Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-056 - GOLDEN HOPE PLANTATIONS LIMITED: DUSUN DURIAN RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-056

Title

GOLDEN HOPE PLANTATIONS LIMITED: DUSUN DURIAN RUBBER ESTATE LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1912 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

2 production units comprising 2 envelopes.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited was registered in 1912 to acquire the Dusun Durian estate in Selangor. In 1913 it acquired the Walbrook estate, and in 1928 the Bilham estate, both in Perak, Malaya. In 1947 it was purchased by Lumut Rubber Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-057); which was purchased by Golden Hope Rubber Estate Limited (CLC/B/112-054) in 1952.

Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) did not as a secretaries / agents of Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited, but prior to the purchase by Lumut Rubber Estates Limited in 1947, H.J. Welch (director of Harrisons and Crosfield 1917-23) was chairman of the company.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-056 1912 Collection 2 production units comprising 2 envelopes. Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Ltd

Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited was registered in 1912 to acquire the Dusun Durian estate in Selangor. In 1913 it acquired the Walbrook estate, and in 1928 the Bilham estate, both in Perak, Malaya. In 1947 it was purchased by Lumut Rubber Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-057); which was purchased by Golden Hope Rubber Estate Limited (CLC/B/112-054) in 1952.

Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) did not as a secretaries / agents of Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited, but prior to the purchase by Lumut Rubber Estates Limited in 1947, H.J. Welch (director of Harrisons and Crosfield 1917-23) was chairman of the 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.

Papers of the Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited, comprising reports of visits to the Dusun Durian estates and circulars to shareholders.

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

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. Agricultural land Plantations Industrial products Rubber goods Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Information sources Documents Plantation records Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Ltd Golden Hope Plantations Ltd , rubber estates management Lumut Rubber Estates Ltd 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.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of the Dusun Durian Rubber Estate Limited, comprising reports of visits to the Dusun Durian estates and circulars to shareholders.

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

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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