Level
Archival term for the position of the unit of description in the hierarchy of the fond. Each level is described as follows:
fond level
The whole of a collection, organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular person, family or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities and functions. This is the highest level of description (e.g. the Walgreens Boots Alliance collection).
Sub-fond level
A subdivision of a fond containing a body of related documents concerning administrative subdivisions of the main body (e.g. Boots UK).
Sub-sub-fond level
A subdivision of a sub-fond containing a body of related documents concerning administrative subdivisions (e.g. Timothy Whites and Taylors Ltd).
Sub-sub-sub-fond level
A subdivision of a sub-sub-fond containing a body of related documents concerning administrative subdivisions (e.g. Taylors Cash Chemists Ltd).
Function
The administrative organisational area responsible for creating the records.
Series level
A series of records within a collection where documents have been arranged in accordance with a filing system or maintained as a unit because they result from the same accumulation or filing process, or the same activity; have a particular format, or because of some other relationship arising out of their creation or use. (e.g. Annual Accounts).
File level
The basic level of a group of related records within the series (e.g. advertising guard book).
Item/Piece level
The smallest intellectually indivisible archival unit within the series (e.g. a single advertisement within a guard book).
Ref No
This is our unique reference to a document or group of documents. It will consist of a string of capitalised text, usually with numbers. Subdivisions of the reference will be indicated by a "/" in the string. The reference is the key piece of information you need to give us to obtain a copy of a document or see the document at the Archive Centre.
Alt Ref No
Some of the documents and files in the collection have old reference numbers which are no longer used as a finding number. All old numbers have been recorded in the Alternative Reference Number (Alt Ref No) field and you can use the Advanced search page to look up the up-to-date reference number.
Extent
This field provides information about the quantity of material which is being described (e.g. 2 boxes, 1 volume).
Business catalogue abbreviations
AA - Alliance Apotek
AB - Alliance Boots
AC - Alcura
AD - Alliance Healthcare Deutschland
AE - Alliance Healthcare Espana
AF - Alliance Healthcare France
AG - UCP (Egypt)
AH - Alliance Healthcare
AI - Alliance Healthcare Italia
AK - Alliance Apotheek
AM - Armilia UAB
AN - Alliance Healthcare Netherlands
AO - Alloga
AP - Alphega Pharmacy
AR - Alliance Healthcare Russia
AS - A G Stanley
AT - Aitchison & Co
AW - Alliance Healthcare Norge
AU - The Boots Company (Australia Ltd)
AUC - Alliance UniChem Plc
AUK - Alliance Healthcare UK
AY - Alliance Pharmacy
AZ - Alliance Healthcare Czech Republic
BB - The Boots Company (Belgium) SA
BC - Boots Charitable Trust
BD - Boots Drug Stores (Holdings) Ltd
BE - Boots Cash Chemists Eastern Ltd
BF - Boots Farm Sales Ltd
BG - R.O. Boots-Galenika
BH - Boots Healthcare International Ltd
BI - Boots International
BL - Boots The Chemists (Lancashire) Ltd
BLI - Boots Laboratories Inc.
BM - Boots Contract Manufacturing
BMC - Boots Mitsubishi Corporation
BN - Boots Cash Chemists Northern Ltd
BO - Boots Opticians
BP - Boots Pharmaceuticals
BPC - Boots Pure Drug Company [Subsidiary]
BPF - Boots Pharma France
BS - Boots Cash Chemists Southern Ltd
BSN - Boots Store Netherlands BV
BTC - Boots The Chemist Ltd [Subsidiary]
BT - Boots UK
BTH - Boots Thailand
BU - Boots Insurance Services Ltd
BV - The Boots Company (Holland) B.V.
BW - Boots Cash Chemists Western Ltd
CC - Clement Clark Holdings Plc
CE - Boots-Celtech Diagnostics Ltd
CH - Crookes Healthcare Ltd (BHI)
CL - Crookes Laboratories Ltd (BHI)
CP - Curry and Paxton Ltd
CPD - Crookes Products Ltd
CW - Childrens World Ltd
DA - Dollond & Aitchison
DC - Dollond & Co
EM - E Moss Ltd
FB - Farmacias Benevides
FD - FADS
FE - The Boots Company (Far East) Pte. Ltd.
FEX - Farmexpert
FM - Boots-Formenti S.p.A
FP - Farley Health Products Ltd
GB - Global Brands
HF - Hedef Alliance
HL - Halfords
HM - Homestyle
HN - Hanwell Optical Company Ltd
HY - Beaute, Hygiene et Soins SA
ID - The Boots Company (India) Ltd
IN - Inmans Drug Stores Ltd
IR - Boots Ireland
JBST - Jesse Boot Social Trust
KA - Kanoldt Arzneimittel GmBH
KN - The Boots Company (Kenya) Ltd
LB - Laboratories Boots - Dacour SA
LBL - Laboratoires Lutsia SA
LBP - Laboratoires Boots Pharma
LE - Liz Earl
LL - Laboratories Liade S.A.
MS - Miller and Santhouse Plc
NI -The Boots Company (Nigeria) Ltd.
NZ - Boots The Chemists (New Zealand) Ltd.
OM - Optrex (Malaya) Sdn. Bhd.
OO - Optrex Overseas Ltd
OT - Optrex Ltd
PD - Payless DIY
PH - The Boots Company (Philippines) Inc.
PK - The Boots Company (Pakistan) Ltd
PP - Personal papers
PR - Boots Puerto Rico Inc
PS - Preservative Systems Ltd.
PU - Boots Pharmaceuticals Inc
SA - The Boots Company (South Africa) (Pty.)
SG - Soap and Glory
SL - Sleek
SN - Alliance Sante
TC - Taylors Cash Chemists Ltd
TRC - The Therapeutic Research Corporation of Great Britain
TCC - The Therapeutic Research Corporation of Great Britain
TD - Taylors Drug Company Limited
TH - Theodore Hamblin Ltd
TL - Taylors Cash Chemists London Ltd
TM - Taylors Cash Chemists Midlands Ltd
TN - Technochemie GmBH
TT - Taylors Cash Chemists Trust Ltd
TW- Timothy Whites and Taylors Ltd
TWW - Timothy Whites and Wholesale Ltd
UC - Unichem
UD - Underwoods Plc
UDC - United Drug Company
UF - Alliance UniChem Farmaceutica S.A
US - The Boots Company (USA) Inc
WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance
WG - Walgreens
WHF - Walgreen Drug Stores Historical Foundation
WW - Ward White Group Plc
WP - Whites Property Co. Ltd