Archive of PZ Cussons

Archive comprising historical records of PZ Cussons plc and its predecessor, subsidiary and associated companies, including Paterson Zochonis & Co Ltd, Cussons Group Ltd, and Bayley’s of London.

The records document aspects of the governance, finance, manufacturing, marketing, and international development of the business from the late nineteenth century onwards. They include correspondence, annual reports, account ledgers, strategic records, personnel records, market research material, product formulation books, trade catalogues, photographs, advertising and packaging material, and company publications. The photographic material within collection is especially rich, recording the company’s trading and manufacturing operations in West Africa, the UK, and Indonesia.

Together, the records provide a valuable overview of the establishment and growth of a major international trading and manufacturing business, from its earliest days in colonial West Africa through to the modern day.