Anna Stone
Danger, men at work - Silk hats must be worn!
Anna Stone 27 August 2009
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
In our three hundred year history Aviva companies have employed an enormous number of people. This month I’ve been digging around in the archive to find out about the rules that governed their working lives.
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Comprehensive Insurance
Anna Stone 18 February 2009
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
Insurance for grocers against accidental ptomaine poisoning of their customers and for farmers for injuries to their livestock caused during castration - is there anything we haven't covered?
Chattering Teeth
Anna Stone 17 December 2008
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
Materials - Magazines
It is snowing this morning in Norwich but this is not a blog about the cold weather it is a blog about the insurance of teeth, specifically false teeth.
We will remember them
Anna Stone 07 November 2008
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
History - Staff memories
In September, inspired by the forthcoming BBC Remembrance 90 campaign, I set out to see if Aviva could take part in the act of remembrance using records held in the archive relating to staff who served and died in the 1914-1918 war.
Olympic dreams
Anna Stone 12 August 2008
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
So, what is the link between Aviva and the team from Chile in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens? The answer is two gold medals and one bronze, the tally of medals taken home by Chile at the end of the last games and the tally of medals known to have been collected by staff from Aviva constituent companies in a little over 50 years of Olympic Games.
Rhymes from past times
Anna Stone 11 July 2008
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
History - Staff memories
The past few weeks have been unusually busy in the archive strong room. During the refurbishment of the surrounding buildings one end of the room was invaded by fine white dust and we have had a specialist disaster recovery firm in to remove it all.
Anyone for tennis?
Anna Stone 27 June 2008
Subjects:
History - Interesting stories
It's Wimbledon fortnight so I thought I'd share some tennis related stories from the Aviva archive.
Drawing on the past
Anna Stone 17 June 2008
Subjects:
History - Company acquisitions
Materials - Cartoons
A cartoon from a 1900 CU Annual gives a fascinating insight into the machinations of the insurance industry at the time.
Material gains
Anna Stone 17 June 2008
Subjects:
Materials - New donations
People often ask how we manage to gather such a wide range of group material for the archive. As this blog demonstrates, our material can come from a variety of sources.
The ex factor
Anna Stone 17 June 2008
Subjects:
History - Staff memories
Input from former Aviva Group employees helps make our archive a valuable tool for the researchers of the future.
Archiving history
Anna Stone 17 June 2008
Subjects:
History - Company acquisitions
Materials - New donations
The history of the current group archive dates back to 2000 and the merger of CGU and Norwich Union. Since then we have played an important role in creating a centralised and comprehensive record of the activities of Aviva Group companies over the past 300 years.
Building the archive
Anna Stone 17 June 2008
Subjects:
Materials - New donations
A combination of luck and endeavour helps us to continually add new material to the range of fascinating records available in the Group Archive.