Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman)
Person
Biography
Robert Gordon joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1920 and was employed by the company in China and Hong Kong, mainly in the Private Office. He was a Director of the company, 1935-1955.
Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:
File
Semi-official and other correspondence between Chungking and London and Shanghai, 1945-1947
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/116
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Chungking, with Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with some enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, Shanghai; H.Y. Hsu, Chungking; J.H. Keswick, Shanghai; W.J. Keswick, London; H.H. Lennox, Chungking and Shanghai; J.F. Owen, London; F.A. Pollock, Shanghai; A. Wright, Chungking; and W.J. Wu, Chungking. The volume is divided into fourteen sections:1. Official letter no. 899 from...
Dates:
1945-1947
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 and other correspondence between Hong Kong and Australia, Korea, Kuching and New York, 1954-1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/119
Scope and Contents
Semi-official and other correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York; Robert Gillespie Pty Ltd, Sydney; L.G. Frost (Resident Representative of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in Australasia), Barron Heads and Sydney, Australia; Jardine Matheson, Seoul, Korea; and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Kuching, with a few letters between other correspondents. Some letters have been placed in separate files, but there are sheets listing their...
Dates:
1954-1955
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 and other letters from Bombay and Calcutta to Hong Kong, 7 Nov. 1945-20 Dec. 1961
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/173
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and other letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (India) Ltd, Jardine, Skinner & Co. and Jardine Henderson Ltd to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong:1. Semi-official letters nos 1-15 from H.H. Tod, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (India) Ltd, Bombay, to D.F. Landale and J.J. Paterson, 7 November 1945-14 March 1946, with enclosed letters and papers, including the balance sheet as at 28 February 1946, list of sundry debtors' balances and list of creditors as at 28...
Dates:
7 Nov. 1945-20 Dec. 1961
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 and property correspondence of Hong Kong and London, 1958
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/163
Scope and Contents
Property correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and semi-official correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosures. Most of the correspondence is with the British West Indies.HONG KONG AND TOKYO1. Original property letter no. P.1 from L. Norris, Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, to E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, 25 August 1958.2. Copies of property letters nos P.1-2 from E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson,...
Dates:
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Canton to Hong Kong, 1947-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/179
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Canton, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are D.R. Fraser, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, C. Lee, Lo Po Chuen, A.R. Ross, C.F. Stockar and A. Wright.
Dates:
1947-1955
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Chungking to Shanghai, 1945-1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/182
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from H.H. Lennox, A. Wright and W.J. Wu, Jardine Matheson, Chungking, to R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers.
Dates:
1945-1950
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Foochow to Hong Kong, 1946-1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/184
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, R. Gordon, S.R. Hawke, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox and J.C. Taylor.
Dates:
1946-1955
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Foochow to Shanghai, 1946-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/185
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, S.R. Hawke and A.G. Jacobs, Foochow, and Thomas Beesley, Robin Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai.
Dates:
1946-1955
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hankow to Shanghai, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/187
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hankow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R.H. Box, W.S. Dupree, Captain J. Horner-Smith, A.G. Jacobs and W.J. Wu, Hankow, and R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Canton, 1946-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/190
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Canton, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, M.C. Lo, J.C. Taylor and E.F. Watts, Hong Kong, and Lo Po Chuen, Conant Lee, A.R. Ross, C.F. Stockar and A. Wright, Canton.
Dates:
1946-1955
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 and property letters from Hong Kong to Chungking, 22 Oct. 1945-12 Apr. 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/191
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Chungking:1. Semi-official letters nos 1-11 from D.F. Landale and J.J. Paterson to H.Y. Hsu and A. Wright, 22 October-27 December 1945.2. Semi-official letters nos 12-20 from D.F. Landale to A. Wright, 2 February-27 February 1946. Letter no. 19 of 24 January 1946 encloses a letter from M.H. Lo, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to R.A. Wickerson, Custodian of Property, Hong...
Dates:
22 Oct. 1945-12 Apr. 1950
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Foochow, 1946-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/192
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale and F.A. Pollock, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira and S.R. Hawke, Jardine Matheson, Foochow, with enclosed 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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Swatow, 1945-1953
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/201
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Swatow, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, M.J. Henderson, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, R.H. Malone, F.A. Pollock, E.F. Watts and Yew Ah Kow.
