Memorandum for Mr Robert J Bough Esq

• Reference:GB 254 MS 99/2/1
• Dates of Creation:nd
• Name of Creator:
  Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society
• Physical Description:
  1 letter

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) was founded in 1868 to serve the Scottish co-operative movement as a wholesaler. Membership was open only to registered co-operative societies and employees of the society. During the 1880s, the SCWS extended the principle of co-operative trading further by setting up the first of its many manufacturing enterprises, producing a wide range of products such as polishes, bleaches, insecticides, and disinfectants and a range of pharmaceuticals.

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• Note

  The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) was founded in 1868 to serve the Scottish co-operative movement as a wholesaler. Membership was open only to registered co-operative societies and employees of the society. During the 1880s, the SCWS extended the principle of co-operative trading further by setting up the first of its many manufacturing enterprises, producing a wide range of products such as polishes, bleaches, insecticides, and disinfectants and a range of pharmaceuticals.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Stephen Willis, August 2006.

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• Accruals

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• Location of Originals

  Document is original

• Additional Information

  Published