IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/103-06
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: LONDON COPRA ASSOCIATION
Date(s): 1913-1967
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 10 production units.
Name of creator(s): London Copra Association | society for traders in coconut kernels
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Copra Association was founded c 1913 to represent the interests of those trading in copra (dried kernels of coconut used to extract oils) by the establishment of uniform contracts, the implementation of a system of arbitration and the promotion of legislation and other measures on behalf of the trade. Initially it held its meetings principally at the offices of the London Cotton Brokers' Association, 24 Mark Lane, and the London Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing Lane. It subsequently acquired premises at 165 Fenchurch Street (until 1925), 79 Leadenhall Street (1922-5), 7 Mincing Lane (1926-34), 84 Leadenhall Street (1935-58), 5/7 Houndsditch (1959-67) and 24 St. Mary Axe (from 1968).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
London Copra Association records comprising minutes of committees, general meetings and the board of appeal; and financial accounts.
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 archive was deposited at Guildhall Library in 1987 by the Grain and Feed Trade Association. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Other sub-fonds in this collection:
CLC/B/103-01: British Radio Cabinet Manufacturers Association;
CLC/B/103-02: Cattle Feeding Stuffs Central Advisory Committee;
CLC/B/103-03: Edible Oil Association;
CLC/B/103-04: London Oil and Tallow Trades Association;
CLC/B/103-05: London Cattle Food Trade Association;
CLC/B/103-06: London Copra Association;
CLC/B/103-07: London Corn Exchange Importers' Association;
CLC/B/103-08: London Corn Trade Association;
CLC/B/103-09: London Port Area Grain Committee;
CLC/B/103-10: National Association of United Kingdom Oil and Oilseed Brokers;
CLC/B/103-11: National Federation of Corn Trade Associations;
CLC/B/103-12: United Associations Limited;
CLC/B/103-13: National Lubricating Oil and Grease Federation.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2010 to January 2011.