Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1908-1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
4 production units comprising 2 volumes and 2 envelopes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
This company was registered in 1908 to manage an estate in the Pengalengan district of Java. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) acted as agents for the company. In 1962 the name was changed to P.T. Perusahan Perkebunan Teh Kertasarie Limited. It went into voluntary liquidation in 1970/1. For annual report and accounts, 1962, and other papers see CLC/B/112/MS37941.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-093 1908-1971 Collection 4 production units comprising 2 volumes and 2 envelopes. Kertasarie Tea Co Ltd
This company was registered in 1908 to manage an estate in the Pengalengan district of Java. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) acted as agents for the company. In 1962 the name was changed to P.T. Perusahan Perkebunan Teh Kertasarie Limited. It went into voluntary liquidation in 1970/1. For annual report and accounts, 1962, and other papers see CLC/B/112/MS37941.
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 Kertasarie Tea Company Limited, including board minute book, circulars to shareholders, correspondence, and photograph album of tea and coffee estates.
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. Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Beverage industry Coffee industry Information sources Documents Plantation records Agricultural products Plant products Coffee Business records Tea Plantations Agricultural land Kertasarie Tea Co Ltd Java Indonesia South East Asia
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 Kertasarie Tea Company Limited, including board minute book, circulars to shareholders, correspondence, and photograph album of tea and coffee estates.
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
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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