Anna Stone
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Anna Stone, Group archivist
Anna Stone was appointed Group Archivist of Aviva in November 2000.
She discovered archives as a career half way through a degree in History at Exeter University. After a year of work experience in the archive section at Lloyds TSB, she took her MA in archives and records management at University College London. This included further work placements at BT and the Bank of England. Her first job after qualifying was as deputy archivist for Guinness based in an old hop store on the Park Royal Brewery.
Her first task on joining Aviva was to set up a new group archive in Norwich and transfer to it the archives of General Accident and Commercial Union which were then stored in Perth and London.
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.
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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.