Records of Watkins and Penn, writers and clerks, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 037/6/5-6
- Dates of Creation:1858-1869
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- Physical Description:0.1 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.
Scope and Content
- Account book 1858-1862
- Correspondence 1859-1869
Administrative / Biographical History
James Hutton Watkins,,Alex J Penn, were legal clerks who traded under the name of Watkins and Penn and undertook work for J A & J L Campbell & Lamond , solicitors, Edinburgh, Scotland, from offices at 77 West Nile Street, Glasgow, Scotland. The company changed its name around 1870 when Penn left, and J H Watkins began working with another Glasgow-based writer, T A Anderson. This company became known as Watkins and Anderson.
Arrangement
This material is 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
Loan : Thomson, Dickson & Shaw and JA & JL Campbell & Lamond, CS, Edinburgh: 1962
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)) and London (NRA)
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Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Deposited by Thomson, Dickson & Shaw, WS in 1962 with the Economic History Department, Glasgow University. Management of the collection was transferred to the Glasgow University Archives in 1975.
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 037/1 Records of J A & J L Campbell & Lamond
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