Records of Cannock Chase Colliery Company Limited comprising series of volumes of signed Company minutes, 1959-1929, and registers relating to company shares, stock, and shares and stock holders, 1859-1901.
Records of Cannock Chase Colliery Company Limited
This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 150 MS035
- Dates of Creation
- 1859-1929
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 8 manuscript boxes containing 17 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Administrative/Biographical History
The Company was established in 1859. It was wound up in May 1902, though reconstructed in June of that year. The colliery closed at some time during the 1990s.
Reference: University of Birmingham, Special Collections Department, Online Archive Catalogue ( http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/ ). Accessed May 2002.
Arrangement
The collection originally formed part of a business records collection in the department. Where relevant, these previous finding numbers have been noted in the Physical Description field of records. The collection is arranged into series of minutes, share ledgers, registers of share transfers, shareholders, members, and stockholders.
Access Information
Access Conditions
Open. Access to all registered researchers.
Other Finding Aids
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Conditions Governing Use
Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the University Archivist, Special Collections. Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Bibliography
Publication Note
J. M. Wale, Entrepreneurs and managers in the British coal industry, 1880-1914: case studies in business history ( Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. . Thesis (PhD), 1986 ).