IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/B/166-03
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
Date(s): 1834-1957
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 71 production units.
Name of creator(s): Mutual Life Assurance Society
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Mutual Life Assurance Society was founded in 1834 by the brothers James and William Burchell, and originally based at 37 Old Jewry. In 1848 it moved to 39 King Street, and expanded into no. 38 in 1859, new premises being built on the site. The Mutual merged with the National Life Assurance Society in 1896 to form the National Mutual Life Assurance Society.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Mutual Life Assurance Society records comprise constitutional documents, minutes, annual reports and accounts, records of policies and claims, and other administrative records. Some series were maintained by National Mutual after the merger.
24 hours notice is required for access to this material.
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 records were given to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 2002 and subsequently catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For the National Life Assurance Society see CLC/B/166-02; for the National Mutual Life Assurance Society see CLC/B/166-01.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note:
Date(s) of descriptions: January to May 2011.