Collection GB 0074 O/051 - SOUTER FAMILY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/051

Title

SOUTER FAMILY

Date(s)

  • 1818-1845 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

At the time these documents are dated (1818-1829) a "John Souter" frequently appears in The Times newspaper advertising newly published books which can be bought at his shop, 73 St Paul's Churchyard. As the John Souter in these documents was a member of the Stationers' Company it is possible that they were the same man.

Archival history

GB 0074 O/051 1818-1845 Collection 0.01 linear metres. Souter , family , of London

At the time these documents are dated (1818-1829) a "John Souter" frequently appears in The Times newspaper advertising newly published books which can be bought at his shop, 73 St Paul's Churchyard. As the John Souter in these documents was a member of the Stationers' Company it is possible that they were the same man.

Gifted in May 1961.

Papers of the Souter family, including letters from the Stationers' Company to John Souter, 1818-1829; letters of administration for Mary Sowter of the Strand, 1834; and bill to John Souter for legal charges in enfranchisement of copy-holds in Lambeth Manor, 1845.

Documents in chronological order.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

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

Records of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers are held by the Company, see their website for details of access.

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. Property ownership Organizations Associations Guilds Trade guilds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Civil law Right to property Property law Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers Lambeth (district) Lambeth London England UK Western Europe Europe Civil and political rights Legal systems Human rights Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gifted in May 1961.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of the Souter family, including letters from the Stationers' Company to John Souter, 1818-1829; letters of administration for Mary Sowter of the Strand, 1834; and bill to John Souter for legal charges in enfranchisement of copy-holds in Lambeth Manor, 1845.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Documents in chronological order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Records of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers are held by the Company, see their website for details of access.

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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Notes area

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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