Ford Sherington business records, 1887-1972
Ford Sherington business records, 1887-1972
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1887-1972
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10132
Record Identifier
Reference Code
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Physical Description
Contents
0.96 metres of textual material (6 boxes)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes the correspondence, minute books, account books, catalogues and associated records of the firm Alfred Ford 1887-1910, the travel goods company Ford Sherington Limited 1910-1950 and Ford Sherington Holdings 1950-1972.
BOX 1
Folder containing notes on the history of the firm Alfred Ford and also Ford Sherington Limited.
Bound vo...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Ford Sherington business records, 1887-1972
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
The contents list is adapted from an inventory compiled by the donor.
Contextual Information
Source
Donated by Geoffrey Sherington in 2016
Collection history
By decent from Alfred Ford and the Sherington family
Administrative / Biographical history
In 1888-89, Ada Caroline Sherington, her three sons William, Arthur and Guy, and her two sisters Clara and Alice Banfield, arrived in Australia from London. They settled first in Brisbane before coming to Sydney where Clara Banfield married Alfred Ford a tin trunk manufacturer from Newtown. Ada Sherington invested in Ford’s business and also took a...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 10132
Record Identifier
9WZWgwOY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZWgwOY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1007687
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