A Guide to the Birley and Company Records
Finding aid created by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
November 2008
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | Birley and Company | |
| Title: | Birley and Company Records | |
| Dates: | 1810-1877 | |
| Abstract: | Ledgers of textile manufacturers Birley and Co., Charlton Mills, Chas. Macintosh and Co., a personal ledger of Henry Birley, and a Birley and Co., letterbook (1841-1846). | |
| Extent: | 0.8 linear feet. (2 boxes) | |
| Identification: | MS Group 110-8 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
Birley and Co. operated the Charlton Mill, and perhaps other textile concerns in Manchester, England. Charles A. MacIntosh was a pioneer in the British production of rubber. Charles MacIntosh and Company was founded in Manchester 1824 by MacIntosh, Hugh and Joseph Birley, and R.W. Barton to carry on the business of producing waterproof fabrics. (William Woodruff, The Rise of the British Rubber Industry during the Nineteenth Century. Liverpool University Press, 1958, p. 5n.)
Scope and Content
Ledgers of Birley and Co., Charlton Mills, Chas. Macintosh and Co., a personal ledger of Henry Birley, and a Birley and Co., letterbook (1841-1846).
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Related or Separated Material
This collection is part of the Accounting Collection, which was established in 1971 through gifts made and solicited by Dr. Williard E. Stone, Professor of Accounting, and Chair of the Department of Accounting.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Birley and Company Records, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Acquisition Information
The Birley Records were given to the Libraries in 1973 by Dr. William Woodruff, Research Professor of Economic History professor, University of Florida. Woodruff received the papers from members of the Birley family.
Contents List
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| Birley, Henry | ||
| Charlton Mills | ||
| Chas. Macintosh and Co | ||
| Rubber industry and trade -- Great Britain | ||
| Textile industry -- Great Britain | ||
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