Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/187 - READ, HURST-BROWN AND COMPANY

16 production units.

GB 0074 CLC/B/187 1952-1969 Collection 16 production units. Read, Hurst-Brown and Co , stockbrokers

The firm of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company, stockbrokers, was formerly known as Read and Brigstock, which first appears in the Stock Exchange annual List of Members in 1894/5. Read and Brigstock traded from various addresses over the years, and latterly at 7 Birchin Lane, before changing its name to Read, Hurst-Brown and Company, still of 7 Birchin Lane, in 1950/1. Read, Hurst-Brown and Company continued at 7 Birchin Lane until 1976, when it merged with another stockbroking firm, Rowe and Pitman. In 1986 Rowe and Pitman was taken over by the merchant bank SG Warburg, and ceased to exist as a separate firm.

The records of Read, Hurst-Brown and Co were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Warburg Securities in 1989 and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company, stockbrokers, comprising ledgers and associated papers, 1952-1969 and a general ledger and balance sheets of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company Service Company, 1957-1963.

Please note that the archive is subject to a 40-year closure rule which means that permission must be sought from the donor for access to material less than 40 years old. Readers wishing to consult restricted material should consult 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

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.

January to May 2011. Financial markets Share dealing Information sources Documents Business records People People by occupation Stockbrokers Investment Finance Read , Hurst-Brown and Co , stockbrokers City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

The records of Read, Hurst-Brown and Co were presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Warburg Securities in 1989 and catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company, stockbrokers, comprising ledgers and associated papers, 1952-1969 and a general ledger and balance sheets of Read, Hurst-Brown and Company Service Company, 1957-1963.

Please note that the archive is subject to a 40-year closure rule which means that permission must be sought from the donor for access to material less than 40 years old. Readers wishing to consult restricted material should consult 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.

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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.

• anglais