Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/036-06 - GRAHAMS (LISBON) LIMITED

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/036-06

Title

GRAHAMS (LISBON) LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1927-1961 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A large number of Grahams companies, registered in Glasgow, were trading individually in Glasgow and elsewhere, including Portugal and India, as early as the late 18th century. Grahams Trading Company Limited, however, was incorporated on 29 July 1924, as general merchants and manufacturers all over the world, with a registered office at 7 St Helen's Place, EC3. It was an amalgamation of several of the older Grahams companies and the newly acquired "Portuguese companies". The latter, Abelheira Paper Mills Limited, Boa Vista Spinning and Weaving Company Limited and Braco de Prata Printing Company Limited, had all begun in the late 19th century and were registered in Glasgow but traded in Portugal through William Graham and Company, William and John Graham and Company, and William Graham Junior and Company, who acted as their agents and held title to the real estate in Portugal.

The Portuguese business of Grahams Trading Company Limited was held through West European Industries Limited. In 1947, the "Portuguese companies" went into voluntary liquidation, and the various mills and factories were gradually closed down and sold off in the 1950s. Grahams Trading Company Limited was taken over by Camp Bird Limited in 1957 and went into voluntary liquidation in 1960.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/036-06 1927-1961 Collection 2 production units. Grahams (Lisbon) Ltd , general merchants and manufacturers

A large number of Grahams companies, registered in Glasgow, were trading individually in Glasgow and elsewhere, including Portugal and India, as early as the late 18th century. Grahams Trading Company Limited, however, was incorporated on 29 July 1924, as general merchants and manufacturers all over the world, with a registered office at 7 St Helen's Place, EC3. It was an amalgamation of several of the older Grahams companies and the newly acquired "Portuguese companies". The latter, Abelheira Paper Mills Limited, Boa Vista Spinning and Weaving Company Limited and Braco de Prata Printing Company Limited, had all begun in the late 19th century and were registered in Glasgow but traded in Portugal through William Graham and Company, William and John Graham and Company, and William Graham Junior and Company, who acted as their agents and held title to the real estate in Portugal.

The Portuguese business of Grahams Trading Company Limited was held through West European Industries Limited. In 1947, the "Portuguese companies" went into voluntary liquidation, and the various mills and factories were gradually closed down and sold off in the 1950s. Grahams Trading Company Limited was taken over by Camp Bird Limited in 1957 and went into voluntary liquidation in 1960.

These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in May 1987. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Grahams (Lisbon) Limited, general merchants and manufacturers, consisting of Board minutes, annual reports and a register of directors. 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/036-01: Camp Bird Limited; CLC/B/036-02: Abelheira Paper Mills Limited; CLC/B/036-03: Boa Vista Spinning and Weaving Company; CLC/B/036-04: Braco de Prata Printing Company; CLC/B/036-05: Davis and Soper Limited; CLC/B/036-06: Grahams (Lisbon) Limited; CLC/B/036-07: Grahams Trading Company; CLC/B/036-08: Reserved Assets Company; CLC/B/036-09: Tekka Taiping Limited; CLC/B/036-10: West European Industries Limited; CLC/B/036-11: William Graham and Company; CLC/B/036-12: William Graham Junior and Company.

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. Grahams (Lisbon) Ltd , general merchants and manufacturers Trade (practice) Overseas trade Industry Manufacturing industry Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Personnel Mercantile personnel Merchants Grahams Trading Co Ltd , general merchants and manufacturers Portugal Western Europe Europe City of London London England UK

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in May 1987. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Grahams (Lisbon) Limited, general merchants and manufacturers, consisting of Board minutes, annual reports and a register of directors. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.

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

CLC/B/036-01: Camp Bird Limited; CLC/B/036-02: Abelheira Paper Mills Limited; CLC/B/036-03: Boa Vista Spinning and Weaving Company; CLC/B/036-04: Braco de Prata Printing Company; CLC/B/036-05: Davis and Soper Limited; CLC/B/036-06: Grahams (Lisbon) Limited; CLC/B/036-07: Grahams Trading Company; CLC/B/036-08: Reserved Assets Company; CLC/B/036-09: Tekka Taiping Limited; CLC/B/036-10: West European Industries Limited; CLC/B/036-11: William Graham and Company; CLC/B/036-12: William Graham Junior and Company.

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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Language(s)

  • English

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