Records of Parkinson and Frodsham, clock and watch makers, comprising a watch manufacturing book 1872-1925; a register of clocks and watches supplied to retailers 1866-1914 and a record of retail sales 1911-4; clock and watch repair books 1937-45; customer accounts 1923-40 and 1932-45 and lists of customers and manufacturers in the clock and watch trade [1900-1941].
Sin títuloThe records of Peek Brothers and Winch Limited, tea merchants, comprise general meetings minutes 1895-1919; correspondence presented at board meetings 1895-1912; minutes 1903-26, and deeds and papers 1892-1937 of the Trustees of Debenture Stock, with trust deed for securing debenture stock 1897; trade mark book 1896-1944 and newspaper cuttings book 1896-1918. Also records of Francis Peek, Winch and Company comprising a private ledger 1855-78.
Sin títuloRecords of Phoenix Oil and Transport Company Limited and its subsidiaries Unirea S. A. R. de Petrol; Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company; Orion S.A.R. de Petrol; Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited and Phoenix Oil Products Limited. The records include minutes, annual reports, financial accounts, correspondence, reports, maps, photographs, papers relating to sales, and papers relating to war damage.
Sin títuloThe records of Phoenix Oil Transport Company Limited include:
- Constitution, operating agreements;
- Board, executive committee and AGM minutes etc., and annual reports and accounts;
- Internal financial and accounting records;
- Correspondence etc., chiefly concerning wartime and post-war matters in Roumania;
- Maps, photographs and so on;
- Miscellaneous (concerning Roumanian mining laws).
The records of Arbanash (Roumania) Oil Company comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1912 and 1929; minutes of board and general meetings, 1928-1955; annual balance sheets and accounts, 1939-1948, final accounts for 1948 and correspondence regarding winding up, 1950; cash book and private ledger, 1939-1958.
Sin títuloRecords of Orion SAR de Petrol, petroleum company, comprising report on war damage sustained in 1916 and the resulting compensation claim.
Sin títuloThe records of Phoenix Oil Products Limited comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1924, 1926 and 1947; minutes of board meetings, 1926-50 and general meetings, 1927-50; financial statements, 1927-47; directors' annual reports and accounts, 1927-46; ledgers, sales ledgers, journals and cash book, 1926-51; papers regarding the nationalisation of Roumanian industry, 1950; papers regarding liquidation, 1950-2; annual balance sheets and accounts of Runo-Everth Treibstoff und Oel A. G., 1939-49; reports on visits to offices of Runo-Everth Treibstoff und Oel A.G., 1947.
Sin títuloThe records of Roumanian Consolidated Oilfields Limited comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1912; papers regarding amalgamations with other companies, 1912-3; minutes of board meetings, 1912-41; directors' annual reports and accounts, 1912-38 and accounts for 1937; ledger, journal and cash book, 1918-39; reports on company property, 1912; accounts of destruction of company oilwells, 1917.
Sin títuloThe records of Unirea S.A.R. de Petrol comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1921 and trust deed, 1940; annual balance sheets and accounts, 1937-8 and notes on accounts of 1939; petroleum and crude oil stock valuation, 1939; reports on company organisation and methods, 1932-3; reports on internal and external sales departments, 1940-4; papers of Major E. Boaden including correspondence and reports, 1942-8; maps and plans of oilfields, 1919-38 and photograph of royal warrant of appointment, 1930.
Sin títuloRecords of the Plywood Chest Association including minutes; agreements; memoranda; correspondence; sales ledgers; financial accounts; monthly returns of shipments; price lists and lists of members' agents.
Sin títuloDeeds and papers relating to property owned by the Port of London Authority, acquired in 1911 mostly in Crutched Friars and its immediate vicinity.
Sin títuloRecords of Press Association Limited, including:
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Corporate records (including articles of association, agreements and minutes);
- Share records (including P.A. Share Purchase Company);
- Internal administration records;
- Financial records;
- Operational records (including the Press Association and Exchange Telegraph Service);
- Staff records;
- Records relating to correspondents;
- Property records;
- Other Press Association records (including histories of the Association);
- Central News;
- Reuters;
- P.A. Features Limited;
- Press Association Photos Limited.
