Identity area
Reference code
MS 120
Title
Papers of William Grimond, Trader, Dundee, and his family
Date(s)
- 1819-1852 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
6 boxes, 1 folder; 1.00 linear metre
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Grimond family were flax spinners. By 1793 David Grimond owned Lornty Mill, Blairgowrie and his brother James owned Oakbank Mll, Blairgowrie. The family business of J & A D Grimond was established in Dundee in 1840, originally as a cloth merchant, and soon after as jute weavers. Throughout the records the family name appears as Grimmond and Grimond.
Repository
Archival history
The records were deposited at the National Library by Lady Grimond in 1984. Was NLS Deposit 365/3
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence of James Grimond 1819-1852; cheques of James Grimond 1835-1838; letterbooks 1840-1850; book containing notes on banking, business etc. c.1838; wastebooks 1835-1842; ledgers 1838-1839; book containing receipts and payments 1835; cash books 1822-1833; pocket book 1823-1830; book containing accounts of sales of cloth 1828-1831 with notes of payments and receipts 1826-1836 loosely enclosed; Love and Barton's 'Housekeeper's Account Book', Manchester, early 19th C
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The records are on paper and are in need of conservation
Finding aids
Summary handlist
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 120
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English