Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1857-1885 (Creation)
Level of description
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.
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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.
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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
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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