Circulars of the United Cocoa Development Company Limited.
Sin títuloMemorandum and articles of association for Wilkinson Linatex (India) Limited.
Sin títuloLedgers of Henckell, Du Boisson and Company, merchants.
Sin títuloRecords of the Hide Shippers and Agents Association, comprising minutes of council, committee and members' meetings, and financial accounts.
Sin títuloRecords of Hill Vellacott, accountants, including partnership agreements; partners' minute book; correspondence; financial accounts; client files; photographs of partners; papers regarding staff; and lectures and speeches on accountancy.
Sin títuloArchive of Hodder and Stoughton Limited, publishers; including records of Hodder and Stoughton, 1868-1919, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1919- , Matthew Hodder Limited (group holding company), 1959-76, and Hodder and Stoughton Holdings Limited, 1976-. It is a publisher-based, rather than an author-based archive, because the pre-1939 correspondence with authors was apparently destroyed during the Second World War. Its strength lies in the information it provides in aggregate about the multi-faceted business of publishing.
Of notable importance are the 46 authors' ledgers, 1907-1961 (Ms 16312) which detail what was published, including the various editions of the same title, with dates of publication, print runs, production costs, sales, remainders etc. These are supplemented by ten volumes of publishing ledgers, 1886-1938 (Ms 16310), and by smaller groups of royalty ledgers, 1907-12 and 1928-65 (Mss 16318-21), and of profit and loss ledgers, 1954-68 (Mss 16313-17). The ledgers are further supported by considerable quantities of other material, such as company minutes, sales reports, publicity material, and a number of author files for 1939-93 (Mss 16352, 16352A-C). These are rather haphazard, and many in-letters from authors appear to have been removed before deposit at Guildhall Library.
The archive contains much about the company's premises including many photographs including some of bomb damage in the Paternoster Row and Warwick Square area of the City of London. The archive also contains material about the firm's employees including registers and salaries books, staff handbooks and newsletters, material about company sports days, and photographs.
There are also records of subsidiary companies as follows:
Ms 16388: British Weekly Limited;
Ms 16389-95; 29067-70; 36525-6: Brockhampton Press;
Ms 29071-8; 29708-13; 36527-30: Edward Arnold Limited;
Ms 16396-407;29079-80; 36531: English Universities Press Ltd;
Ms 36532: Highland Books;
Ms 16408-11: Hodder Fawcett Limited;
Ms 16412-21: Hodder Paperbacks Limited;
Ms 16422-4: Hodder Publications Limited;
Ms 16425-7: Lancet Limited;
Ms 36533: Lloyd-Luke (Medical Books) Limited;
Ms 36534-6: New English Library Limited;
Ms 16428-30: St Hugh's Press;
Ms 36537: Sceptre;
Ms 16431-51; 36538: University of London Press;
Ms 36539: University Park Press;
Ms 36540: University Press of Liverpool;
Ms 16452-3: Publishers Association;
Ms 29714: Hodder and Stoughton (Australia) Proprietary Limited;
Ms 29715: Hodder and Stoughton (New Zealand) Proprietary Limited.
The records of the subsidiaries sometimes form distinct series, but are often mixed with those of the parent company. In addition, some original archival groups were altered by the creation of artificial collections by John Attenborough in the course of writing his history (see Mss 16355-7, 16362, 29668-72).
The records also include some Hodder family documents including genealogical notes and some papers of the Publishers' Association.
Finally, the archive includes the private correspondence of Sir Ernest Hodder-Williams (chairman of Hodder and Stoughton 1902-27), described as "the greatest publisher of my time" by Sir Newman Flower (Mss 16368-70); and the papers of the last Chairman of the company, Philip Attenborough, who was responsible for depositing much of the later material and played a major role in safeguarding of the future of the archive.
Sin títuloRecords of the companies making up the Inchcape Group, including:
Also published history 'Pioneering Spirit: The story behind Inchcape's remarkable journey', 2010.
Records of Inchcape and Company Limited (1939-2010), including subject files belonging to Kenneth James William Mackay (third Earl of Inchcape) and other directors and seniors. Files concern the formation of the holding company in 1958 and also individual companies within the group.
Sin títuloRecords of Argonauts Investments Limited, comprising correspondence regarding loans and a map of land plots in Tanzania.