Access to records less than 30 years old should be sought from the Press Association (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
Records of Prideaux and Sons, solicitors, comprising day books 1855-1941; cash, petty cash and disbursement accounts 1847-1924 and letter books 1898-1921.
Sin títuloRecords of the Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association, including minutes, financial material, records of policies and claims, and records of the benevolent fund. The records include some records of the Planet (later Citizen) Assurance Corporation Limited, which was absorbed by the Association in 1874.
Sin títuloRecords of the Prudential Assurance Company Limited relating to property in the City of London owned by the Company, including sales particulars, sales agreements, abstracts of title and plans.
Sin títuloRecords of the predecessor companies of stockbrokers Quilter Goodison and Company Limited; comprising a day book and ledgers.
Sin títuloRecords of Ralli Brothers Limited, merchants, comprising printed annual reports 1953-60; financial records 1814-1857; powers of attorney 1839 and 1847; correspondence 1868-1872; business papers 1836-1866 and 1908, and report on organisation 1939; letting agreement 1843 and historical notes 1902-1952.
Sin títuloRecords of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company, stockbrokers, comprising ledgers and associated papers, 1952-1969 and a general ledger and balance sheets of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company Service Company, 1957-1963.
Please note that the archive is subject to a 40-year closure rule which means that permission must be sought from the donor for access to material less than 40 years old. Readers wishing to consult restricted material should consult a member of staff.
Sin títuloRecords of Richard Ellis and Son, surveyors and estate agents, relating chiefly to individual sales of property and building projects and dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sin títuloRecords of merchants John Richards and John Rooke, comprising invoice and account of sales books.
Sin títuloRecords of Robert Howden Limited, pharmacist, comprising prescription books and a ledger.
Sin títuloRecords of David Robinson and Company Limited, timber and plywood importers, comprising board minutes and agendas; correspondence with Sabah Timber Company; and financial accounts.
Sin títuloRecords of Sun Insurance Office Limited as well as companies which merged with Sun Insurance, such as Alliance Assurance Company Limited; and subsidiary companies such as Bath Sun Fire Office, Patriotic Assurance Company of Dublin and London Assurance. The records include policy registers; administrative papers; minutes; reports; financial records; deeds; publications and photographs.
THESE RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 50 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. LIFE POLICY REGISTERS, CLAIMS REGISTERS AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY POLICY REGISTERS ARE CLOSED FOR 75 YEARS.
Sin títuloRecords of the Alliance Assurance Company Limited, comprising constitutional documents; board minutes and various committee minutes; life policy registers; reports of foreign visits, 1863-1965; agents' instruction books, 1868-1963, and other financial and administrative records.
'Life' material is subject to a 75 year closure period. Other material is subject to a 50 year closure period.
Sin títuloRecords of the Alliance Marine Assurance Company, later known as Alliance Marine and General Assurance Company Limited, comprising deeds of settlement, minutes and financial material.
Sin títuloRecords of the Asylum Life Assurance Company comprising: deed of foundation, 1824; deed of assignment, covenant and declaration of trust, 1857; prospectus, 1836, with related letters, 1951; and rough policy registers, 1824-57.
Sin títuloRecords of the Bankers Guarantee and Trust Fund, comprising Trustees minute books.
Sin títuloRecords of the Bath Sun Fire Office comprising Directors' meeting minute book, also used as an out-letter book.
Sin títuloMinutes of Birmingham Mutual Fire and General Insurance Association.
Sin títuloRecords of British Fire Insurance Company Limited, comprising minutes of general meetings and directors' meetings.
Permission to publish any material must be obtained from the Company Secretary (further information is available from staff).
Sin títuloThe records comprise memorandum and articles of association, minutes, instructions for agents and financial records.
Sin títuloLondon Committee minutes of the Central Insurance Company, formerly the Birmingham Mutual Fire and General Insurance Association.
Sin títuloChurch of England Life and Fire Insurance Trust and Annuity Institution records consist of deeds of settlement, minutes and some financial material.
Sin títuloRecords of the Colonial and Foreign Banks Guarantee Fund, including Council and committee minutes, 1919-1955; attendance book, 1903-1963; ledgers, 1878-1946; and register of claims, 1868-1930.
