Records of M Rogivue & Co Ltd, tea merchants, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 091/22
- Dates of Creation:1898-1944
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.2 linear metres
Scope and Content
Includes:
- Administrative records;
- Shareholding records;
- Accounting records;
- Correspondence;
- Certificate of incorporation and agreement.
Administrative / Biographical History
M Rogivue & Co Ltd, tea merchants, Glasgow, Scotland, was formed c1896 . Its principal business was selling tea in Russia, although it also had an agency in Istanbul, Turkey. The company had a long association with James Finlay & Co Ltd, textile manufacturers, tea planters, and merchants, Glasgow. James Finlay & Co Ltd acted as M Rogivue & Co Ltd's secretaries from 1897 , and in 1898 held shares in the company. P R Buchanan & Co Ltd, tea planters, London, England, acted as the company's agents in London. James Finlay & Co Ltd was M Rogivue & Co Ltd's main tea supplier, but the company also dealt with George Payne & Co Ltd, producers of tea, coffee, confectionery, and cocoa, London. In 1917 , M Rogivue & Co Ltd lost all its assets in Russia as revolution brought an end to the company's business. After this date the company accounts list shares in Anglo-American Direct Tea Trading Co Ltd, tea planters, Edinburgh, Scotland, as M Rogivue & Co Ltd's only asset. By 1945 , the company existed as a non-trading concern.
Arrangement
Files arranged as received.
Access Information
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
None which affect the use of this material
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents
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Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures. Duplicates have been removed.
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
Material in other repositories: GB 059 Finlay Campbell & Co and Finlay Muir & Co (British Library: Oriental and India Office Collections)
Bibliography
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Additional Information
Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999and 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.
Collection catalogued by members of Glasgow University Archive Services staff. Catalogue converted to Encoded Archival Description by Michelle Kaye, Archives Assistant (Cataloguing), May 2012. Additional material catalogued and converted into Encoded Archival Description by Peter Morphew, Cataloguing Archivist, January 2016.
Subjects
Corporate Names
Geographical Names
Glasgow, Scotland,