Sin títuloRecords of the Assam Company, producers and traders in tea, including papers regarding shareholders; legal papers; papers regarding properties including maps and plans; reports; annual reports; minute books; financial accounts; correspondence and letter books; circulars; press cuttings; and papers regarding the cultivation and manufacture of tea including analysis of tea production and tea garden inspection reports.
Sin títuloRecords of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited, including articles of association; board minute books and agendas; annual reports; correspondence; financial accounts; papers regarding investments; register of assets; and agreements.
Sin títuloRecords of the Borneo Company, as follows:
1.Deed of settlement; memorandum and articles of association: Ms 27174-7;
Records of Brae and Chingoor Tea Estates Limited, comprising ledgers, cash book and bills payable.
Sin títuloRecords of the British India and Queensland Agency Company, comprising articles of association, agreement, and journal.
Sin títuloRecords of British India Associated Steamers Limited, including board minutes; annual reports; and financial accounts.
Sin títuloRecords of Delmege, Allen and Company Limited, shipping agents, comprising memorandum and articles of association, and balance sheets.
Sin títuloRecords of Gibb, Livingston and Company, merchants and agents, including articles of association, minutes of meetings, and financial records.
Sin títuloRecords of the Gourepore Company, manufacturers of jute, comprising memorandum and articles of association.
Sin títuloRecords of Islay, Kerr and Company Limited, comprising accounts, correspondence and photograph album showing office accommodation.
Sin títuloRecords of Rivers Steam Navigation Company Limited, including:
1) Corporate records, Mss 27910-20;
2) Internal accounting and financial records, Mss 27921-39;
3) General correspondence, Mss 27940-5;
4) Papers concerning the operation of transport services and the development of transport generally, and the transport of particular commodities:
i) general-river, rail and road, Mss 27946-53;
ii) river transport, Mss 27954-66;
iii) rail transport, Mss 27967-72;
iv) road transport, Mss 27973-8;
v) passenger services, Mss 27979-82;
vi) tea, Mss 27983-90;
vii) coal, Mss 27991-5;
viii) jute, Mss 27996-9;
ix) miscellaneous (oil, sugar, mail), Mss. 28000-2;
5) Papers concerning post war operations and the reconstruction of the company, Mss 28003-13;
6) Fleet records, i.e. fleet lists, and records of shipbuilding, repair, losses and casualties. (NB see records of subsidiaries for Garden Reach Workshops, R.S.N.'s shipbuilding subsidiary), Mss 28014-37;
7) Records concerning co-operation and competition with Assam Railway and Trading Co, Mss 28038-43;
8) Competition with other companies, Mss 28044-54;
9) Records of terms and conditions of work, pension funds and trade unions, Mss 28055-67;
10) Investment in other companies, Mss 28068-72;
11) Maps, photographs, historical notes, Mss 28073-8;
12) Subsidiary companies:
i) Pakistan River Steamers Ltd, Mss 28079-91;
ii) Rivers Steam Navigation Co (Holdings) Ltd, Mss 28092-5;
iii) Garden Reach Workshops Ltd, Mss 28096-9;
iv) India Rivers Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Ms 28100;
v) Pakistan Rivers Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Ms 28101.
Scottish Assam Tea Company Limited records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1865, 1924 (Ms 28112); ledger, 1927-1969 (Ms 28113); plans, 1863-1864, c 1925 (Ms 28114-15); and correspondence and other papers 1927 (Ms 28116).
Sin títuloSaint Mary Axe Securities Limited records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1918-33 (Ms 28102); annual returns, 1918-45 (Ms 28103); directors' and shareholders' minute books, 1935-59 (Ms 28104); and articles of association of Hain Steamship Company Limited, 1923 (Ms 28105).
Sin títuloTarrapore Tea Company records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1875-1949 (Ms 28154); and plans, 1881-92 (Ms 28155).
Sin títuloThanai Tea Company Limited records comprise: accounts, 1909-79 (Ms 28156-61); and agreement, 1909 (Ms 28162).
Sin títuloRecords of the Issuing Houses Association including executive committee minutes (Ms 29328), reports and accounts (Mss 29329-331), membership files (Mss 29332-3), copies of the Association's rules (Ms 29336) and a useful booklet about Issuing Houses and the Issuing Houses Association (Ms 29337).
