| LC control no. | n 50062035 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | North West Company |
| Variant(s) | Compagnie du nord-ouest North-west Company of Canada North-west Company of Montreal Northwest Company Northwest Company of Canada |
| See also | Absorbing corporate body: Hudson's Bay Company Absorbed corporate body: XY Company |
| Biography/History note | The North West Company was founded in 1779. It absorbed the XY company in 1804 and was absorbed by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821. |
| Beginning date | 1779 |
| Ending date | 1821 |
| Associated country | Canada |
| Special note | SUBJECT USAGE: Works about this body are entered under the corporate heading for the name used during the latest period covered in the work. |
| Found in | NLC 12/26/80 (AACR 2: North West Company) Information from 678 converted Dec. 11, 2014 (Founded 1773-74; amalgamated with the Hudson's Bay company 1821) LAC internal file, February 21, 2019 (heading: North West Company; variants: North West Company of Canada; Northwest Company of Canada; XY Company; Compagnie du Nord-Ouest; in 1804 absorbed the XY Company and other companies; was absorbed by Hudson's Bay Company in 1821) Wikipedia, viewed on February 21, 2019 (founded 1779) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_West_Company#Beginnings> |
| National bib agency no. | 0009J4317E |
| Quality code | nlc |
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