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London Metropolitan Archives

EAST INDIAN GRAIN AND OILSEED SHIPPERS' ASSOCIATION OF LONDON


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/075

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: EAST INDIAN GRAIN AND OILSEED SHIPPERS' ASSOCIATION OF LONDON

Date(s): 1920-1950

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 3 production units.

Name of creator(s): East Indian Grain and Oilseed Shippers' Association of London

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The East Indian (ie Indian) Grain and Oilseed Shippers' Association of London was incorporated in 1920. It aimed to prevent the introduction of new bills of lading by shipping lines involved in the Indian homeward trade, which were considered unacceptable by importers of grain and oilseed. Based at Baltic Exchange Chambers, St Mary Axe.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the East Indian Grain and Oilseed Shippers' Association of London comprising minutes and agenda only. They are held off-site and require 24 hours notice for access.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions governing access:

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited at Guildhall Library by the Grain and Feed Trade Association in 1987. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: November 2010 to January 2011.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Grain trade | Trade (practice)
Importers | People by roles | People
Interest groups | Groups
Trade associations | Associations | Organizations
Pressure groups x Interest groups

Personal names

Corporate names
East Indian Grain and Oilseed Shippers' Association of London

Places
India | South Asia