Haswell Brothers Records,

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 HASWELL
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls003844179
      (alternative) ANW
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1891-1956 /
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 0.715 cubic metres (25 boxes)Some records have been affected by damp; other records are unfit for production.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Records acquired by the Haswell Brothers relating mainly to its clients, 1891-1956, including the North Wales Employers' Mutual Indemnity Company, 1898-1952 (the records include a notice of accidents relating to the Gresford mining disaster); United Westminster and Wrexham Collieries Ltd., 1905-1950, and the Ruabon Coal and Coke Company, 1891-1939; the Minera Silica Quarries Ltd., 1926-1940; Messrs. Charles R. Eames Ltd., 1950-1956; William Thomas and Sons Ltd., 1924-1936; Wrexham Tenants Ltd., 1928-1931; Gresford Colliery Ltd., 1920-1924; Dennis Ruabon Ltd., 1934-1945; and Brymbo Silica Quarries Ltd., 1936-1940. Also included are the administrative papers of the firm itself, mainly registers of letters received, 1906-1919, and files of press copy outgoing letters, 1914-1919.

Administrative / Biographical History

Haswell Brothers is a firm of chartered accountants, based at Elwy House, Wrexham. The firm used to have a branch at Chester.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following in chronological order: administrative records of Haswell Brothers; papers of the firm's clients arranged by individual client.

Access Information

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Ifor Edwards, Ponciau, Wrexham, in 1970.

Note

Haswell Brothers is a firm of chartered accountants, based at Elwy House, Wrexham. The firm used to have a branch at Chester.

Title supplied from creator of fonds.

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales. The catalogue can be accessed online.

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Archivist's Note

January 2004

Compiled by Annette Strauch for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Haswell Brothers Records.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

Action: All records have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Related Material

The records of the branch in Chester are kept privately. Other records of the North Wales Employers' Mutual Indemnity Company are held at the Flintshire Record Office. Other records of the United Westminster and Wrexham collieries Ltd are NLW, Henry Robertson Papers, 74/1-135. Further records of the Ruabon Coke and Coal Co. Ltd are NLW, Henry Robertson Papers, 57/1-118, and others at the Flintshire Record Office.

Additional Information

Published

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales