Gradis, maison de commerce
Item
Country
FR
Name of institution (English)
National Archives of the World of Work
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
fra
Contact information: postal address
78 boulevard du Général Leclerc, 59100 Roubaix
Contact information: phone number
0033 0320653800 (General)
0033 0320653832 (Reading room)
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Contact information: email
Reference number
1997 79 M1 to M29
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Gradis, trading house
Title (official language of the state)
Gradis, maison de commerce
Language of title
fra
Creator / accumulator
Gradis family
Date(s)
1724/1979
Language(s)
fra
Extent
29 microfilms
Type of material
Textual Material
Scope and content
The Gradis, maison de commerce fonds comprises microfilmed copies of documentation related to this Sephardic family and its relatives from the 16th century, whose originals are currently part of the Archives Nationales collection. The Gradis were a family of Portuguese origin who settled in Bordeaux in the late 17th century. The fonds includes letters, memories, and miscellaneous records, as well as documentation from commercial companies founded or managed by the Gradis family and agents, among others.
Archival history
In 1983, the Gradis family had part of the archives of the former Maison de commerce Gradis (Gradis trading house) microfilmed by the Archives départementales de la Gironde (Gironde Departmental Archives) and the National Archives of Canada. A duplicate of the microfilms was then kept in the National Archives, in Paris. In 2005, the original collection was finally entrusted to the National Archives.
The microfilms that were initially kept by the National Archives were transferred in 1997 to the Centre des archives du monde du travail.
The microfilms that were initially kept by the National Archives were transferred in 1997 to the Centre des archives du monde du travail.
Administrative / Biographical history
The Gradis were a Sephardic family of Portuguese origin who moved to Bordeaux in the late 17th century. In 1685, David Gradis (1665? -1751) founded a trading company in Bordeaux, which, in 1728, took the name of "David Gradis et fils" (David Gradis and Sons). The company had trading relations with Holland and England and created trading posts in Saint-Domingue and Martinique. In 1731, David Gradis was made a citizen of Bordeaux.
The longevity of the Gradis house is based on the succession of its heads of family, among them, Moïse Gradis (1737-1825), Benjamin Gradis (1789-1858), Henri Gradis (1823-1905), Raoul Gradis (1861-1943), Gaston Gradis (1889-1968), Jean Schwob d'Héricourt (1900-80), and Henri II Gradis (born in 1920), succeeded by his son Diégo II Gradis (born in 1955).
In 1921, Maison Gradis (Gradis company) took the name of Société française pour le commerce avec les colonies et l’étranger (French Society for Trade with the Colonies and Abroad) (SFCCE) and later, in 1957, of Société française pour le commerce avec l’outre-mer (French Society for Trade with Overseas). The Company had commercial relations with Canada, Saint-Domingue, and, above all, Martinique, where the Gradis family was engaged in the production and commerce of sugar.
The longevity of the Gradis house is based on the succession of its heads of family, among them, Moïse Gradis (1737-1825), Benjamin Gradis (1789-1858), Henri Gradis (1823-1905), Raoul Gradis (1861-1943), Gaston Gradis (1889-1968), Jean Schwob d'Héricourt (1900-80), and Henri II Gradis (born in 1920), succeeded by his son Diégo II Gradis (born in 1955).
In 1921, Maison Gradis (Gradis company) took the name of Société française pour le commerce avec les colonies et l’étranger (French Society for Trade with the Colonies and Abroad) (SFCCE) and later, in 1957, of Société française pour le commerce avec l’outre-mer (French Society for Trade with Overseas). The Company had commercial relations with Canada, Saint-Domingue, and, above all, Martinique, where the Gradis family was engaged in the production and commerce of sugar.
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Author of the description
Kevin Soares, 2023
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