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H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives
Catalogue reference: H K LEWIS
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This record is about the H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives dating from 1825-1973.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- H K LEWIS
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Title (The name of the record)
- H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of H K Lewis & Company Ltd, comprising ledgers, minute books, agenda books, letter books, registers, account books, other books, balance sheets and accounts, share certificates, articles of association, correspondence, miscellaneous, plans, pictures, photographs, and printed items.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd; Bookseller
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 73 volumes, 6 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Certain restrictions apply. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- Deposited on permanent loan to the Library in November 1989.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Handlist.
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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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H K Lewis & Company Ltd was founded by Harry King Lewis in 1844 as a medical publisher and bookseller. The firm occupied 136 Gower Street and 28 Gower Place. In 1989 the business was purchased by Pentos publishing group, which dissolved in 1997. It is now owned by Waterstone's.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7002f00d-7475-403a-bd1e-c657bf8c2e85/
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H K Lewis & Co Ltd Archives