Passports of John Blythe Kinross, 1938, 1957. Also containing miscellaneous small pocket diaries, 1916, 1918-1921, 1923, relating to the boyhood and early working years of John Blythe Kinross, containing considerable annotations by him, particularly relating to the people he mentions., 1916, 1918-1921, 1923, 1938, 1957.
Scope and Contents
Containing correspondence, memorandums, diaries and other papers.
The main interest of the collection lies in the material to the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (ICFC), to the financing of small businesses, and in general to Kinross’s activities in the City of London from 1928 to the present day. In addition to formal business, the papers contain a significant quantity of private correspondence, and some interest diaries. All the papers carry useful and sometimes lengthy annotations by Kinross himself. The papers were used extensively for his autobiography 'Fifty years in the city', 1982.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1916, 1918-1921, 1923, 1938, 1957.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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