Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman)
Person
Biography
Benjamin David Fleming Beith was employed by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1907-1935, working mainly in the Private Office, before joining Matheson & Co. Ltd. He was a Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1921-1944, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1940-1945.
Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:
sub-subseries
Semi-official letters from Tsingtao to Shanghai, 1932-1941
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/77
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Tsingtao, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers, including monthly agency reports and weekly and fortnightly reports of the British Chamber of Commerce, Tsingtao. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, G.H. Bowker, W.B. Cornaby, R.E. Coxon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, F.A. Pollock and W.D. Fiddes-Wilson.
Dates:
1932-1941
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
Semi-official letters from Wuhu to Shanghai, 30 Mar. 1929-29 Nov. 1937
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/78
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Wuhu, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers, including annual agency reports:1. Unnumbered letters from T.S.H. Hoey to J.J. Paterson, 30 March 1929, and from O.V. Lanning to R.M. Austin, 5 and 13 June 1929.2. No. 1 from P.C. Mansfield to R.M. Austin, 2 November 1929.3. Nos 1-8, 10-42 and 44 from T.S.H. Hoey, P.C. Mansfield, T.W. Pan, A.M. Scott-Morris and Tu Ying Luan to R.M....
Dates:
30 Mar. 1929-29 Nov. 1937
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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Semi-official letters re Sir R.W.B. Jardine's estate, 30 Jan. 1927-8 Mar. 1929
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/45
Scope and Contents
The ring-binder contains a selection of original semi-official letters from B.D.F. Beith and D.G.M. Bernard, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to D.F. Landale, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, regarding the Far Eastern estate of Sir R.W.B. Jardine. There are also enclosed letters and papers, including a statement of the approximate position of Sir R.W.B. Jardine's affairs as at 30 January 1927, dated Hong Kong, 14 February 1927; accounts current of Sir R.W.B. Jardine with Jardine Matheson, Hong...
Dates:
30 Jan. 1927-8 Mar. 1929
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.