Sir W G Armstrong, Whitworth and Co Ltd
Organization
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Item
1st Class Cruiser 'General O'Higgins' at sea, 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011V/23
Scope and Contents
364 x 273 mm. Showing the three funnelled cruiser under steam. Photograph stamped 'Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd.'
Dates:
1910
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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Battleship 'Hatsuse', 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011V/21
Scope and Contents
360 x 278 mm. View of the three funnelled battleship 'Hatsuse' under steam. The ship was presumably built in the Newcastle yards for the Japanese Navy. Photograph stamped 'Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd.'
Dates:
1910
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).
File
Correspondence on Japan, 1906-1913
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K42
Scope and Contents
Manuscript and typescript originals, copies and extracts of letters from Great Britain, Hong Kong and Yokohama regarding various aspects of business in Japan. The correspondents include F.H. Bugbird; C.W. Dickson; W.J. Gresson; H.V. Henson; Henry Keswick; William Keswick; and Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd. Much of the correspondence concerns mining, including the Ogurazawa Mines. Other subjects include coal, silk and tea, and the firm Armstrong & Vickers. There is also an...
Dates:
1906-1913
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-Series
Correspondence re Sir W.G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., 1872-1911
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K20
Scope and Contents
Original and copies of correspondence of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Yokohama, relating to Sir W.G. Armstrong Mitchell & Co. (Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Agents), with telegrams and other documents.
Dates:
1872-1911
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
Documents re Sir W.G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd, 1892-1896
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A7/746
Scope and Contents
Documents relating to goods shipped from Sir W.G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd, Elswick, Newcastle-on-Tyne, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Yokohama, including accounts, bills of lading, insurance certificates, invoices, letters, and notes of charges on shipped goods. A few items are in Chinese. The volume is labelled 'Armstrong's Invoices and Documents 1892/3' on the front cover and the spine.
Dates:
1892-1896
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
File
Gun instructions of W.G. Armstrong & Co., circa 1870
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I27
Scope and Contents
Two sets of four printed instructions for Armstrong guns, including diagrams of the weapons: 'Directions for the repair and renewal of Coppers in the Armstrong Breech-loading Guns'; 'Directions to be observed in the use of the Armstrong 70pr, 150pr, & 300pr Muzzle loading Guns', including range tables; 'Instructions for the care and use of the 6pr B.L. Armstrong Field Gun', including a range table; and 'Instructions for the care and use of the 12pr B.L. Armstrong Field Gun', including a...
Dates:
circa 1870
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.
Item
Launch of the Battleship 'Hatsuse', 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011V/20
Scope and Contents
363 x 282 mm. View looking down the slipway towards the battleship, which has just entered the water, with crowds in the foreground. Photograph stamped 'Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd.'
Dates:
1910
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
Torpedo boat Destroyer 'Tatsusa', 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011V/22
Scope and Contents
361 x 233 mm. View of the torpedo boat under steam. Photograph stamped 'Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., Ltd.'
Dates:
1910
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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