Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-094 - KILLINGHALL (RUBBER) DEVELOPMENT SYNDICATE LIMITED

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-094

Title

KILLINGHALL (RUBBER) DEVELOPMENT SYNDICATE LIMITED

Date(s)

  • 1915-1989 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

5 production units comprising 5 envelopes.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Limited was registered in 1909 to manage the Killinghall estate near Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) replaced Bright and Galbraith as secretaries and agents of the company in 1952. Harrisons and Crosfield (Malaya) Limited (CLC/B/112-071) acted as local agents from 1953.

Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate held mining leases sub-let to Killinghall Tin Limited until 1979. In 1982 it became a PLC (public limited company). It went into voluntary liquidation in 1985.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-094 1915-1989 Collection 5 production units comprising 5 envelopes. Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Ltd

Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Limited was registered in 1909 to manage the Killinghall estate near Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) replaced Bright and Galbraith as secretaries and agents of the company in 1952. Harrisons and Crosfield (Malaya) Limited (CLC/B/112-071) acted as local agents from 1953.

Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate held mining leases sub-let to Killinghall Tin Limited until 1979. In 1982 it became a PLC (public limited company). It went into voluntary liquidation in 1985.

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 Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Limited, including articles of association; annual reports and circulars to shareholders.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Restricted access: please see staff.

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. Tin mining Metal industry Tin industry Industrial products Rubber goods Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Mining Tin Metals Inorganic chemicals Chemicals Killinghall Tin Ltd Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Ltd Malaysia 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 Killinghall (Rubber) Development Syndicate Limited, including articles of association; annual reports and circulars to shareholders.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

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

Restricted access: please see staff.

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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Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

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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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