Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-011 - HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD: BRANCH RECORDS (CANADA)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-011

Title

HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD: BRANCH RECORDS (CANADA)

Date(s)

  • 1908-1978 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

37 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Harrisons and Crosfield Limited had offices in Montreal (established 1905), Toronto (c 1940) and Vancouver (c 1947). It also operated in Canada through a subsidiary company, Harrisons and Crosfield (Canada) Ltd, registered in 1938 (see CLC/B/112-067; Mss 37562-72).

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-011 1908-1978 Collection 37 production units. Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea, coffee, rubber, timber, chemicals, and other agricultural products

Harrisons and Crosfield Limited had offices in Montreal (established 1905), Toronto (c 1940) and Vancouver (c 1947). It also operated in Canada through a subsidiary company, Harrisons and Crosfield (Canada) Ltd, registered in 1938 (see CLC/B/112-067; Mss 37562-72).

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 the Canada branch of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, including correspondence with head office; memoranda; and financial 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

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. Offices Branch offices Information sources Business records Documents Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Buildings Architecture Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea , coffee , rubber , timber , chemicals , and other agricultural products Canada North America

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

Records of the Canada branch of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, including correspondence with head office; memoranda; and financial 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

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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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.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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