Records of J & J Morison Ltd, brewers, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Memorandum and articles of association 1946;
• Certificate of incorporation 1946;
• Partnership agreements 1869-1878;
• Minutes of managing body 1872-1963;
• Records relating to members meetings 1956;
• Directors' annual reports and accounts to shareholders 1956;
• Committee minutes and related papers 1955-1960;
• Shareholding records 1911-1960;
• Letterbooks 1880-1960;
• Financial records 1869-1960;
• Production records 1913-1960;
• Appointments and contracts of employment 1946-1960;
• Salaries and wages records 1912-1960;
• Licensed premises records 1905-1959;
• Photographs 1914-1930s.

The Commercial Brewery, 160 Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland, was founded in 1868 and was operated by Morison & Thomson until 1877 when it was acquired by J & J Morison. J & J Morison Ltd was registered in November 1946 as a limited liability company to acquire the business of the same name from the trustees of the sole proprietor, J Morison Inches. In 1960 the company was taken over by Scottish Brewers Ltd, Edinburgh, and ceased to brew.

Source: Richmond, Lesley and Turton, Alison (eds). "The Brewing Industry. A Guide to Historical Records" (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1990)

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

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Deposited by Scottish & Newcastle plc, 1983

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The collection was previously stored with the rest of the Scottish Brewing Archive at Heriot-Watt University. It moved to the University of Glasgow in 1991.Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.

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• GB 248 SB: Records of Scottish Brewers Ltd;
• GB 248 SNB: Records of Scottish & Newcastle Breweries plc.

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