Durant, Bevan and Co Ltd
Organization
Biography
Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd was one of the leading raw silk import firms in the United Kingdom. It engaged in business for many years with Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, before being acquired by Matheson & Co. Ltd. The company was wound up in 1959.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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Balance sheets and accounts of Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, 1946-1959 (covering 1947-1958)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/9/30
Dates:
1946-1959 (covering 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.
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Correspondence re Durant, Bevan & Co., 1926
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K54
Scope and Contents
Typescript copies of letters and telegrams regarding Messrs Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd and the silk trade: two letters from David Landale to H.F. Scudamore, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, New York, 21 January 1926 and 12 April 1926; a letter from L.N. Leefe, Director, Matheson & Co. Ltd, to Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, London, 9 March 1926; and telegrams from New York, January and April 1926.
Dates:
1926
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.
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Correspondence re Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, 1946-1954
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/105
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd and others, with related letters and papers.
Dates:
1946-1954
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.
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Correspondence re silk, 1947-1964
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/3/27
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence of Jardine, Matheson &Co. Ltd and Matheson & Co. Ltd regarding the firms' business activities in relation to silk, with related letters and papers, including correspondence of Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, a firm of silk importers which was acquired by Matheson & Co. Ltd.
Dates:
1947-1964
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.
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Correspondence re winding up of Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, 18 Feb. 1947-11 Apr. 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/106
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers regarding the winding up of Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd in 1959, including the following documents:1. Copies of correspondence between Harilal Bhikhabhai Sons, Bombay, M. Brill, London, Durant, Bevan & Co. Ltd, London, Collector of Taxes, City South Collection, London, Glyn, Mills & Co., London, D.H. Goodwin (liquidator), London, Alfred Holt & Co., Liverpool, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and G. Street & Co. Ltd, London, 26...
Dates:
18 Feb. 1947-11 Apr. 1967
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.
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Monthly reports of departments and subsidiaries, 1944-1975
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/9/94/12
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of monthly and some weekly reports and statements of departments and subsidiary companies of Matheson & Co. Ltd, arranged into sections by department or company.
Dates:
1944-1975
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.
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