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TANKS Group Archive
Catalogue reference: TANKS
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This record is about the TANKS Group Archive dating from c.1893-1950.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TANKS
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Title (The name of the record)
- TANKS Group Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1893-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers include correspondence files, annual reports, minutes, accounts, contracts and legal documents, relating to the various companies within the Group. As well as being of interest to industrial historians, they are a valuable source for studies of colonialism and economic development in Africa
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester University: University of Manchester Library
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Tanks Group Services Ltd</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 7.17 cu.m
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access restricted until late 2006
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The archive was initially deposited by the company at Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry; the Museum transferred the archive to JRULM in 1995
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>Partial handlist</p>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Tanks Group Services Ltd was a London-based holding company for several railway and mining concerns in Central and East Africa. It oversaw such companies as the Benguela Railway Company, Geita Gold Mining Company Ltd, Rhodesia Katanga Company Ltd, Tanganyika Concessions Ltd, Tanganyika Concessions Union Minire, Zambesia Exploring Company Ltd and The Nile Congo Divide Syndicate Ltd. The company was originally known as Tanganyika Holdings Ltd
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5377399a-89d1-446a-9261-457a74f171c1/
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