British and Chinese Corporation Ltd
Biography
The British & Chinese Corporation Ltd was founded in 1908 by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (who served as joint agents) to finance the construction of railways in China. It was closely involved in the development of China's railways.
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers on Chinese railways, circa 1913-circa 1940 (mainly 1930s)
Correspondence on the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1928-1934
Correspondence on the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1934-1936
Correspondence on the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1932-1936
Correspondence regarding British & Chinese Corporation Ltd representation in China, the Hankow-Canton Railway, the Peiping-Liao-ning Railway and other subjects. The correspondents include B.D.F. Beith, D.G.M. Bernard, A.L. Davidson, V.M. Grayburn, W.J. Keswick and J.J. Paterson. The file is numbered 9A, and is labelled 'B. & C. Representation in China'.
Correspondence on the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1934-1936
Correspondence re British and Chinese Corporation Ltd, 3 May 1968-2 May 1969
A small set of correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and the reports of the Directors to the Seventy and Seventy-First Annual General Meetings of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, held on 24 May 1968 and 23 May 1969, including profit and loss and other accounts for the previous year. The ring-binder is labelled '1968/1969 Semi-official The British and Chinese Corporation Limited' and numbered 4.
Correspondence re British & Chinese Corporation, 1945-1951
Selected semi-official correspondence between Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd (and its successors) regarding particular subjects, with related letters and papers. Some files are comprised solely of non-correspondence.
Correspondence re British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 9 Jan. 1964-31 Dec. 1964
Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with related letters and papers, including correspondence with the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong (Trustee) Ltd, Hong Kong, and Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, London. The ring-binder is labelled '1964 Semi-official Corres: The British & Chinese Corporation Ltd' and numbered 8.
Correspondence re British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 3 Feb. 1956-5 Jan. 1961
Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with related letters, including correspondence of Hong Kong and London with the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, London. The subjects include the Canton-Kowloon Railway. The ring-binder is labelled '1956/1961 Semi-official Corres: British & Chinese Corporation (B&C.C.)' and numbered 9.
Papers of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1904-1973
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, including a set of numbered volumes and files (I2/9-15) kept by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd as Agents of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, and including some correspondence of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd acting in its role of Agents.
Papers re British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1935-1949
Papers re Chinese civil aviation scheme, 22 Oct. 1945-1 Dec. 1945
Railways correspondence, 1935-1940
Correspondence and related papers regarding railways, including material concerning the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd. Much of the correspondence is with J.J. Paterson, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's Taipan at Hong Kong. The papers are mainly in English, but there are also some Chinese items.
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