Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1883-1951 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
7.26 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
According to the 1930 Post Office London Directory, Merry and Company were run by E Merry Owen and Arthur Trepess. They were based at 4 Saint James's Street, Piccadilly, SW1.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 B/MR 1883-1951 Collection 7.26 linear metres Merry and Company , saddlemakers
According to the 1930 Post Office London Directory, Merry and Company were run by E Merry Owen and Arthur Trepess. They were based at 4 Saint James's Street, Piccadilly, SW1.
Donated to the archive in two accessions in 1957 and 1962.
Records of Merry and Company, saddlemakers, 1883-1951, including letter books, ledgers, account books, wages books, order books containing clients' names, notes of their requirements (whips, racing equipment, sporting gear, etc.) and many specimens of coloured silks, order book for jockeys' race caps, and correspondence.
Letter books (001-007); Financial (008-028); Order books and catalogues (029-162); Correspondence (163-168).
Available for general access.
Copyright rests with the City of London.
English
Fit
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. July to October 2009 Craft workers Saddlers Information sources Documents Business records Commercial premises Saddleries Leisure Leisure time activities Sport Equestrian sports Horse racing Skilled workers Workers Personnel People by occupation People Company archives Financial accounts Consumer goods Merry and Company , saddlemakers
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated to the archive in two accessions in 1957 and 1962.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Merry and Company, saddlemakers, 1883-1951, including letter books, ledgers, account books, wages books, order books containing clients' names, notes of their requirements (whips, racing equipment, sporting gear, etc.) and many specimens of coloured silks, order book for jockeys' race caps, and correspondence.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Letter books (001-007); Financial (008-028); Order books and catalogues (029-162); Correspondence (163-168).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright 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
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Existence and location of originals
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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