Records of William Campbell (Port Glasgow) Ltd, coal and coke merchant and shipping agent, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 176/2/3 and UGD 176/1/15/3
- Dates of Creation:1887-1981
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- Physical Description:0.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Minute book 1917-1947
- Letter book 1887-1942
- Annual reports and accounts 1966-1981
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1917 , William Campbell Ltd , coal and coke merchant and shipping agent in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde Scotland, was incorporated as a limited liability company to acquire the business and assets of William Campbell. William Campbell was appointed chairman and managing director of the firm, with his son, Hugh Campbell, as a director and Robert Fyfe as secretary. The company continued to trade but was wound-up in 1947 . In the same year, a new company, William Campbell (Port Glasgow) Ltd, was incorporated as a coal merchants in Port Glasgow, purchasing wagons and other assets from the former William Campbell Ltd. At some point prior to 1966 , the company became a subsidiary of Ross & Marshall Ltd , shipowners, Greenock, Inverclyde, who themselves were a subsidiary of the Clyde Shipping Co Ltd , shipowners, Glasgow, Scotland. In 1975 , the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenlight Shipping Ltd , ship managers, Glasgow, who were also a subsidiary of the Clyde Shipping Co Ltd. In 1990 , William Campbell (Port Glasgow) Ltd was dissolved.
Arrangement
This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, the items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Permanent loan : Clyde Shipping Co Ltd : Glasgow: October 1982
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
Manual file available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)3530) and London (NRA21580)
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Custodial History
Held by Clyde Shipping Co Ltd
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Related Material
GB 248 UGD 176/1 Records of Clyde Shipping Co Ltd
GB 248 UGD 176/2/1 Records of Ross & Marshall Ltd
GB 248 UGD 176/2/1A Records of Glenlight Shipping Ltd
GB 248 UGD 176/2/2 Records of Light Shipping Ltd
GB 248 UGD 229 Records of Forth Tugs Ltd
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