Minute books 1873-1966, letter books 1898-1929, register of members 1930-1948, ledgers 1807-1815, 1853-1973, journals 1853-1955, balance books 1832-1949, miscellaneous financial records 1806-1974, wages books 1841-1959, production books 1841-1927, contract and order books 1898-1952, quotations and estimates 1850-1971, inventories and valuations 1853-1975, miscellaneous technical records 1833-c.1930, mill manager's history of flax spinning c.1866, representatives' reports 1926-1963, miscellaneous papers including genealogical notes on Baxter family 1795-1986, plans c.1820-1963 and technical drawings 1850-1957 [368], photographs 1833-1980 [145].
Baxter Brothers & Co Ltd, linen and jute spinners and manufacturers, Dundee
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- ReferenceGB 254 MS 11
- Dates of Creation1795-1992
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description9.43 linear metres The records are largely on paper, but include photographs and many outsize plans.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1818 William Baxter leased a flax spinning mill at Glamis and in 1822, in partnership with his eldest son Edward, built his first mill on the Dens Burn in Dundee. In 1825, when Edward left the company, two younger sons were assumed as partners and the firm's name was changed from William Baxter and Son to Baxter Brothers and Co. In 1853, a new partnership agreement was drawn up which included Peter Carmichael, an engineer and manager of Upper Dens Mill. In 1856 William Ogilvie Dalgleish, who married a granddaughter of William Baxter, was admitted as a partner and new partnership agreements were also drawn up in 1873 and in 1879.
The firm was incorporated as a private limited company in 1892 when a majority holding was acquired in Boase and Co. Ltd, bleachers Claverhouse. In 1921 Boase and Co. Ltd, became a wholly owned subsidiary and in 1929 Baxter's acquired Richard Hayward & Sons (1929) Ltd. In the meantime Baxter Brothers and Co. Ltd, had become part of the Low & Bonar group established in 1924. The firm continued to trade as a manufacturing unit within the Low and Bonar group until 1978.
Arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically within series. The drawings that were housed in plan drawers in the drawing office have been maintained in their original order with the original reference number. The drawings that were housed in the safe of the old drawing office at Dens Works were stored as rolls and the original number, where it existed, has been noted.
Access Information
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act and any other appropriate legislation.
Acquisition Information
The records were deposited by Low & Bonar between 1975 and 1990 (AccM/12, AccM/75, AccM/77, AccM/80, AccM/83, AccM/108, AccM/111, AccM/118, AccM/266a).
Note
Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, August 2001.
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Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges are made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply.
Custodial History
This collection contains technical drawings and plans of a number of different provenances, brought together in one list.
Accruals
None expected.
Bibliography
Baxters of Dundee, published by Dundee Department of Extra-Mural Education, 1980