| Administrative History | Based in Derby from before 1909, R Skevington and Sons worked across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Their customers included Derbyshire County Council, Derby Corporation, Derby County Lunatic Asylum, Derby Royal Infirmary, Cheshire Lines Committee, Midland Railway Co., London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co., Great Northern Railway Co., Great Western Railway Co., Robinsons Brewery, Burton on Trent, War Department, HM Office of Works, Natural History Museum, Stanton Ironworks, Derby Midland Post Office, Bemrose and Sons, Blakeley Hospital, Etwall, Derby and Shardlow Unions |
| Custodial History | These items were purchased at auction by Derbyshire Record Office in December 2010, and accessioned in February 2011. |