Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/204 - SOCIETY OF SUGAR REFINERS OF LONDON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/204

Title

SOCIETY OF SUGAR REFINERS OF LONDON

Date(s)

  • 1771-1818 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

13 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Society of Sugar Refiners of London records comprise: minutes, 1776-1818, and agreements, 1771-81.

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

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

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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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

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area