time measuring instruments Watches Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Personnel Workers Skilled workers Craft workers Clockmakers Metal industry Manufacturing industry Industry Clocks Dawson , George Jesse , fl 1906-1959 , antique clock case restorer London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

They were deposited by the Antiquarian Horological Society in 2005, and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of George Jesse Dawson and his son Percy George Dawson, antique clock case makers and restorers. The records comprise job books and accounts.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

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

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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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

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