| Description | There are 17 boxes of departmental records (Finance Sub-Department) in bay 28, numbered 1 - 16. Two of these were numbered 8, and have been relabelled 8A and 8B. All of the boxes (except for 9 and 12) contain one outstanding debt journal ledger. The ledgers itemise costs incurred for housing projects, such as legal fees, planning and ground purchase. Accounts are arranged by account number, the first letter of which corresponds to the first letter of the street or project name (e.g. D1 - Dartmouth Street or D5 - Duddeston & Nechells Redevelopment Plan).
Information contained in each account will be all or some of the following:
1. Location of project
2. Number and types of property being built
3. Account number
4. Contract number
5. Date of financial transaction
6. Company or department to which money has been paid
7. Amount paid, sub-totals and totals
8. Reason for payment
The sub series is arranged as follows:
BOX 1
Account Book D 1 – G 4/4, 1 volume, 1950 – 1980.
BOX 2
Account Book N – S 51/14, 1 indexed volume, 1956 – 1985.
BOX 3
Account Book K 6 – M 25, 1 volume, 1950 – 1982.
BOX 4
Account Book M 25/1 – P 17/1, 1 volume, 1950 – 1983.
BOX 5
Account Book G 5 – H 13, 1 volume, 1950 – 1980.
BOX 6
Account Book A – C, 1 volume with summary, 1950 – 1983.
BOX 7
Account Book T 16 – W 23/1, 1 volume, 1950 – 1982.
BOX 8A
Account Book H 14 – K 5/20, 1 volume, 1950 – 1980.
BOX 8B
Account Book P18 – S 1/12, 1 volume, 1950 – 1982.
BOX 9
Card index of projects, 12 bundles, c1945 – 1981. This card index is organised by contract number, which when cross-referenced, allows easier access to the ledgers. Information contained on each card will be all or some of the following:
1. Location of project
2. Number and types of property being built
3. Contract number
4. Contracting company
5. Committee minutes relevant to project
6. Tendered price, estimates, amount paid, sub-totals and totals
7. Dates of project approval and Reason for payment
BOX 10
Account Book C44 Chelmsley Wood, 1 indexed volume, 1965 – 1980.
BOX 11
Account Book B 28/1 – C 85/1, 1 volume, 1950 – 1981.
BOX 12
Housing New Build Sub-Account Book, 1 volume, 1982 – 1985. Information contained on will be all or some of the following:
1. Location of project
2. Contract number
3. Date of expenditure, reasons and source
4. Method of finance
5. Dates of project approval and Reason for payment.
BOX 13
Account Book S 1/13 – T 15/1, 1 volume, 1950 – 1983.
BOX 14
Account Book W 23/2 – Y 8/1, 1 volume with summaries, 1950 – 1983.
BOX 15
Account Book A 2 – B 27/1, 1 volume, 1950 – 1982.
BOX 16
Account Book D 5 – M 58, 1 indexed volume, 1953 – 1984. |