GB 0074 CLC/B/207-15 - WALLACE BROTHERS AND COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED: WALLACE AND ADAM LIMITED

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GB 0074 CLC/B/207-15

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WALLACE BROTHERS AND COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED: WALLACE AND ADAM LIMITED

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  • 1948-1965 (Creación)

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0.9 linear metres

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Historia biográfica

Wallace and Adam Limited was formed in 1950 when Wallace Brothers purchased a half share in the Adam Trading (Kenya) Limited who were importers of agricultural equipment. Ol Pejeta Ranching Company Limited was based on a 100,000 acre ranch in Kenya, formerly owned by Lord Delamere, in which Wallace and Adam Limited invested in. A.L.P.F Wallace was made a director. Pyrita Limited was a Wallace and Adam venture for the cultivation of pyrethrum crops.

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GB 0074 CLC/B/207-15 1948-1965 sub fonds 0.9 linear metres Wallace and Adam Limited

Wallace and Adam Limited was formed in 1950 when Wallace Brothers purchased a half share in the Adam Trading (Kenya) Limited who were importers of agricultural equipment. Ol Pejeta Ranching Company Limited was based on a 100,000 acre ranch in Kenya, formerly owned by Lord Delamere, in which Wallace and Adam Limited invested in. A.L.P.F Wallace was made a director. Pyrita Limited was a Wallace and Adam venture for the cultivation of pyrethrum crops.

These archives were deposited as part of the archives of Wallace Brothers; deposited in Guildhall Library in 1974-6. The deposits were converted to a gift in 1988. Between 1988 and 1991 additional gifts of material were made to the Library. All were previously stored at the London office of Wallace Brothers, and all but a few of the papers were either created there or received there in the course of business. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Wallace and Adam Limited including memorandum and articles of association, copy minutes of directors and AGM's and reports. Also includes records of subsidiaries: Adam Trading (Kenya) Limited: (CLC/B/207/MS40861), Kiu Estate Limied (1952): CLC/B/207/MS40862 - MS40865B), Ol Pejeta Ranching Company Limited: (CLC/B/207/MS40866 - MS40870), Pyrita Limited (CLC/B/207/MS40871 - MS40874).

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

48 hours notice required for access.

PLEASE NOTE: Permission to access records less than 45 years old should be sought from the depositor.

Copyright is held by 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.

Added January 2014 People by roles Importers Equipment Agricultural equipment People Wallace and Adam Limited Kenya East Africa

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

These archives were deposited as part of the archives of Wallace Brothers; deposited in Guildhall Library in 1974-6. The deposits were converted to a gift in 1988. Between 1988 and 1991 additional gifts of material were made to the Library. All were previously stored at the London office of Wallace Brothers, and all but a few of the papers were either created there or received there in the course of business. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

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Records of Wallace and Adam Limited including memorandum and articles of association, copy minutes of directors and AGM's and reports. Also includes records of subsidiaries: Adam Trading (Kenya) Limited: (CLC/B/207/MS40861), Kiu Estate Limied (1952): CLC/B/207/MS40862 - MS40865B), Ol Pejeta Ranching Company Limited: (CLC/B/207/MS40866 - MS40870), Pyrita Limited (CLC/B/207/MS40871 - MS40874).

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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

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Condiciones de acceso

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

48 hours notice required for access.

PLEASE NOTE: Permission to access records less than 45 years old should be sought from the depositor.

Condiciones

Copyright is held by the Depositor.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English

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

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London Metropolitan Archives

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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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  • inglés

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