Includes memoranda relating to the English Stock, letters to the clerk and livery and a copy petition to the House of Lords by William Penman with amendments.
Statements of the numbers of stockholders and liverymen voting for and against the resolution consenting to the Stationers' and Newspapers Makers' Company Bill.
Correspondence between William Penman and master Ousey regarding the English Stock and the resignation of William Penman from the treasurership; includes miscellaneous papers including a solicitor's report on the affairs of the company and the English Stock, 1 Jul 1959, and copy cases and opinions of counsel, 1771.
Copy memoranda, reports, draft legal documents and other papers relating to the Stationers' and Newspapers Makers' Company Bill, with original correspondence.
Correspondence relating to dividends, deceased English Stock partners and vacant shares.
Papers relating to the affairs of the English Stock, including copy correspondence, further instructions to counsel, the case for the opinion of Mr J A Wolfe with Sir Milner Holland, the joint opinion, and the master's report on meetings held in connection with the affairs of the English Stock.
Correspondence regarding the repayment of English Stock capital.
Correspondence and papers relating to the passage of the Stationers' and Newspapers Makers' Company Bill through Parliament.
Papers including circulars sent by William Penman, an extract from the byelaws relating to the English Stock, samples of dividend letters sent, memoranda and cards relating to the stockholders' meeting of 31 Jan 1961.
Papers including minutes of Constitutional Committee meetings, correspondence regarding the Stationers' and Newspapers Makers' Company Bill, memoranda, opinions of counsel, instructions to counsel, a draft proof of evidence of John Mylne Rivington and a report of the attorney-general on the Bill.
Case for the opinion of counsel with accompanying documents.
Copy minutes of evidence taken before the House of Lords Select Committee on the Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Company Bill.
Memorandum and copy letters by William Penman.
Copy case for the opinion of counsel regarding Stationers' Hall.