1087222
- TitleA.B. Pursell papers and photographs, ca. 1850s-1950s
- Creator
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Type of material
- Reference code1087222
- Physical Description2 albums (88 photographs), 27 photographs
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Archibald B. Pursell, born in 1865, emigrated to Australia from England in 1885 and the following year established the insurance brokerage A .B. Pursell & Sons Pty Ltd. The company's clients included David Jones Pty. Ltd and Anthony Horderns, for whom the firm handled a fire in 1901 which burnt down Hordern's Haymarket premises.
Pursell managed A .B. Pursell & Sons Pty Ltd. until his retirement in 1946. The company went on to operate until 1974 when it was acquired by Manor Holdings Limited.
Pursell was also actively involved with Sydney YMCA of which he was president, the temperance movement of the Methodist Church and Rotary Club.
References:
National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au (accessed June 11, 2014)
Compiled from the collection - Scope and ContentSERIES 01: A.B. Pursell personal, business and family papers, ca. 1850s-1950s
SERIES 02: A.B. Pursell personal, business and family photographs, ca. 1870s-1950s - System of arrangementThis collection is arranged into two series.
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