Carbolic Acid Association minutes, 1906-1914; Phenol Convention/Phenol Producers' Association minutes, 1927-1951; Phenol Producers' Association minutes, 1952-1960; English Phenol Convention, 1938-1942; histories of phenol production, 1948, 1950; phenol producers' agreements, 1928-1967; Restrictive Trade Practices Act papers, 1957-1960.
NOW MOVED TO EXTERNAL STORE AT LEAMINGTON SPA
The discovery of carbolic acid (phenol) as a distillate of tar and its subsequent use in the nineteenth century as an antiseptic was followed by its use as a raw material for picric acid, which came to be recognised as a powerful explosive, as a primary raw material for salicylates, and in connection with plastics production.
The Anglo-German Association of German and English manufacturers, for production and price stabilisation, lasted only from 1906 to 1907; the English Association thereafter functioned separately until 1914. Wartime prices were then controlled by a committee of manufacturers, chaired by a chartered accountant.
The English Phenol Convention was established in October 1927. The Phenol Producers' Association was faced in 1960 with the necessity to reconstitute itself after a judgement under the Trade Practices Act, 1956.
This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
This collection was deposited in the Centre by the family of a former Controller of the English Phenol Convention and secretary of the Phenol Producers' Association.
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/PHE
There are no restrictions on the use of this archive, apart from the requirements of copyright law.
This collection has been weeded for duplicates.
Further deposits are not expected.
