Surveys

Business archives are irreplaceable and reflect the key contribution of industry and commerce to the development of Britain's economy and society. For this reason, the Council has initiated surveys of major national industries. These surveys have identified historically-important records, thereby helping to ensure their preservation and to alert researchers and the business community to valuable source material.

In 2011 the Architecture, Building and Construction Records Survey began. Funded to run for one year, the project is a partnership between the Business Archives Council and The National Archives.

List of surveys published to date

Pamela Hunter, Veterinary Medicine: A Guide to the Historical records (Aldershot, 2004). Available on www.ashgate.com.

Lesley Richmond, Julie Stevenson & Alison Turton, The Pharmaceutical Industry. A Guide to Historical Records (Aldershot, 2003).

Alison Turton & John Orbell, British Banking. A Guide to Historical Records (Aldershot 2001). This publication updated a previous survey. Available to members at cost of £50.

Lesley Richmond & Alison Turton (eds.), Directory of corporate archives (Business Archives Council, 4th ed., 1996).

Wendy Habgood, Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. A guide to historical records (Manchester 1994).

Lesley Richmond and Alison Turton, The brewing industry: a guide to historical records (Manchester, 1990).

LA Ritchie, The shipbuilding industry: a guide to historical records (Manchester, 1992).

Lesley Richmond and Bridget Stockford, Company archives: a survey of the records of 1000 of the first registered companies in England and Wales (Aldershot, 1986).