Records of Olympics Bars Ltd, licensed premises, Musselburgh, Scotland

Scope and Content

The collection consists of material relating to the corporate records of Olympic Bars Ltd. Includes:

  • Corporate records, 1949-1971;
  • Register of shareholding records, nd;
  • Financial records, 1951-1967.

Administrative / Biographical History

Olympic Bars Ltd was incorporated on 1 April 1949 to acquire and manage the public houses that had belonged to John Young Ltd of Musselburgh. The first directors were David Maxwell, J Douglas Maxwell and James Campbell Walker. The company was acquired by Whitbread & Co Ltd of London in 1968.

Arrangement

The material is arranged according to the Scottish Brewing Archive classification scheme used within all SBA collections.

Access Information

Access to certain records within this collection may be restricted or closed for reasons of customer, commercial or third-party confidentiality. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Acquisition Information

Unknown.

Other Finding Aids

See also University of Glasgow Collections

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Alternative Form Available

No known copies of this material

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.

Accruals

None expected.

Related Material

No known related material.

Location of Originals

This material is original

Corporate Names

Geographical Names