Collectie GB 0074 CLC/B/112-014 - HARRISONS AND CROSFIELD: BRANCH RECORDS (JAPAN)

5 production units.

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-014 1917 Collection 5 production units. Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea, coffee, rubber, timber, chemicals, and other agricultural products

A branch was opened in Kobe in 1917 as a buying agency for Japanese goods for Harrisons and Crosfield and its subsidiary companies. In 1923 Harrisons and Crosfield acquired Davis and Company. Davis and Company's former partners, W. Lane and W Jarmain ran the branch's "D" department separately. A new company, Harrisons, Davis and Co was formed in 1926. See also the records of Jarmain, Davis and Company, CLC/B/112-090; Ms 37900-1.

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 Japanese branch of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, comprising correspondence with the head office.

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. Buildings Offices Branch offices Textile industry Documents Information sources Silk industry Business records Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Architecture Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea , coffee , rubber , timber , chemicals , and other agricultural products Jarmain , Davis and Company , silk buying agency Japan East Asia

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 Japanese branch of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, comprising correspondence with the head office.

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.

• Engels

• Latijn

English

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.

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

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.

• Engels