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London Metropolitan Archives

ENOCH AND SONS LIMITED/ EDWIN ASHDOWN LIMITED {MUSIC PUBLISHERS}


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/1911

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: ENOCH AND SONS LIMITED/ EDWIN ASHDOWN LIMITED {MUSIC PUBLISHERS}

Date(s): 1890-1968

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.7 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Edwin Ashdown Ltd | music publishing firm
Enoch and Sons | music publishing firm

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Edwin Ashdown Limited took over the earlier output of smaller music publishing firms including Enoch and Sons (1927) and was based at 19 Hanover Square, W1.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of Edwin Ashdown Ltd, 1890-1955, including minute book, agenda books, register of debentures, plate books of bibliographical interest arranged by name of composer (with annotations covering 1898-1968), a catalogue and lists of publications and distribution book.

Also records of Enoch and Sons Ltd, comprising minute book with agenda papers, 1927-1936.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

ACC/1911/01 to ACC/1911/017: Edwin Ashdown Ltd; ACC/1911/018: Enoch and Sons.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received in 1983.

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: July to October 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Companies | Enterprises
Corporate minutes | Business records | Documents | Information sources
Music publishing | Publishing | Publishing industry
Publishers | Communication personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Company archives

Personal names

Corporate names
Edwin Ashdown Ltd | music publishing firm
Enoch and Sons | music publishing firm

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