Records of James McIlwraith & Co Ltd, railway wagon cover and canvas manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland

Reference and contact details: GB 0248 UGD 248/2
Title: Records of James McIlwraith & Co Ltd, railway wagon cover and canvas manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland
Dates of creation: 1901-1973
Extent: 0.3 metres
Held at: Glasgow University Archive Services
Name of creator: James McIlwraith & Co Ltd (railway wagon cover and canvas manufacturers: fl.1901-: Glasgow, Scotland)
Level of Description: fonds
Published by: Glasgow University Archive Services, 17 March 2003

Administrative/Biographical History

By 1901, James McIlwraith & Co Ltd were operating as railway wagon cover and canvas manufacturers, and government and railway stores contractors at Broomloan Works, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. The company had branches at 92 West Regent Street, Glasgow and 7 Victoria Street, London, England. The company was still operating in 1973.

Scope and Content

  • Ledgers 1939-1964
  • Journals and registers 1901-1973

System of Arrangement

The material is arranged in to series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.

Archival History

Held by Andrew Mitchell & Co Ltd, canvas and plastic goods manufacturers, Glasgow

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Permanent loan : Andrew Mitchell & Co Ltd : Kelburn Business Park, Port Glasgow: 1988

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 0248 procedures

Accruals

None expected

Access Conditions

Open

Copyright / Conditions governing reproduction

Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

Finding Aids

Digital file level list available in searchroom

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 31089) and London (NRA31089)

Existence and location of originals

This material is original

Related Units of Description

UGD 248/1 Records of Andrew Mitchell & Co Ltd, canvas and plastic goods manufacturers

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