Bell, Gully and Company : Records

Acc 73-126 comprises mainly letter books, 1864-1950. Acc 73-165 comprises two divisions of records (1) letter books and cost books (1941-1972) (2) papers from various estates including those on loan from Robinson and Cunningham, Masterton, and those from Bell Gully

Acc 73-165 includes papers relating to the following estates: J C Bidwill, W E Bidwill, C R Bidwill and J O Bidwill, Mrs Oren Beetham, Anniedale owners, Wyvern Williams and Mrs A S T C Williams of Anniedale (under order of Robinson and Cunningham); and Simcox family, W H Simcox estate, N W Levin voluntary settlement, Spanish consul, Sir Charles Campbell, and Lady Sara Campbell estate and marriage settlement (from Bell Gully)

Acc 86-081 comprises legal documents relating to J H Bethune & Co and estate of W H Bethune, 1872-1929, William Boyd and Walter Turnbull

Source of title - Supplied title

Arrangement: Acc 73-165 : Envelope with contents of each box in Back File (these are not numbered); also list of estates, with box numbers

Wellington law firm

Quantity: 144 box(es) (includes 4 hollinger boxes). 1228 volume(s). 4 folder(s). 118.60 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Finding Aids: Paper inventory which was previously available in reading room was removed on November 2014 as it contained no extra information. A copy is available in the staff backfile..

Processing information: Acc 73-165 not yet listed (128 boxes).

Collection descriptions updated on 19 December 2023 when the requirement to obtain permission of the Chief Librarian before access was removed.