Records of James Chadwick & Bros Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 199/26
- Dates of Creation:1893-1898
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.3 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Minutes, 1891-1960;
- Correspondence, 1899-1906;
- Private ledgers, 1893-1897;
- Ledgers, 1891-1898;
- Legal papers and agreements, 1892-1910;
- Memorandum and articles of association, 1932;
- Share prospectuses, 1891-1893;
- Recreational staff records, 1929-1949;
- Report, 1896.
Administrative / Biographical History
James Chadwick & Bros Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, England was formed in 1893 and was doing business in New York, USA and Montreal, Canada.
In 1896 , J & P Coats, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, amalgamated with Clark & Co Ltd, thread manufacturers; Paisley, its American associates; Jonas Brook & Bros Ltd, thread manufacturers, Meltham Mills, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England; and James Chadwick & Bros Ltd to form the enlarged firm of J & P Coats Ltd, with a market value of around £22 million, and approximately 25,000 shareholders. Each company maintained its identity with the preservation of the names and trade marks which were used for the particular market with which they were associated. In 1917, The Clark Thread Co, thread manufacturers, Newark, New Jersey, USA, purchased the American business of James Chadwick & Bros Ltd. United Thread Mills Ltd, thread manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland, was incorporated in March 1931 and almost immediately entered into agreements with J & P Coats Ltd, Clark & Co Ltd, Jonas Brook & Bros and James Chadwick & Bros for United Thread Mills Ltd to purchase properties from them. The companies continued to operate in their mills, but as a branch of United Thread Mills Ltd. In 2012, James Chadwick & Sons Ltd was still a registered company.
Arrangement
This material is arranged by company and then arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function and/or format. Within series the items are generally arranged chronologically
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Indefinite loan : J & P Coats : Glasgow : c1984
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : London: 1991 : ACCN 0146 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : via Business Archives Council in Scotland : 1993 : ACCN 0198 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1995 : ACCN 0240 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : 1996 : ACCN 0255 (Additional Deposit)
Indefinite loan : Coats Viyella plc : Swinton, Manchester: 2000 : ACCNs 1887, 1925, 1926, 1996
Indefinite loan : ACCN 0054
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2576) and London (NRA20914)
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Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
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Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by J & P Coats Ltd
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 199/1 Records of J & P Coats Ltd and Coats Patons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/6 Records of Clark & Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/18 Records of Jonas Brook & Bros Ltd
GB 248 UGD 199/5 Records of The Clark Thread Co and George A Clark & Bros Inc
GB 248 UGD 199/4 Records of United Thread Mills Ltd
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