Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/132 - J. W. DOANE AND COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/132

Title

J. W. DOANE AND COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1884-1905 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

24 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The London office of JW Doane and Company was opened in 1893 at 21 Mincing Lane in 1899 and closed in March 1905, after the apparent failure of the head office of the company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although the company was described in directories as "merchants", the business of the London office was strictly that of a coffee broker.

These notes are based on London directories and information taken from the archives themselves; nothing relating to the company could be found in secondary sources.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/132 1884-1905 Collection 24 production units. J.W. Doane and Co , coffee broker

The London office of JW Doane and Company was opened in 1893 at 21 Mincing Lane in 1899 and closed in March 1905, after the apparent failure of the head office of the company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although the company was described in directories as "merchants", the business of the London office was strictly that of a coffee broker.

These notes are based on London directories and information taken from the archives themselves; nothing relating to the company could be found in secondary sources.

The archives in this collection are the business records of the London office and were found in the vaults of the National Westminster Bank, Mincing Lane; attempts by the bank in 1977 to contact the owners proved unsuccessful and the archives were deposited in the Library. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records 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).

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 City of London.

English

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.

January to May 2011. Trade (practice) Food trade Coffee trade Business records Information sources Documents Financial records J W Doane and Co , coffee broker London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The archives in this collection are the business records of the London office and were found in the vaults of the National Westminster Bank, Mincing Lane; attempts by the bank in 1977 to contact the owners proved unsuccessful and the archives were deposited in the Library. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records 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).

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 City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

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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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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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