Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1582-2026 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
8 sub-series
Context area
Repository
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records relating to donations or bequests to the Company for charitable purposes; the charities and estates adminstered by the Company; and other Company property, such as the barge, Hall and moveables. The charity records include those relating to the Stationers' Company School, in existence 1858-1982.
The Company's property in the Irish Estates, the Manor of Pellipar, was owned by the English Stock, so its records can be found in the English Stock subfonds (TSC/STO).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
In accordance with the Guildhall Library guidelines, charities and property records have been arranged into 8 sections:
TSC/G/01: General charity records
TSC/G/02: General estates records
TSC/G/03: Records of individual charities
TSC/G/04: Records of individual estates
TSC/G/05: Company barge records
TSC/G/06: Stationers' Hall records
TSC/G/07: Movables records
TSC/G/08: Property deeds and records of title (Guildhall term: 'muniments of title')
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Variable
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Lists of recipients of Company charity can be found in the Court minute books and rough Court minute books [TSC/B/01-02].
Notes area
Note
Catalogued
Note
Open