Collection GB 0074 CLC/496 - RAE, George (fl 1865-1887)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/496

Title

RAE, George (fl 1865-1887)

Date(s)

  • 1865-1887 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

6 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

George Rae was a founder, Vice President and trustee of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He was also chairman and managing director of the North and South Wales Bank, which was acquired by the Midland Bank in 1908.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/496 1865-1887 Collection 6 production units. Rae , George , fl 1865-1887 , banker

George Rae was a founder, Vice President and trustee of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He was also chairman and managing director of the North and South Wales Bank, which was acquired by the Midland Bank in 1908.

Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Chartered Institute of Bankers in 1995, alongside their own archive. The papers were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1997. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Papers and correspondence of George Rae, banker, relating to various banking topics including the Companies Act of 1879, and the Institute of Bankers.

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 depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See CLC/B/045 for the records of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Further Rae papers are held by the Archives of HSBC [formerly the Midland Bank].

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. Information sources Documents Primary documents Finance Personal papers Financial institutions Banks Archives Personal archives People People by occupation Business people Bank employees Bankers Banking Rae , George , fl 1865-1887 , banker Chartered Institute of Bankers x Institute of Financial Services City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Occupations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Chartered Institute of Bankers in 1995, alongside their own archive. The papers were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1997. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers and correspondence of George Rae, banker, relating to various banking topics including the Companies Act of 1879, and the Institute of Bankers.

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 depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See CLC/B/045 for the records of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Further Rae papers are held by the Archives of HSBC [formerly the Midland Bank].

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existence and location of copies

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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

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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