Records of Aitchison Jeffrey Ltd, brewers, Edinburgh, Scotland

Scope and Content

  • Corporate records, 1961-1968;
  • Shareholding records, 1962-1967;
  • Financial records, 1958-1963;
  • Patents and trademarks, 1962;
  • Production records, 1960-1964;
  • Sales records, 1960-1964;
  • Staff records, 1961-1964;
  • Licensed premises records, 1959-1963;
  • Property records, c1960s;
  • Promotional material, c1960s.

Administrative / Biographical History

Aitchison Jeffrey Ltd, brewers in Edinburgh, Scotland, was registered as a limited liability company in 1961, as a wholly owned subsidiary of United Breweries Ltd, to integrate the activities of John Aitchison & Co Ltd, Canongate Brewery, Edinburgh, and John Jeffrey & Co Ltd, Heriot Brewery, Roseburn Terrace, Edinburgh, production being concentrated at the latter site. United Breweries Ltd merged with Charrington & Co Ltd, London, England, in 1962 through a holding company, Charrington United Breweries Ltd, London.

Source: Richmond, Lesley and Turton, Alison (eds.) "The brewing industry. A guide to historical records" (Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1990)

Arrangement

The material is arranged according to the Scottish Brewing Archive classification scheme used within all SBA collections.

Access Information

Access to records within this collection is open, however an appointment may be required. Please email Archives and Special Collections for advice: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Acquisition Information

Tennent Caledonian Breweries Ltd

Other Finding Aids

See also University of Glasgow Collections

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Alternative Form Available

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Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

The collection was previously stored with the rest of the Scottish Brewing Archive at Heriot-Watt University. It moved to the University of Glasgow in 1991. Custody of the Scottish Brewing Archive was transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 2008.

Accruals

None expected

Related Material

  • GB 248 AIT: Records of James Aitken & Co (Falkirk) Ltd;
  • GB 248 JJ: Records of John Jeffrey & Co Ltd;
  • GB 248 JA: Records of John Aitchison & Co Ltd;
  • GB 248 WMC: Records of William Murray & Co Ltd;
  • GB 248 T: Records of Tennent Caledonian Breweries Ltd;
  • GB 248 CUB: Records of Charrington United Breweries Ltd;
  • GB 802302: Records of Charrington United Breweries Ltd (private collection, see Richmond & Turton, 'The brewing industry', 1990);
  • GB 802302 BAC: Records of Charrington & Co Ltd, brewers (private collection, see Richmond & Turton, 'The brewing industry', 1990);
  • GB 802302 no 619: Records of United Breweries Ltd (private collection, see Richmond & Turton, 'The brewing industry', 1990).

Location of Originals

This material is original

Geographical Names