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H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 H K LEWIS

Held at: University College London

Title: H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives

Date(s): 1892-1973

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 73 volumes, 6 boxes

Name of creator(s): H K Lewis & Company Ltd

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

H K Lewis & Company Ltd was founded in 1844 as medical publishers and booksellers. The firm occupied 136 Gower Street and 28 Gower Place. In 1989 the business was purchased by Pentos publishing group.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of H K Lewis & Company Ltd, 1892-1973, comprising ledgers, minute books, agenda books, letter books, registers, account books, other books, balance sheets and accounts, share certificates, articles of association, correspondence, miscellaneous, plans, pictures, photographs, and printed items.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Certain restrictions apply. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Handlist.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited on permanent loan to the Library in November 1989.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Date(s) of descriptions: 1999, revised Aug 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Accounting | Financial administration | Finance
Books | Publications | Communications media | Information sciences
Booksellers | Communication personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Bookselling | Book industry | Publishing industry
Medical publishers | Publishers | Communication personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Photographs | Visual materials
Plans | Visual materials
Enterprises

Personal names

Corporate names
H K Lewis & Company Ltd | medical publishers and booksellers

Places