Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1800s-1900s (Creation)
Level of description
recordgrp
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Rand Mines Ltd. only established the Rand Mines Archives in June 1963 together with its parent companies, H. Eckstein & Co. and the Central Mining and Investment Corporation Ltd. The bulk of those company records dates back to 1887. Rand Mines Ltd. had preserved its own records since its founding in Johannesburg in 1893. The records became part of Barlow Rand Limited Group Archives, after the amalgamation of Rand Mines Limited and Thos. Barlow & Sons in 1971, becoming Barlow World in 2000.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The Wernher & Beit papers are part of the Barlow World Rand Mines archive.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection contains to a large extent the correspondence with the London office. Please see the full listing in the inventory.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
The rights for this collection are held by Barlow World.
Language of material
- English
- German