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- 1899-1984 (Creation)
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43 production units comprising 10 volumes, 3 binders, 2 files, 1 box and 27 envelopes.
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Biographical history
Pataling Rubber Estates Limited was registered in 1920 to reconstitute Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate Limited (registered in 1903) and to acquire estates on the Klang River near Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) acted as secretaries from 1903.
Pataling Rubber Estates Limited acquired Pernambang Rubber Estates Limited (in 1933), Ulu Ayer Tawar Company Limited (1936), Anglo Malay Rubber Company (1952), Bikam Rubber Estate Limited (1952), Strathisla (Perak) Rubber Estates Limited (1956) and Jugra Land and Carey Limited (1959/60). In 1977 the company became resident in Malaysia for tax purposes, and was acquired by Harrisons Malaysian Estates (CLC/B/112-079). In April 1982 it became a private company.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-124 1899-1984 Collection 43 production units comprising 10 volumes, 3 binders, 2 files, 1 box and 27 envelopes. Pataling Rubber Estates Ltd
Pataling Rubber Estates Limited was registered in 1920 to reconstitute Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate Limited (registered in 1903) and to acquire estates on the Klang River near Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112) acted as secretaries from 1903.
Pataling Rubber Estates Limited acquired Pernambang Rubber Estates Limited (in 1933), Ulu Ayer Tawar Company Limited (1936), Anglo Malay Rubber Company (1952), Bikam Rubber Estate Limited (1952), Strathisla (Perak) Rubber Estates Limited (1956) and Jugra Land and Carey Limited (1959/60). In 1977 the company became resident in Malaysia for tax purposes, and was acquired by Harrisons Malaysian Estates (CLC/B/112-079). In April 1982 it became a private company.
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.
Records of Pataling Rubber Estates Limited, including articles of association, minute books, annual reports, circulars, correspondence, statistics, and photographs of the production of rubber, crepe and latex.
Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Restricted access: please see staff.
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. Anglo Malay Rubber Company Ltd Pataling Rubber Estates Ltd Agricultural land Plantations Industrial products Rubber goods Business records Industry Manufacturing industry Rubber industry and trade Information sources Documents Plantation records Bikam Rubber Estate Ltd Pataling Royalties Ltd , tin dredging company Pernambang Rubber Estates Ltd Strathisla (Perak) Rubber Estates 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.
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Scope and content
Records of Pataling Rubber Estates Limited, including articles of association, minute books, annual reports, circulars, correspondence, statistics, and photographs of the production of rubber, crepe and latex.
Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
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
Restricted access: please see staff.
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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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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- English