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Rubery Owen (Darlaston) Ltd: Minutes of Rubery Owen & Co. Ltd, 1966 -1975, Rubery Owen (Darlaston) Ltd 1975-1980; statutory records including Register of seals: 1960 - 1981; financial records including private journals, r1966-1972; correspondence of the Company Secretary, Denis Burns Akehurst: 1974 - 1979 functional records relating to industrial relations, 1961-1980 including committee minutes and agreements. Rubery Owen (Scotland) Ltd: Minutes of annual meetings, 1962-1970 Rubery Owen (Hydraulics) Ltd: Minutes, 1973-1981 Rubery Owen Mechanical Equipment Ltd: Minutes, 1973-1980; private ledger cash book, 1973-1980.

By the end of 1975, Rubery Owen (Darlaston) Ltd was the holding company for the following companies: Rubery Owen (Scotland) Ltd; Rubery Owen (Hydraulics) Ltd; Rubery Owen Mechanical Equipment Ltd. Other companies whose records have not survived are: Gainsborough Engineering (Oldham) Ltd; Rubery Owen (Metal Assemblies) Ltd; Rubery Owen (Wheels & Assemblies) Ltd; Rubery Owen (Pressings & Fabrications) Ltd; Rubery Owen (Site Services) Ltd. Reference: Catalogue to the collection

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

This collection forms part of the Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd Archive The Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd Archive has been arranged using the following classification scheme: 1 Minute Books; 2 Statutory Records; 3 Financial Records; 4 Correspondence; 5 Letter Books; 6 Printed Publications; 7 Other Publications; 8 Diaries; 9 Agreements; 10 Press - Cuttings; 11 Reports; 12 Notices; 13 Functional Records; 13.1 Preparation for Retirement; 13.2 Industrial Life & Christian Teamwork; 13.3 Group Archives.

Access is generally open to all records more than thirty years of age unless they refer directly to individuals - members of the family and employees alike. Records less than 30 years of age are closed. Applications for access to closed records may be made to the Chairman of Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd and will only be considered from bona fide students if the company has a genuine interest in the results of the research which the applicant wishes to undertake. Copies of any material to be published must be submitted for approval by the Company before publication. The private papers of Sir Alfred Owen are closed.

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Files relating to Sir Alfred's activities as a member and chairman of the Staffordshire County Council were transferred to the Staffordshire County Record Office in 1974. The Rubery Owen Photographic and Film Collection is held by the Staffordshire Film Archive at Staffordshire University.

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