IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/026-3
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: FRANCIS NICHOLLS WHITE AND COMPANY
Date(s): 1883-1955
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 9 production units.
Name of creator(s): Francis Nicholls White and Co | insolvency accountants
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Francis Nicholls White and Company originated before 1858 as Robinson, Nicholls and Company of 13 Old Jewry, London. In 1863 the name was changed to Francis Nicholls White and Company, in 1866 to Nicholls and Leatherdale and, in 1885, back to Francis Nicholls White and Company. From its beginnings, the firm practised as accountants dealing only with insolvency matters; it also acted as proprietors of a debt collection business known as the British Mercantile Agency and of a number of trade associations. The practice continued at 13/14 Old Jewry Chambers until 1924 when it moved to 73 Cheapside; in 1954 it moved to 19 Eastcheap. In 1967 the firm amalgamated with Parkin S Booth and Company.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Francis Nicholls White and Company, insolvency accountants, including financial accounts, letters, deeds, list of clients and staff address book.
Access is restricted to records less than 30 years old where specified and 24 hours notice is required for access to all the records.
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:
The archives of Booth White together with those of Nicholls and Leatherdale, Francis Nicholls White and Company, the British Mercantile Agency and its trade protection associations, and Parkin S Booth and Company were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library on 12 November 1992 by Booth White through P. Granville White via the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Publication note:
For a brief history of Booth White and its constituent bodies see P. Granville White, Booth White and Co (1983) (available in the collection, see CLC/B/026/MS28898).
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2010 to January 2011.