Victoria Spinning Co. Ltd, Dundee

• Reference:GB 254 MS 153
• Former Reference:GB 254 MS 15/75
• Dates of Creation:1894-1920
• Name of Creator:
  Victoria Spinning Co. Ltd, Dundee
• Physical Description:
  0.13 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Photographs and negatives, 1920s; Wages book with index, 1894-1895.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The company was founded in 1894, taking over the Queen Victoria Works from Charles Lyell, jute spinner, and was later a subsidiary of Blackwood, Morton and Sons, Ltd. It was active until at least the 1920s.

• Arrangement

  By fond, series and item level.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  Was deposited by Mr Davidson of Victoria Spinning Co. Ltd, Brook Street, Dundee, 20th July 1978. (AccM/071)

• Note

  The company was founded in 1894, taking over the Queen Victoria Works from Charles Lyell, jute spinner, and was later a subsidiary of Blackwood, Morton and Sons, Ltd. It was active until at least the 1920s.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper, photographs and negatives

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Mareike Platt

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 153