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Hudson's Bay Company

LC control no.n 80089976
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingHudson's Bay Company
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Variant(s)Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay
Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay
Governour and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay
HBC
Hudson Bay Company
Hudson Bay Fur Company
Hudson's Bay Fur Company
See alsoAbsorbed corporate body: North West Company
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Biography/History noteThe Hudson's Bay Company was incorporated on May 2, 1670. In 1821 the Northwest Company of Canada was merged into the Hudson's Bay Company.
Beginning date1670-05-02
Associated countryCanada England
Associated placeLondon (England) Winnipeg (Man.)
LocatedToronto (Ont.)
Field of activityMerchandising Fur trade Retail trade
Found inPettipas, Katherine. The Hudson's Bay Company collection in the Manitoba Museum, c2009: p. 56 (Hudson's Bay Company; HBC)
NLC 12/26/80 (AACR2: Hudson's Bay Company)
InU/Wing STC files (usage: Governour and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay)
OCLC, Sept. 9, 2008 (hdgs: Hudson's Bay Company; Hudson's Bay Fur Company; Hudson Bay Fur Company; Hudson Bay Company)
Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015 (Chartered 1670 by King Charles II as "The governor and company of adventurers of England, trading into Hudson's Bay."; Known as Hudson's Bay Company.; In 1821 the Northwest company of Canada (formed 1773-74) was merged into the Hudson's Bay company)
LAC internal file, February 21, 2019 (heading: Hudson's Bay Company; variants: Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay; Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay; HBC; Hudson's Bay Fur Company; Hudson Bay Company; Hudson Bay Fur Company; Governour and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; North West Company; chartered May 2, 1670; oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world; formerly headquartered in London, England, and via intermediary residence in Winnipeg, Manitoba; head offices are located in Toronto, Ontario)
Equivalent(s)Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
National bib agency no.0100L3763E
Associated languageeng
Quality codenlc