Administrative Information
Provenance
The records of the Board of Trade, a British government agency which regulates foreign trade, were acquired by the Manuscript Division by gift and purchase, 1899-1940.
Processing History
The records of the Board of Trade were originally arranged and described under various titles among the Manuscript Division’s Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection. They were combined and newly described in 2001.
Related Material
In addition to this collection, the Manuscript Division also houses a much larger collection of reproductions of Board of Trade records reproduced as part of the Library’s foreign copying program.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Great Britain Board of Trade Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.