Records of Harvill Press Ltd, publishers, London, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 243/4
- Dates of Creation:1946-1979
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.3 metres
Scope and Content
- Journal 1958-1979;
- Private ledger 1946-1951;
- Ledger 1958-1979;
- Annual returns 1949-1955;
- Directors reports and accounts 1977.
Administrative / Biographical History
Harvill Press Ltd was established by 1946 as a publishers with its head offices in London, England, publishing a range of fiction and non-fiction books. By 1976 , the company was a non-trading imprint of William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd , publishers, Glasgow, Scotland, with a share capital of å£2,000. In 1989 , William Collins Sons & Co Ltd merged with the American publishers Harper & Row to form HarperCollins. Harvill Press became a subsidiary of Harper Collins Publishing Ltd , before changing its name to HCP (HP) Ltd in 1995. It was dissolved in 1996 . Around this time there was a management buy-out of Harvill Press Ltd and this firm was later acquired by Random House Group Ltd, publishers, London.
Arrangement
The material is arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposit : William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd via BACS : 1987
Other Finding Aids
Digital file level list available in searchroom
This collection forms part of the William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd finding aid (UGD 243) consisting of the records of that company and its related/subsidiary companies
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)3040) and London (NRA31886)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
None which affect the use of this material
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Archivist.
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 0248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd, Glasgow
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 0248 UGD 243/1 Records of William Collins, Sons & Co Ltd
Location of Originals
This material is original
Bibliography
No known publications using this material
Additional Information
Description compiled in line with the following international standards: International Council on Archives,ISAD(G) Second Edition, September 1999 and 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.
Fonds level description compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, April 2003. Lower level description compiled by Emma Yan, Assistant Archivist (Cataloguing), 27 May 2008
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