Records of The Ancient House Bookshop (Ipswich) Ltd, booksellers, London, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 243/20
- Dates of Creation:1976-1978
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.01 metres
Scope and Content
- Accounts 1976-1978
Administrative / Biographical History
By 1976 , Deben Bookshop Ltd was established as booksellers and stationers in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. In 1978 , the company became known as the Ancient House Bookshop (Ipswich) Ltd with its registered offices at 187 Piccadilly, London, England. The company had a share capital of å£50,000 and the firm of William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd , publishers, Glasgow, Scotland, were represented on the board. William Collins had been a director of Deben Bookshop Ltd until his death in 1946 when his son, William J Collins, replaced him as a director. By 1978, the shop in Ipswich was employing 25 people.
By the late 1980s , it appears that the bookshop had been sold and in 1990 William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd changed the name of the company to William Collins G(XVI) Ltd . This company was dissolved in 1993 .
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposit : William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd via BACS : 1987
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
This collection forms part of the William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd finding aid (UGD 243) consisting of the records of that company and its related/subsidiary companies
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)3040) and London (NRA31886)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
None which affect the use of this material
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Archivist.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 0248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd, Glasgow
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 0248 UGD 243/1 Records of William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
Location of Originals
This material is original
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Additional Information
Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and National Council on Archives,Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names
Scotland is the location of all place names in the administrative/biographical history element, unless otherwise stated.
Fonds level description compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, April 2003. Lower level description input by Emma Yan, Assistant Archivist (Cataloguing), 27 May 2008
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