Christy & Co Ltd. Additional Material: advertising literature, photos, miscellaneous documents
John Smith1759 - 1964
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The collection is comprised of miscellaneous material borrowed by a researcher. It includes both published and unpublished material relating to the history of the Christy’s company (including the 175th Anniversary), the history of the hat making industry, records relating to relevant trade and unions, advertising material, photographs of the hat works, shops and headshots of the Christy and Christie-Miller families. There are also newspaper cuttings and material related to the 1907 Strike.
Title:
Christy & Co Ltd. Additional Material: advertising literature, photos, miscellaneous documents
Creator:
Date of work:
1759 - 1964
Reference number:
D1329
Level of description:
Collection
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
Includes:
Custodial history:
Material relating to the history of Christy’s and the hat making industry, regarding related trades and unions and miscellaneous company records. This material was borrowed from the company for academic research and later donated to the library.
Arrangement:
As the records had been removed from the original collection (and therefore order) and were no longer arranged by provenance and in original order, they have been arranged by function.D1329/1 Company RecordsD1329/2 Hatting TradeD1329/3 History of Christy’sD1329/4 History of Hatmaking
Finding aids note:
Catalogued under D1329 (computer archives folder, physical folders: archives by topic and archives by D number)
Source:
The collection was material borrowed by an academic (possibly John Smith, who donated the collection to the archives) for research from Christy’s. It was later to donated Stockport Archives.
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Language:
English
Record number:
6796427
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