Access to records less than 30 years old should be sought from the London Investment Banking Association (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff). The Association retains its more recent records. No other records are known to exist.
Sin títuloRecords of J Tylor and Sons Limited, brass founders and manufacturers of sanitary appliances, including registers of patents granted to the company; specifications for water meters and sanitary appliances; patent certificates; certificates of registration of design, with designs attached; sales catalogues; and company histories.
Sin títuloRecords of JW Doane and Company, coffee brokers, comprising a complete series of account books and contract registers, together with some copy out-letter books and miscellaneous items (including printed cable codes which date from 1884 and 1890).
Sin títuloRecords of James Capel and Company, stockbrokers; and other stockbroking companies with which it has merged: Holland and Balfour, Nathan and Rosselli, Gordon L. Jacobs and Company, Clayton, Byng and Paget, and Cruikshank and Company. The records mainly comprise financial material such as client ledgers and share certificates, and other office papers such as agreements, registers, correspondence and reports.
They are all held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access. Some records are subject to a 75 year closure period.
Sin títuloRecords of James Capel and Company, stockbrokers, including partnership agreements, client ledgers, account books, balance sheets, dividend ledgers, securities register, correspondence, notes on the early history of the firm, and papers relating to the Capel family.
The records are all held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access. Some records are subject to a 75 year closure period.
Sin títuloPrivate ledger of Cruikshank and Company, stockbrokers.
Sin títuloRecords of Holland, Balfour and Hamilton, stockbrokers, comprising partnership agreements, ledgers and other financial material, correspondence and registers. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access. Some records are subject to a 75 year closure period.
Sin títuloRecords of James Vickers and Company, wine and spirit merchants, comprising financial records 1867-87 (Mss 24588-91); records drawn up on the transfer of the business to Edward Vickers including trade ledger balances, stock records and lists of fixtures and fittings 1877-87 (Mss 24592-5); deed dissolving the partnership of E and J Vickers with other papers 1863 and 1877 (Ms 24596); family and business papers and correspondence 1869-1912 (Mss 24597-602); and plans, leases and sales particulars relating to various properties 1867-91 (Mss 24603-5).
Sin títuloRecords of Janson, Cobb, Pearson and Company, solicitors. The records fall into 3 broad categories: the general business archives of the firm (Mss 18743-61); the records of partners, relating both to business and family concerns (Mss 18762-75; 18797); and documents deposited with or retained by the firm in the course of its business on behalf of clients (Mss 18776-96). 24 hours notice is required for access to these records.
Sin títuloThe records of Joseph Preston and Sons, watch, clock and chronometer movement makers, comprise two volumes containing descriptions of parts c 1890-5 and 1892-1914 (Mss 14558, 14560), a cash book 1893-1904 (Ms 14545) and a bank pass book 1907-12 (Ms 14559).
Sin títuloRecords of Kleinwort Benson Group and its predecessors including Kleinwort, Sons and Company relating to the merchant bank and its clients across the world.
The collection consists of a comprehensive series of business records with archives of constituent predecessors, acquired companies and interests. They include partners' and staff papers, operational materials, accounting and financial records, client records and staff and property papers. The records relate to company origins, partners and staff, clients and business concerns across the globe since the 19th century.
Highlights include Kleinwort, Sons and Company's 'subject files' (series reference CLC/B/140/KS04/03) which contain reports and correspondence concerning business ventures, proposals and clients. They document global business concerns and provide a valuable insight to the working practices of the company. Files document issues faced by the firm and its clients in the early to mid-20th century clients including declined international business proposals, fraudulent and enemy debts arising during times of war.
Other highlights are partners' letter books which record their outgoing correspondence discussing both business and family matters. An example is a letter by Herman Anton Andreae in 1915 on his views in support of the decision to establish conscription (enforced enlistment) in the recruitment of soldiers in the First World War (CLC/B/140/KS02/03/002).
The earliest business records are those of Sharps Pixley Limited and its predecessors Sharps Wilkins and Pixley and Abell (CLC/B/140/SP01 to 06). These include monthly ledgers from 1796 (CLC/B/140/SP03/03) and other bullion dealing series (CLC/B/140/SP04/01).
Sin títuloRecords of Signet Fund (Bermuda) Limited including incorporating act and bye-laws, annual reports.
Sin títuloRecords of Thirteen Rood Lane Limited including accounts.
