Comprises: (1) Letter book, 1906-7; (2) General ledger, 1907-11, with a separate index inserted; (3) Order book, 1912-16.
Thomas Hield and Sons, Business Archive
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 BUS/Hield
- Dates of Creation
- 1906-1916
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 vols
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomas Hield and Sons Limited, of 25 Wellington Road, Dewsbury, were yarn merchants and exporters, established in 1881. In 1914 the owners were Thomas Hield, William Donald Hield and Philip Hield.
Arrangement
The BUS/Hield catalogue is based on an historic inventory, created in 1972. The arrangement of material does not necessarily represent the original order of the archive and it is considered partly processed by an archivist. When making requests to consult, please be aware that there may be discrepancies between description and physical arrangement. The retrievable unit for this collection is file level.
Access Information
Access to this material is unrestricted.
Other Finding Aids
Described in Patricia Hudson, The West Riding wool textile industry: a catalogue of business records from the sixteenth to the twentieth century , 1975