Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd
Reference:
GB 0254 MS 43
Title:
Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd
Dates of creation:
1883-1965
Held at:
Dundee University Archives
Extent:
0.43 linear metres.
The records are on paper.
Name of Creator:
Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd
Level of Description: fonds
Creation Information:
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Revisions:
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Modified at:
Mon Jan 07 10:19:57 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) 2002
Note
Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, October 2001.
Language of Material: eng
Administrative/Biographical History
The firm of Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd of Arbroath, engineers, founders and boiler makers, was incorporated in the year 1893. At the Dens Iron Works, purchased by the firm in the same year, a wide variety of products was manufactured including cranes, hoists, pumps and lawnmowers. In the 1960s the firm was taken over by Giddings & Lewis Fraser Ltd, Engineers, Arbroath.
Scope and Content
Memorandum and articles of association; directors' minutes 1894-1904, 1939-1951; private ledger 1894-1907; share ledger 1894-1932; registers of shareholders 1894-1951; registers of debentures 1894-1953; details of apprenticeships 1892-1910; inventories and valuations 1883-1965.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged in series.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown
Accruals
None expected.
Access Conditions
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act and any other appropriate legislation.
Copyright/Reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges are made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply.
Existence of Copies
No known copies.
Existence/Location of Originals
The material is original.
Further Information
Finding Aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Related Units of Description
GB 0254 MS 42 Giddings & Lewis-Fraser Ltd
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