Sin títuloRecords of the County Fire Office Limited, including instructions to agents; deed of constitution; deeds of settlement; papers relating to the takeover by Alliance Assurance Company; minutes; annual reports and accounts; financial records; share registers; specimen policies; correspondence; policy registers; registers of fires in London; staff registers; newsletters; papers relating to office premises; notes on the history of the Company; and photographs.
The archives contain many references to the Provident Life Office, the sister company of the County Fire Office, with which it shared many of its premises and staff.
Sin títuloCrown Life Assurance Company records comprise: deed of settlement, 1853; conveyance of assets, 1867; agreement for amalgamation, 1891; rules and regulations, 1825-1873; minutes, 1825-92; and report books, 1870-1890.
Permission to publish any material must be obtained: ask a member of staff for further information.
Sin títuloEconomic Life Assurance Society records comprise constitutional documents, minutes and other financial and administrative material.
Sin títuloDirectors' minute book of the Farmers and Gardeners Hailstorm Insurance Company.
Sin títuloThe Farmers and General Fire and Life Insurance and Loan and Annuity Company collection primarily comprises minutes, but also includes some constitutional documents, examples of policies and other administrative records.
Sin títuloThe Imperial Insurance Company (also known as the Imperial Fire Insurance Company) collection comprises constitutional documents, minutes, and financial and administrative material.
Sin títuloThe Imperial Life Insurance Company records comprise minutes, annual reports and accounts, correspondence, prospectuses, register of mortgages and claims by shareholders for shares in Alliance Assurance.
Sin títuloThe Law Fire Insurance Society records consist of constitutional documents, minutes, administrative material including items relating to staff and salaries, reinsurance treaties, annual reports and financial material. Ms 29198 comprises annotated copy minutes and meetings papers of the Accident Offices Association found amongst the Society's records.
Sin títuloRecords of the Law Life Assurance Society comprise: policy registers 1823-1912; minutes 1823-1911; accounts 1823-91; papers relating to the transfer of business to Phoenix Assurance 1909-10; and papers concerning directors of the company 1910-33.
Sin títuloRecords of the Law Union and Crown Insurance Company, comprising fire department instructions to agents.
Sin títuloThe Law Union and Rock Insurance Company Limited records comprise: deed of settlement, prospectus, agreements, conveyances and related papers 1854-1970; AGM minutes and annual reports and accounts 1855-1970; board minutes and agendas 1858-1973; committee minutes and reports 1857-1935; seal registers 1896-1964; correspondence and reports 1901-28; policy registers 1854-67; instructions to agents 1898-1903; scrapbooks ca.1888-1961; and records concerning staff 1896-1957.
Permission to publish any material must be obtained from the depositor.
Sin títuloThe Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company records comprise: deed of settlement and related papers, 1803, 1850-1858; committee minutes and reports, 1803-1922; financial records, 1803-1927; policy records, 1823-1884; "Million Fund" records, 1860-1909; registers of dividends and sureties, ca. 1830-1884; muniments of title, 1710-1913; and correspondence and other papers relating to property, 1821-1908.
Sin títuloThe London and Lancashire Insurance Company Limited records comprise constitutional documents, minutes, annual reports and accounts, seal books, policy registers and other administrative papers.
They may be freely consulted with the exception of a few items less than 30 years old which may only be seen with the permission of the depositor, from whom permission must also be sought to publish any material.
Sin títuloThe London Assurance Corporation records comprise: corporate and share records, 1719-1955; committee minutes, 1720-1927; administrative records, 1883-1967; investment books 1831-1926; policy records, 1721-1967; risks books, 1832-54; ship charter records, 1720-1853; fire charter records, 1721-1854; financial records, 1721-1958; staff records, 1906-63; property records, 1703-1923; plans, 1747-8, 1882-4; and other miscellaneous records, 1725-1932.
THESE RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 50 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. LIFE ASSURANCE MATERIAL IS CLOSED FOR 75 YEARS.
Sin títuloLondon, Edinburgh and Dublin Life Assurance Company Directors' minute book.
Sin títuloThe Monarch Fire and Life Assurance Company records comprise: committee minutes 1835-57; copy deed of settlement, 1836; and deed of arrangement, 1857.
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