Collection GB 0074 CLC/487 - PARK, David Francis (fl 1857-1885)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/487

Title

PARK, David Francis (fl 1857-1885)

Date(s)

  • 1857-1885 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

David Francis Park worked at the Credit Foncier de Mauritius, Limited, of 17 Change Alley, Cornhill. A credit foncier company provides mortgage finance and loans. The name derives from the Credit Foncier de France which was established in 1852.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/487 1857-1885 Collection 2 production units. Park , David Francis , fl 1857-1885 , banker

David Francis Park worked at the Credit Foncier de Mauritius, Limited, of 17 Change Alley, Cornhill. A credit foncier company provides mortgage finance and loans. The name derives from the Credit Foncier de France which was established in 1852.

Given to the Manuscripts Section in 1961 via the Business Archives Council, and catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Papers of banker David Francis Park including correspondence, newspaper cuttings, notes and other material relating to banks and banking.

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

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

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.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Documents Primary documents Personal papers Finance Financial institutions Banks Archives Personal archives People People by occupation Business people Bank employees Bankers Information sources Banking Park , David Francis , fl 1857-1885 , banker Credit Foncier de Mauritius Ltd City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Occupations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Given to the Manuscripts Section in 1961 via the Business Archives Council, and catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of banker David Francis Park including correspondence, newspaper cuttings, notes and other material relating to banks and banking.

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

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

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