Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1886-1964 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
61 production units.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gordon Lewis Jacobs (b 1880) first appears in the directories as a stockbroker in 1904 at 61 Old Broad Street. In 1910 the firm is listed as Gordon L Jacobs and Company at 3 Tokenhouse Buildings, moving to 2 Austin Friars in 1922, and to 123 Old Broad Street in 1927. The firm merged with Nathan and Rosselli and James Capel and Company in 1961.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/134-04 1886-1964 Collection 61 production units. Gordon L Jacobs and Co , stockbrokers
Gordon Lewis Jacobs (b 1880) first appears in the directories as a stockbroker in 1904 at 61 Old Broad Street. In 1910 the firm is listed as Gordon L Jacobs and Company at 3 Tokenhouse Buildings, moving to 2 Austin Friars in 1922, and to 123 Old Broad Street in 1927. The firm merged with Nathan and Rosselli and James Capel and Company in 1961.
James Capel and Company deposited the records at Guildhall Library in 1975. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Gordon L Jacobs and Company, stockbrokers, including partner and private client ledgers, share certificates and other financial material, correspondence, reports and agreements.
The records are held off-site and require 24 hours notice for access. Some records are subject to a 75 year closure period.
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
The fonds level record for this collection is CLC/B/134.
Sub-fonds in this collection are:
CLC/B/134-01: James Capel and Company;
CLC/B/134-02: Clayton, Byng and Paget;
CLC/B/134-03: Cruikshank and Company;
CLC/B/134-04: Gordon L Jacobs and Company;
CLC/B/134-05: Holland and Balfour;
CLC/B/134-06: Nathan and Rosselli.
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.
January to May 2011. Financial markets Share dealing Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Stockbrokers Investment Finance Gordon L Jacobs and Co , stockbrokers City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
James Capel and Company deposited the records at Guildhall Library in 1975. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Gordon L Jacobs and Company, stockbrokers, including partner and private client ledgers, share certificates and other financial material, correspondence, reports and agreements.
The records are held off-site and require 24 hours notice for access. Some records are subject to a 75 year closure period.
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
Access by appointment only. Please contact 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 fonds level record for this collection is CLC/B/134.
Sub-fonds in this collection are:
CLC/B/134-01: James Capel and Company;
CLC/B/134-02: Clayton, Byng and Paget;
CLC/B/134-03: Cruikshank and Company;
CLC/B/134-04: Gordon L Jacobs and Company;
CLC/B/134-05: Holland and Balfour;
CLC/B/134-06: Nathan and Rosselli.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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