British Overseas Airways Corporation
Organization
Biography
The British Overseas Airways Corporation was formed in 1939 from the merger of British Airways Ltd and Imperial Airways. It operated until 1974, when it was replaced by the modern British Airways.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Aerial view of Singapore River [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/144
Scope and Contents
139 x 193 mm. A view looking down onto the Boat Quay, crowded with moored junks.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Brush vendor, Singapore [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/175
Scope and Contents
194 x 141 mm. Showing a brush vendor with his wares at the side of the road.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Canada, Niagara Falls looking towards the USA , 1950 - 1967
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/63
Scope and Contents
A view looking towards the falls, with skyscrapers in the distance. Photograph by BOAC.
Dates:
1950 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Canada
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Correspondence re air, 1959-1964
sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J11/2/4
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers regarding Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's involvement in the air industry, particularly with regard to the British Overseas Airways Corporation and Hong Kong Airways Ltd.
Dates:
1959-1964
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
sub-sub-subseries
Correspondence re airways, 1945-1963
sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J11/1/1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers regarding Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's involvement in the airways industry, including its business with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and its engagement in Hong Kong Airways Co. Ltd alongside the British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Dates:
1945-1963
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Correspondence re British Overseas Airways Corporation, 5 Jan. 1949-8 Nov. 1952
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/52/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo; correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and Major J.R. McCrindle, R.H. Maxwell and Whitney Straight, British Overseas Airways Corporation, London, L.S. Mills, Ministry of Civil Aviation, London, and others; correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with the British Overseas Airways Corporation, London, and others; and...
Dates:
5 Jan. 1949-8 Nov. 1952
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Correspondence re British Overseas Airways Corporation and British Airways, 1945-1977
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/52
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers covering Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's business with the British Overseas Airways Corporation and its successor, British Airways. The series contains correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd and Jardine Waugh Ltd; correspondence of different branches of the British Overseas Aircraft Corporation with various correspondents; and related letters and papers. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters to...
Dates:
1945-1977
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Correspondence re Hong Kong Airways Ltd, 1947-1958
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/176
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Hong Kong Airways Ltd, British Overseas Airways Corporation and others, with related papers, including accounts, monthly reports and minutes of annual, board and other meetings of Hong Kong Airways Ltd.
Dates:
1947-1958
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Correspondence re Hong Kong Airways Ltd, 1956-1958
sub-sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/177
Scope and Contents
The series is comprised mainly of copies of official letters from Hong Kong Airways Ltd, Hong Kong, to the British Overseas Airways Corporation, London, which were forwarded to Matheson & Co. Ltd. The remaining material consists of other correspondence of Hong Kong Airways Ltd and related letters and papers, including minutes of meetings of Hong Kong Airways Ltd and various reports.
Dates:
1956-1958
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Correspondence re Hong Kong Airways Ltd operational costs, 20 Mar. 1956-14 Jan. 1957
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/178
Scope and Contents
A small set of copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, British Overseas Airways Corporation, London, Hong Kong Airways Ltd, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, accompanied by a wide range of statistics regarding the operational costs of Hong Kong Airways Ltd, including statements of estimated operating costs and monthly statements of pre-operational costs by category. There are two ring-binders loose inside the file: Hong Kong Airways Ltd commercial...
Dates:
20 Mar. 1956-14 Jan. 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
File
Correspondence re Hong Kong Airways Ltd Provident Fund, 14 July 1956-10 May 1957
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/179
Scope and Contents
Copies of four pieces of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, 5 October 1956-10 May 1957, and of a letter from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to J. Linstead, British Overseas Airways Corporation, London Airport, 14 July 1956. The ring-binder is labelled 'Provident Fund - Hongkong Airways Ltd. File I'.
Dates:
14 July 1956-10 May 1957
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Fonds
General photographs of East Africa
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30468Q
Scope and Contents
A collection of eight loose prints, most measuring approximately 250 x 195 mm, with captions on the reverse, showing scenes in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Dates:
1965
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
General photographs of Mauritius, 1960s
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30483B
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints approximately measuring 190 x 240 mm, with typescript captions on the reverse.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
General views of Rhodesia [i.e. Zimbabwe]
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3052H
Scope and Contents
Collection of loose prints, the majority mounted on card and measuring approximately 240 x 190 mm., with typewritten captions pasted on the mounts. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
Dates:
1959 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
General views of South-East Asia, 1960s
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302D
Scope and Contents
A collection of loose prints, mostly measuring approximately 190 x 140 mm, with typewritten captions pasted to the reverse. The collection contains general views of landscape and architecture in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brunei and Borneo.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia , 1950 - 1967
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/216
Scope and Contents
A view looking across the Lions Gate suspension bridge with mountains in the distance. Photograph by BOAC.
Dates:
1950 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Canada
File
Miscellaneous Magazines, 1961 - 1974
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/18
Scope and Contents
A box containing issues of various publications, along with proofs and tearsheets from other outlets, all of which feature illustrations by Roger Law. The following items are present:1. March-April 1972 (Vol. 2 No. 2) issue of the American literary journal, Audience, which features a plasticine model illustration on pages 38-39 (RL/Pre-/939). 2. November 1973 issue of the Dutch magazine, Avenue, which features a...
Dates:
Publication: 1961 - 1974
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Sub-Fonds:
See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Fonds
Photographs of Ceylon, 1960s
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y303L
Scope and Contents
Prints of various sizes, with typewritten captions pasted on the reverse.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Singapore children [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/176
Scope and Contents
194 x 139 mm. Showing a girl and a boy seated at a roadside.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Singapore, waterway scene in city centre [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/142
Scope and Contents
190 x 243 mm. Showing lighters loaded with cargo on the river in the foreground, with the Boat Quay beyond.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
The Sultan of Kelantan leaving London Airport after visiting England for the Coronation, 1953, 1953
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 9/19
Scope and Contents
140 x 188 mm. Half-length portrait showing Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan (1867-1960) standing in front of the aeroplane steps. Ibrahim was the ruler of Kelantan from 1944-1960.
Dates:
1953
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/148
Scope and Contents
139 x 194 mm. A view from a building on the far side of the river looking across towards the Victoria Memorial Hall and the War Memorial obelisk, with the river and part of the Anderson Bridge in the foreground.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Unloading earthenware pots, Kallang Basin, Singapore [? 1960s], 1960 - 1969
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/145
Scope and Contents
191 x 138 mm. Showing moored boats, with pots stacked in the compound in the foreground.
Dates:
1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).