Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1962-1974 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4 production units comprising 4 envelopes.
Context area
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Biographical history
Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, traders in tea, was registered in 1965 on the merger of the Harrisons and Crosfield's branch business in Nairobi, Kenya (established in 1963) and the firm of P. Phillips and Company Limited. In 1974 an African registered company, Apex Distributors Limited, was formed and controlled by Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited with a minority shareholding. In 1987 Harrisons and Crosfield sold their 50% holding in Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-130 1962-1974 Collection 4 production units comprising 4 envelopes. Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea
Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, traders in tea, was registered in 1965 on the merger of the Harrisons and Crosfield's branch business in Nairobi, Kenya (established in 1963) and the firm of P. Phillips and Company Limited. In 1974 an African registered company, Apex Distributors Limited, was formed and controlled by Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited with a minority shareholding. In 1987 Harrisons and Crosfield sold their 50% holding in Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield.
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 Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, traders in tea, including minutes of meetings, papers concerning the formation of a branch in Kenya, and papers concerning the formation of a distribution company in Africa.
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 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. Plant products Tea Information sources Documents Business records Trade (practice) Food trade Tea trade Agricultural products Phillips , Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea Kenya East Africa
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.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of Phillips, Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, traders in tea, including minutes of meetings, papers concerning the formation of a branch in Kenya, and papers concerning the formation of a distribution company in Africa.
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
Available for general access.
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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English