Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/112-098 - KULAI RUBBER ESTATE

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-098

Title

KULAI RUBBER ESTATE

Date(s)

  • 1954-1961 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 production unit.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Kulai Rubber Estate Limited was registered in 1933 in Malaya, to acquire estates in Johore. By 1948 Bah Lias Rubber Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-023) held 76% of the capital. In 1961 it was acquired by London Sumatra Plantations Limited (CLC/B/112-110).

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/112-098 1954-1961 Collection 1 production unit. Kulai Rubber Estate Ltd

Kulai Rubber Estate Limited was registered in 1933 in Malaya, to acquire estates in Johore. By 1948 Bah Lias Rubber Estates Limited (CLC/B/112-023) held 76% of the capital. In 1961 it was acquired by London Sumatra Plantations Limited (CLC/B/112-110).

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.

Papers of the Kulai Rubber Estate Limited relating to investments in Harrisons and Crosfield Limited companies.

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. Rubber goods Information sources Documents Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Industrial products Kulai Rubber Estate 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

Papers of the Kulai Rubber Estate Limited relating to investments in Harrisons and Crosfield Limited companies.

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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Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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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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    Sources

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