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- 1771-1818 (Creation)
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13 production units.
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Biographical history
The society was formed in 1790 and was the first trade association formed by the sugar refining industry. It held its meetings at the offices of Phoenix Assurance Company. It was also known as the Sugar Refiners Club, and Trebilcock's history of Phoenix refers to it as the Sugar Refiners Trade Committee.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/204 1771-1818 Collection 13 production units. Society of Sugar Refiners of London
The society was formed in 1790 and was the first trade association formed by the sugar refining industry. It held its meetings at the offices of Phoenix Assurance Company. It was also known as the Sugar Refiners Club, and Trebilcock's history of Phoenix refers to it as the Sugar Refiners Trade Committee.
The archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Phoenix in 1953. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Society of Sugar Refiners of London records comprise: minutes, 1776-1818, and agreements, 1771-81.
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
For an introduction to these records see Guildhall Miscellany vol.1 no.3 (1954), p. 25.
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. Business records Trade (practice) Food trade Sugar trade Industry Manufacturing industry Food industry Sugar industry Organizations Associations Trade associations Documents Information sources Society of Sugar Refiners of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The archives were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by Phoenix in 1953. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Society of Sugar Refiners of London records comprise: minutes, 1776-1818, and agreements, 1771-81.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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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