Dates:
1945-1953
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Taipei, 1947-1978 (1947-1967 and 1971-1978)
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/202
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. The later correspondence also includes some unnumbered semi-official letters. Between 1972 and 1974 the letters include weekly circular letters from Hong Kong reporting on local developments. These letters were excluded from the files from November 1974 and replaced by notes indicating that the missing letters were weekly...
Dates:
1947-1978 (1947-1967 and 1971-1978)
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Tientsin, 1948-1953
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/203
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from H.D.M. Barton, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick and D.F. Landale, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to L.G. Frost, A. Kidd and E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Tientsin, with enclosed letters and papers.
Dates:
1948-1953
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Shanghai to Chungking, 1945-1950
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/226
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Chungking, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox, F.A. Pollock, A. Wright and W.J. Wu.
Dates:
1945-1950
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Shanghai to Foochow, 1946-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/227
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Foochow, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and L.F. Assig, I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, S.R. Hawke, A.G. Jacobs, Lan Nan Kee and Lau Wai Kai, Foochow.
Dates:
1946-1955
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Shanghai to Tsingtao, 1945-1953
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/238
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Tsingtao, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and E.J. Cooke, W.B. Cornaby, W.S. Ho, J.C. Manley, P.J. Marques, A.R. Ross, T.C. Wang and S.J. Ward, Tsingtao.
Dates:
1945-1953
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Swatow to Hong Kong, 1946-1953
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/243
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Swatow, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, M.J. Henderson, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, F.A. Pollock and Yew Ah Kow.
Dates:
1946-1953
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Taipei to Hong Kong, 1948-1976
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/245
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of copies of semi-official and property letters from Jardine Matheson, Taipei, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The later files include some unnumbered semi-official letters. The correspondents are A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, H.D.M. Barton, B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, C.M.E. Brown, W.K. Corneck, W.A.N. Darkin, R.A. Eckford, R. Gordon, R.J. Hackman, M.A.R. Herries, H.N.L. Keswick, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, D.W.N. Landale, A. McCallum, D.B....
Dates:
1948-1976
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-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Tsingtao to Shanghai, 1945-1953
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/262
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Tsingtao, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are E.J. Cooke, W.B. Cornaby, W.S. Ho, J.C. Manley, P.J. Marques, A.R. Ross, T.C. Wang and S.J. Ward, Tsingtao, and J.H. Keswick, R. Gordon, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai.
Dates:
1945-1953
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-subseries
Semi-official correspondence between B.W.I. and Hong Kong and London, 1955-1957
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/115
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence of the West Indies Navigation Co. Ltd and Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Caribbean) Ltd, Port of Spain, Trinidad, with Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed documents. The correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, I.D. Bruce, G.J.P. Carey, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, A. Reid, R.E. Shea, W.E.D. Smith, I.F. Towler and E.F. Watts. The initial correspondence is with R.E. Shea as the representative of the West...
Dates:
1955-1957
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and Australia, 1951-1958
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/118
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence, with enclosed letters and papers, between H.D.M. Barton, I.D. Bruce, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox, H. Sidbury and E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and the following correspondents in Australia:1. Leo Frost was appointed as Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's Resident Representative in Australasia in 1951, with instructions to stimulate business between Australia and the company's offices in Hong Kong, Japan and China, and to...
Dates:
1951-1958
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-subseries
Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and New York, 1952-1956
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/122
Scope and Contents
Semi-official and some other correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, with enclosures. A few letters from each volume have been placed in separate files, but there are sheets listing the contents of the missing items. The correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and E.F. Watts, Hong Kong, and D. Cowley, Arol Davidson, H.M. Mennear, H.G. Perry, C.E. Thompson, A.S.R. Williamson, New York.
Dates:
1952-1956
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-subseries
Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and outports, 1941-1951
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/117
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and the company's agencies in China and Taiwan, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents include B.M. Barry, H.D.M. Barton, B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, I.D. Bruce, C.V.L. Eckford, D.R. Fraser, L.G. Frost, R. Gordon, C. Griffin, S.R. Hawke, M.J. Henderson, H.Y. Hsu, J.H. Keswick, A. Kidd, D.F. Landale, C. Lee, M.H. Lo, Lo Po Chuen, E.L. McDougall, R.H. Malone, P.J. Marques, A.M. d'Oliveira, J.J. Paterson, F.A....
Dates:
1941-1951
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.