Records of Morris Furniture Co Ltd, furniture manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland

Scope and Content

  • Directors minutes 1914-1970
  • Finance records 1934-1982
  • Title deeds 1833-1959
  • Valuations 1933-1946
  • Correspondence 1918-1980
  • Production records and order books 1936-1978
  • Trade magazines and catalogues 1914-1997
  • Publications and publicity c.1850-c.1990
  • Photographs and glass negatives c.1920-1993
  • Diaries 1949-1975
  • Plans and drawings 1925-1992

Administrative / Biographical History

The firm of H Morris & Co Ltd was established in around 1885  . By the early 1920s  it had acquired premises at Milton Street, Glasgow. The firm manufactured furniture and, in the early days, cinema seats. It was also responsible for fitting out the luxury liners, the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth II. By the 1990s  the firm had become known as Morris Furniture Co Ltd .

Arrangement

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Custodial History

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Additional Information

Fonds level description compiled by Vikki Laidlaw, Hub Project Assistant, 18 November 2005.

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