Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-054 - GOLDEN HOPE PLANTATIONS LIMITED

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-054

Title

GOLDEN HOPE PLANTATIONS LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1899-1984 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

80 production units comprising 6 binders, 5 files, 26 volumes and 43 envelopes.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

In 1906 Golden Hope Rubber Estate Limited was registered to acquire the Golden Hope estate, near Klang, Selangor, Malaya. The company took over:
Selaba Rubber Estates Limited (1928),
Balgownie Rubber Estates Limited (1929),
Tai Tak Plantations Limited (1950),
Lumut Rubber Estates Limited (1952),
Klanang Bahru Syndicate Limited (1955),
New Crocodile River (Selangor) Rubber Company Limited (1959),
Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates Limited (1961/2),
Straits Plantations Limited (1962), and
Prang Besar Rubber Estate Limited (1962).

In 1963 its name was changed to Golden Hope Plantations Limited. The company was purchased by Harrisons Malaysian Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-079) in 1977, and it became resident in Malaysia for tax purposes. In April 1982 it became a private company.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-054 1899-1984 Collection 80 production units comprising 6 binders, 5 files, 26 volumes and 43 envelopes. Golden Hope Plantations Ltd , rubber estates management

In 1906 Golden Hope Rubber Estate Limited was registered to acquire the Golden Hope estate, near Klang, Selangor, Malaya. The company took over:
Selaba Rubber Estates Limited (1928),
Balgownie Rubber Estates Limited (1929),
Tai Tak Plantations Limited (1950),
Lumut Rubber Estates Limited (1952),
Klanang Bahru Syndicate Limited (1955),
New Crocodile River (Selangor) Rubber Company Limited (1959),
Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates Limited (1961/2),
Straits Plantations Limited (1962), and
Prang Besar Rubber Estate Limited (1962).

In 1963 its name was changed to Golden Hope Plantations Limited. The company was purchased by Harrisons Malaysian Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-079) in 1977, and it became resident in Malaysia for tax purposes. In April 1982 it became a private company.

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 Golden Hope Plantations Limited, rubber estates management, including articles of association; minute books; annual reports; circulars to shareholders; financial accounts; and some papers of subsidiary Coconut Plantations of Perak Limited.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) 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. Bukit Kajang Rubber Estates Ltd Golden Hope Plantations Ltd , rubber estates management Nuts Organisms Coconuts Agricultural land Plantations Industrial products Rubber goods Industry Business records Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Information sources Documents Plantation records Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Ltd Lumut Rubber Estates Ltd New Crocodile River (Selangor) Rubber Co Ltd Prang Besar Rubber Estate Ltd Selaba Rubber Estates Ltd Straits Plantations Ltd , rubber and coconut plantations Tai Tak Plantations Ltd , rubber plantation Malaysia South East Asia

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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Scope and content

Records of Golden Hope Plantations Limited, rubber estates management, including articles of association; minute books; annual reports; circulars to shareholders; financial accounts; and some papers of subsidiary Coconut Plantations of Perak Limited.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

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

Restricted access: please see staff.

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

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.

Finding aids

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

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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.

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  • English

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