Records of the Budla Beta Tea Company comprising Board of Directors minutes; annual general meeting minutes, London trustees provident fund minutes and a ledger. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.

Records of the East India Company, comprising warrant for the delivery of tea; correspondence and receipts; account book of the ship "Ganges"; and papers relating to an investigation into the alleged sale of a staff position in the Madras establishment.

Records of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited, traders in tea, coffee, rubber, timber, chemicals, and other agricultural products. The catalogue includes: corporate records (including articles of association, agreements, minutes and annual reports and accounts); share records; internal administration records (including directories of operations, directors' and general letter books); accounting records; operational records (including reports on estates); branch records (including correspondence and accounts); insurance department records; papers concerning the careers of directors; staff records; premises and property records; historical notes, photographs and plans; records of subsidiary companies, and companies for which Harrisons and Crosfield acted as secretaries and/or agents.

The archive includes records relating to Harrisons and Crosfield's activities as secretaries and/or agents for other companies. As these records were generated as part of Harrisons and Crosfield's role as secretaries and/or agents for another company, they have been catalogued as records of that particular company. However, they comprise correspondence and other papers of the head office of Harrisons and Crosfield, and supporting papers acquired by Harrisons and Crosfield (e.g. memoranda and articles of association, and annual reports and accounts) to assist in that role. The records of the companies for which Harrisons and Crosfield acted as secretaries and/or agents are arranged so that each company is followed by its subsidiary companies (if any).

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Records of the Ankola Tea and Rubber Company Limited including articles of association; prospectuses; annual reports; correspondence and reports on the estates.

Records of Djasinga Rubber and Produce Company Limited, including articles of association; board minute books; general meetings minute book; annual reports; circulars to shareholders; and photographs of tea, rubber and coffee operations on the estates.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Records of the Meppadi Wynaad Tea Company, including circulars to shareholders.

Cassette copies and transcripts of recordings of unedited interviews assembled, 1972-1974, for the radio series 'Plain Tales from the Raj', including material not included in the broadcast programmes, and comprising c200 hours of material. The 82 subjects interviewed, including men, women, adults and children, lived and worked in India from the late 19th century to Independence (1947) and the interviews cover a wide range of civilian and military experience between 1876 and 1949. Military personnel range from the Commander in Chief of the Army in India to Army privates. Civil servants of various ranks and members of the business and commercial world, for example tea planters, are also included. Women mainly comprise wives and daughters, but also include a few nurses and governesses. The project covered the lives of the British in India and, although the material touches upon the effect of the Raj on India and its indigenous inhabitants, only a small number of Indians and Eurasians were interviewed. Subjects covered include accommodation and living conditions; daily routine; social life and recreation; health and sanitation; the effects of India postings on family life; relations between the British, other Europeans, Indians and Eurasians in social and work environments; events such as riots and earthquakes; the fauna and landscape of India; and political events. Full typescript transcripts (including inaccuracies in some cases) exist for most, but not all, of the recordings.

Records of the Dooars Tea Company, comprising papers relating to the foundation and constitution of the company.

Records of the Singlo Tea Company Limited, comprising constitutional documents and minutes of the Board of Directors and annual general meetings. The records are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice for access.

Records of George White and Company, tea and rubber brokers, comprising ledgers.

Records of Aberdeen, Ceylon and Eastern Trust Limited, comprising minutes and directors' annual reports and accounts.

Records of Crosfield, Lampard, Clark and Company, tea traders, including financial accounts and correspondence.

Records of Davenport and Company Limited, tea traders, including articles of association; correspondence; financial accounts; and annual reports.

Access to staff records less than 70 years old should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Circulars to shareholders from the East India Tea and Produce Company Limited.

Records of Irwin Harrisons and Whitney Incorporated, tea exporters and importers, including minutes of meetings; byelaws; correspondence; and financial accounts.

Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).

Records of the Oriental Tea Company, comprising annual statements of accounts.

Records of Twining, Crosfield and Company Limited, tea wholesalers, including annual reports and accounts; correspondence; circulars; and financial accounts.

Scottish Assam Tea Company Limited records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1865, 1924 (Ms 28112); ledger, 1927-1969 (Ms 28113); plans, 1863-1864, c 1925 (Ms 28114-15); and correspondence and other papers 1927 (Ms 28116).

Records of the Silonibari Tea Company comprising memorandum and articles of association.

Thanai Tea Company Limited records comprise: accounts, 1909-79 (Ms 28156-61); and agreement, 1909 (Ms 28162).

Records of the Pandan Tea Company comprising: board minute books, 1933-69; and annual general meetings minutes, 1934-71.

Journal of business and private expenditure of John Bridgman, West India merchant.

Records of the Ouvah Coffee Company Limited, comprising a cash book and notes on the history of the company and of coffee planting in Ceylon.

Copies of articles written in the 18th century:

1. 'The Natural History of Tea', beginning: 'Tea, which throws some people into vapours, affects their complexion...'. The article cites as authorities 'Dr. Waldsmith' [Johannes Waldschmid?], and 'Dr. Hermenane', and refers to directions for making tea 'on pp.123, 124, and 161 on the first volume of this magazine'.
2. 'Historical and Medical Observations on Sugar', beginning: 'Sugar was originally the product of the East Indies'.