J Henry Schroder Wagg & Company Records
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 SCHRODER |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : J Henry Schroder Wagg & Company Records |
Date(s) | : 1853-1914 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 box |
Name of creator(s) | : J Henry Schroder Wagg & Company Ltd | merchant bankers |
Detailed catalogue | : Click here to view repository detailed catalogue |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
In 1804 Johann Heinrich Schroder (John Henry) became a partner in the London-based firm of his brother, Johann Friedrich (John Frederick). in 1818 the financial company, J. Henry Schroder & Co. was established. It is now a British multi-national asset management company - Schroders plc.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Prospectuses for mortgages, debentures, shares, and other forms of capital issued by asset managers J Henry Schröder Company for the construction of various Latin America infrastructure including railroads and cities. The prospectuses have been listed for each company, which were formed to improve infrastructure in Peru, Chile, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open. 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.
Finding aids:
Online catalogue. See also A Guide to Manuscript Sources for the History of Latin America and the Caribbean in the British Isles, ed Peter Walne (Oxford University Press, London, 1973).
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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Date(s) of descriptions:
1999; updated June 2018
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