John Lowson, Jnr & Co Ltd, Jute Manufacturers, Forfar

• Reference:GB 254 MS 66/8
• Dates of Creation:1874-1955
• Name of Creator:
  John Lowson, Jnr & Co Ltd
• Physical Description:
  0.35 linear metres.

• Scope and Content

  Minute books 1898-1950; ledgers 1898-1952; journals 1898-1952; annual report and balance sheets 1874-1955; share certificates 1903-1955.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The firm was incorporated as a limited company in 1898 but had been trading under the same name since at least the 1870s. It became a subsidiary of Jute Industries Ltd, ca 1955.

• Arrangement

  Records are arranged within series.

• 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

  The records were deposited by Sidlaw Group PLC in 1980, 1993 and 1994 (AccM/112, AccM/131, AccM/295, AccM/310).

• Note

  The firm was incorporated as a limited company in 1898 but had been trading under the same name since at least the 1870s. It became a subsidiary of Jute Industries Ltd, ca 1955.

• Other Finding Aids

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

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The records are on paper.

• Archivist's Note

  Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, December 2001.

• 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