Sin títuloRecords of Legal and General Assurance Society Limited, subsidiaries, and companies which it acquired. The records include minutes, annual reports, registers, financial accounts, specimens of policies and forms, and staff registers. The papers relate to life, accident and fire insurance; investments and pensions.
Sin títuloRecords of the British Commonwealth Insurance Company, including memorandum and articles of association; papers relating to the acquisition by Legal and General; minutes; annual reports and accounts; financial records; register of investments and specimen policy forms.
Sin títuloRecords of the Gresham Life Assurance Society, including registers, notices, minutes, annual reports, financial accounts, valuation summaries, samples of policy forms, and papers relating to branches in Austria, Hungary, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, South Africa, and Spain.
Also papers of the Gresham Continental Life Assurance Society, including memorandum and articles of association, minute books and letter books.
Sin títuloRecords of the London Chamber of Commerce including records of constitution, membership, administration, finances and so on; records of sections and committees relating to places, arranged alphabetically by place; records of sections and committees relating to subjects, arranged alphabetically by subject of substance. Included in this category are 'General' and 'Special' minute books which contain minutes of sections and committees relating to both places and subjects. Ask a member of staff for an index of the sections and committees whose minutes are contained in the 'General' and 'Special' minute books.
Sin títuloLondon Wholesale Fish Trade (Billingsgate) Limited records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1946 (Ms 19830); minutes of directors' and general meetings, 1946-76 (Ms 19831); register of directors, 1946-7 (Ms 19832); annual accounts and balance sheets, 1947-76 (Ms 19833); and financial and operational records, 1947-76 (Ms 19834-45).
Sin títuloLondon Wholesale Fish Trade Limited records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1940 (Ms 19815); minutes 1940-5 (Ms 19816); and accounts 1940-1 (Ms 19817).
Sin títuloRecords of the Longton and Fenton Permanent Benefit Building Society including ledger; journal; summaries of investors; summaries of borrowers; and financial accounts.
Sin títuloRecords of the Machinery Users' Association comprising: minutes, 1893-1975; annual reports, 1934-1936; presidential address to the annual general meeting, 1934; register of rating assessments, 1964-1976; press-cuttings, 1922-1923; scrapbooks of miscellaneous documents, 1889-1913; and centenary booklet, 1987.
Sin títuloRecords of Matthew Clark and Sons, wine and spirit brokers, comprising partnership agreements, 1887-1923; annual reports and accounts, 1948-98; correspondence and other administrative papers, 1804-1992; memoranda books, 1861-c 1930; accounts, 1810-1945; sale catalogues and price lists, 1821-1995; papers concerning operations, 1849-1995; accounts of the directors of the firm, 1888-1970; photographs; staff list; leases and histories of the company, 1847-2005.
Sin títuloRecords of Cull and Company, private bankers, comprising minute books, financial accounts and register.
Please note that access to these records requires written permission from Morgan Grenfell and Company: details are available from a member of staff.
Sin títuloRecords of Mullens and Company, stockbrokers and H M Government brokers, comprising: partnership deeds and related papers, 1862-1964; papers re the formation of an unlimited company, 1946-1965; operational records, c 1850-1954; financial records, 1815-1966; records relating to staff, 1916-48; property records, 1934-1951, and family papers, 1706-1922.
Information on access to records less than 40 years old is available from a member of staff.
Sin títuloNational Provident Institution records comprise: records relating to registration and regulation, 1829-1964; annual reports, 1838-1931; minutes, 1835-1936; financial records, 1836-1948; correspondence, 1844; policy and claims registers, 1837-38; reports, 1835-1948; records relating to staff, 1836-1902; and miscellaneous papers, 1838-c 1960.
Sin títuloRecords of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company comprising minutes and correspondence only; and records of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company comprising minutes, letterbooks and constitutional documents.
Sin títuloRecords of the Ottoman Bank London office, including: records relating to the formation of the bank and its concession, 1875-1987; minutes, 1856-1969; annual general meetings and annual reports, 1863-1986; financial records, c 1856-1959; share records, 1856-63; internal management records, c 1860-1969; contracts and related papers, 1856-94; correspondence, agreements and related papers, 1889-1966; printed reports, 1948-71; magazines, 1918 and 1940; plans, 1890; photographs, 1892-1958; and miscellaneous items, c 1914-1968.
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