IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/161
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: MOCATTA AND GOLDSMID LIMITED
Date(s): 1762-1947
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 71 production units.
Name of creator(s): Mocatta and Goldsmid Ltd | bullion brokers
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Active from the late 17th century, the Mocatta family went into partnership with the Goldsmids in 1779 in the businesses of banking and bullion broking and dealing. They have had London offices at Grigsby's Coffee House, Threadneedle Street; 61 Threadneedle Street; King's Arms Yard; Throgmorton Avenue; and Finsbury Circus.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Mocatta and Goldsmid Limited, bullion brokers, comprising: partnership records, 1874-1930, financial records, 1762-1947; agreements, contracts and related papers, 1912-36; records relating to B E Mocatta, 1913-22; correspondence, 1798-1817; and miscellaneous items, 1883-1945.
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:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Ms 10399-400 were deposited by the company in 1959; Ms 18637-65 were deposited in 1979. They were catalogued in 1959 and 1979 respectively. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.