{"id":1672,"date":"2020-06-26T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2020-06-23T13:15:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T13:15:55","slug":"archival-types-business-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2020\/06\/26\/archival-types-business-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Archival Types &#8211; Business Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Business records are those records that are created by a business that have a long-term value to the business itself, its stakeholders and future generations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can include paper records, electronic records, audio recordings, videos and photographs.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most of the material produced by an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0organisation is ephemeral and of little use after the function that created it is ended. However, some of the records remain a unique corporate asset that documents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and provides evidence of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a company\u2019s origins, growth, products, services and decisions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1295\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/03\/Beales-shopfront.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/03\/Beales-shopfront.jpg 494w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/03\/Beales-shopfront-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0archive is a unique corporate asset that can be used for important legal, marketing, communications and business decisions that form part of a historical business context. Rather than being a matter of nostalgia, a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0archive is an important investment in the future of the company.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Typical material retained in a Business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0archive includes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Foundation documents &#8211; charters or Memorandum of Association<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Board\/Directors minutes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0detailing decision making<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annual accounts and reports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Staff lists\/employee registers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0listing length of service<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title deeds &amp; leases<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for property and land<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Licenses and patents<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for any products and inventions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Product design and sales literature<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Staff reminiscences<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, reunions<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Photographs, films and videos<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1674\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1674\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6-960x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6-960x1024.jpg 960w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6-768x819.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6-1440x1536.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2020\/06\/D_PPY_-A_-6_-2_-6.jpg 1646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D-PPY\/A\/6\/2\/6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It should be noted that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0business archives are useful for more than just\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">researching the history of a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">specific\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or business history more generally<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Business records contain a variety of useful items\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for family<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0historian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s and s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">omebody researching\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an ancestor\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">work at a business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0might take interest in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">staff lists recording\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">details of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who worked\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">there<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ay-to-day actions in the firm<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0recorded<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in ledgers, daybooks and registers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">orrespondence concerning employees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In more historical records th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ere may also be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">applications for employment and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">areer information such as hiring, promotion, and salary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Additionally,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> there can also be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0photographs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">staff\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">handbooks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ewspaper clippings of events<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">showing what working life was like<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0history<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0can be shown<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0where businesses have played a significant part in the lives of local communities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rough<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0minutes,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0photographs and newspaper clippings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Social history can be studied through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the products and services the business offered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">providing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">document<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ary evidence of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0such things as expansion\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and closure\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of businesses, the changing nature of retail<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and the high street\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and how this shapes communities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0changes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and evolutions in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">interactions with businesses<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0over time<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" style=\"width: 797px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"longdesc-return-527\" class=\"size-large wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D-STW-A-6-4-3-Garden-Lands-advert-web-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Advert for Garden Lands (reference: D-STW\/A\/6\/4\/3)\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog?longdesc=527&amp;referrer=1672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D-STW-A-6-4-3-Garden-Lands-advert-web-797x1024.jpg 797w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D-STW-A-6-4-3-Garden-Lands-advert-web-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D-STW-A-6-4-3-Garden-Lands-advert-web-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/files\/2018\/05\/D-STW-A-6-4-3-Garden-Lands-advert-web.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Advert for Garden Lands (reference: D-STW\/A\/6\/4\/3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Preserving\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0archive means\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the business<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0corporate memory is preserved for the future<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and can be accessed and referenced for years to come<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If your business holds an archive that you would\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">like to deposit with us\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for safe-keeping<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or you would like advice on looking after your own business\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">archive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">please<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> contact us &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business records are those records that are created by a business that have a long-term value to the business itself, its stakeholders and future generations.\u00a0\u00a0They\u00a0can include paper records, electronic records, audio recordings, videos and photographs.\u00a0Most of the material produced by any\u00a0organisation is ephemeral and of little use after the function that created it is ended.&hellip; <span class=\"kuorinka-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/2020\/06\/26\/archival-types-business-records\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Archival Types &#8211; Business Records<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1892,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[82,156,109],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1675,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions\/1675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/dorset-history-centre-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}