EMMA SILVER MINING COMPANY
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/B/227-071 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : EMMA SILVER MINING COMPANY |
Date(s) | : 1879-1880 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : One production unit. |
Name of creator(s) | : Emma Silver Mining Co |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The company had premises in Queen Victoria Street (1874-81), last appearing in London directories in 1881. The meeting to which these papers relate was concerned with the winding-up of the company.
In 1871 the Emma Silver Mine in Utah, USA, was involved in a scandal when two business promoters encouraged investment in the mine despite knowing it to be depleted. They targeted British investors, selling the mine for 5 million dollars. The fraud was exposed in 1876 and the investors began legal proceedings against the promoters. For a report of the winding-up of the company see The Times newspaper for November 20, 1880, page 6.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the Emma Silver Mining Company, comprising annual report and accounts for 1879, notice of AGM 1880 and blank voting forms.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
One envelope containing 4 items.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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 envelope was presented to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1978. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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:
January to May 2011.
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