Company Archives. The survey of the records of 1000 of the first registered companies in England and Wales
Details:
- Author(s) Richmond, Lesley, & Bridget Stockford
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1986
- Pages 593pp
- Publisher Gower Publishing
- Place Published Aldershot
Topics:
- Name Joint stock company & limited liability structures
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Notes:
Presents the results of a survey of archives undertaken by the Business Archives Council in the early 1980s of the 1,000 oldest surviving registered companies on the Register of Companies. Formations cover the period 1856-89 with the majority formed in the 1870s and 80s. Of the 1,000 companies, the archives of 674 were located and surveyed. A very wide range of business activities are covered. The book almost entirely comprises series level archive descriptions and historical profiles per company