Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/174 - PANDAN TEA COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/174

Title

PANDAN TEA COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1933-1971 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

4 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Pandan Tea Company (1933) was established in March 1933 as a reconstruction of the Pandan Tea Company. The latter had been established in January 1923 and acquired all the shares in Tjisadea Tea Company, Tjdadap (Java) Plantation Company and Pandan Aroem Syndicate which held estates in Java.

After the Japanese occupation during World War Two the business did not recover, and the company sustained large losses and was wound down. The company's offices were at 22 Fenchurch St 1933-34; and 58 Mark Lane 1934-57.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/174 1933-1971 Collection 4 production units. Pandan Tea Co

The Pandan Tea Company (1933) was established in March 1933 as a reconstruction of the Pandan Tea Company. The latter had been established in January 1923 and acquired all the shares in Tjisadea Tea Company, Tjdadap (Java) Plantation Company and Pandan Aroem Syndicate which held estates in Java.

After the Japanese occupation during World War Two the business did not recover, and the company sustained large losses and was wound down. The company's offices were at 22 Fenchurch St 1933-34; and 58 Mark Lane 1934-57.

The archives of the company were donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in June 1993. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Pandan Tea Company comprising: board minute books, 1933-69; and annual general meetings minutes, 1934-71.

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. Plant products Tea Information sources Documents Business records Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Agricultural products Pandan Tea Co Java Indonesia South East Asia

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The archives of the company were donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in June 1993. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Pandan Tea Company comprising: board minute books, 1933-69; and annual general meetings minutes, 1934-71.

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

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Existence and location of originals

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

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area