Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1903 - 1990
Biography
Sir William Johnston Keswick joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1926. He was employed in several offices at Shanghai before working in the Private Office at Hong Kong and Shanghai, and subsequently joined Matheson & Co. Ltd. He was a Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1932-1945, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1943-1975. He was the son of Henry Keswick (1870-1928) of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Matheson & Co. Ltd.
Found in 183 Collections and/or Records:
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Semi-official and other letters from Chungking to London, 1942-1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/91
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official, property and private and confidential letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and the Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd, Chungking, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, D.I. Bosanquet, G.P. Charlton, W.S. Dupree, H.Y. Hsu, W.J. Keswick, H.H. Lennox, P. Morrison, J.F. Owen, C.F. Stockar and A. Wright.
Dates:
1942-1946
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 and other letters from London to Chungking, 1942-1946
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/101
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters and some property and private and confidential letters from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to Jardine Matheson, Chungking, with enclosed letters and papers. The files also include copies of telegrams exchanged between London and Chungking. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, D.I. Bosanquet, G.P. Charlton, W.S. Dupree, H.Y. Hsu, W.J. Keswick, H.H. Lennox, J.F. Owen, C.F. Stockar and A. Wright.
Dates:
1942-1946
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.
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Semi-official correspondence between B.W.I. and Hong Kong and London, 1955-1957
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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.
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Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Swatow and Taipei, 1918-1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/11
Scope and Contents
Semi-official and some property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Swatow and Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. The contents of the volumes change over the course of the series: there are original letters from Amoy (1918), Canton (1918-1939), Foochow (1918-1933), Swatow (1918-1933) and Taipei (1918-1927) to Hong Kong, and copies of letters from Hong Kong to Canton (1930-1939), Foochow (1930-1933) and Swatow...
Dates:
1918-1939
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 correspondence between Hong Kong and Foochow, 1934-1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/13
Scope and Contents
Original semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and copies of semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Foochow, with enclosed letters and papers, including monthly statements from Foochow of the Compradore's liabilities. The correspondents are W.B. Cornaby, L.G. Frost, James Helbling, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, J.J. Paterson, A.M. Scott-Morris and A.B. Stafford.
Dates:
1934-1938
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 correspondence between Hong Kong and Kobe and Yokohama, 1918-1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/10
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Kobe and Yokohama, with enclosed letters and papers. The series divides into two main parts:1. J1/10/1-17 contain a numbered set of original semi-official letters from Kobe (1925-1928) and Yokohama (1918-1924 and 1928-1933) to Hong Kong. During this period, the responsibility for the numbered semi-official correspondence alternated between the two branches. There are also some unnumbered...
Dates:
1918-1938
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 correspondence between Hong Kong and Swatow, 1934-1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/14
Scope and Contents
Original semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Swatow, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and copies of semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Swatow, with enclosed letters and papers. There is also some property correspondence between Hong Kong and Swatow. The correspondents are G.H. Bowker, W.B. Cornaby, R.E. Coxon, M.J. Henderson, W.J. Keswick, W.H.T. King and J.J. Paterson.
Dates:
1934-1939
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 correspondence between Hong Kong and Taipei, 1928-1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/12
Scope and Contents
Original semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Taipei, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and copies of semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers, including tea reports from Taipei. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, D.G.M. Bernard, B.E. Bolton, I.D. Bruce, C. Griffin, C.S. Hayley, M.J. Henderson, W.J. Keswick, H. Lachlan, D.F. Landale and J.J. Paterson.
Dates:
1928-1938
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 correspondence between London and Australia and India, 19 Jan. 1942-10 Aug. 1945
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/99
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and K.A. Mason, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters from Mason and copies of letters from Matheson & Co. Ltd:MASON TO LONDON1. Unnumbered letters from K.A. Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney (Managing Agents for Australasia of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd), to B.D.F. Beith, 19 January-22 June 1942.2. Nos 1-69 from...
Dates:
19 Jan. 1942-10 Aug. 1945
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 correspondence between London and Hong Kong & Shanghai, 1908-1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/2
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, with enclosed letters, telegrams, memoranda, reports and printed items. The main part of the series is a numbered sequence of letters from London to either Hong Kong or Shanghai running until 1935, when the Hong Kong and Shanghai letters were divided into separate series (J1/3 and J1/4). Some of the later volumes also contain letters from Hong Kong and Shanghai to London. The...
Dates:
1908-1935
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 correspondence between London and Shanghai, 1929-1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/46
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence and some telegrams exchanged between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and the Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R.M. Austin, B.D.F. Beith, D.G.M. Bernard, W.J. Keswick, J.F. Owen and G.W. Sheppard.
Dates:
1929-1935
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 correspondence between London and Shanghai, 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/140
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosures:1. Letters nos 942-951 and 953-999, 3 January-29 June 1950, and 1-68, 30 June-29 December 1950, from W.J. Keswick (mainly) and W.E.D. Smith, London, to J.H. Keswick and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai. No. 952 has been transferred to another file, but there is a sheet listing its contents.The letters are preceded by an index containing the following...
Dates:
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.
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Semi-official correspondence between London and Tokyo, 1949-1970
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/141
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers. There are also some telegrams of Jardine Matheson, Tokyo. From 1961 the volumes include small sets of semi-official correspondence between Tokyo and Taipei. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, B.E. Bolton, J.J.G. Brown, H. Flint, S.R. Hawke, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, M.P. Keyes, D.W.N. Landale, G.Y. Matsumura, D.B. Nelson, L. Norris, F.A. Pollock, A....
Dates:
1949-1970
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 correspondence between London and Vancouver, 27 Apr. 1950-14 Dec. 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/221
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine British Sales Ltd, Vancouver, with enclosed letters and papers. The ring-binder is divided into two sections:1) Copies of letters nos 1-9 from W.J. Keswick, London, to C.V. Eckford, Vancouver, 27 April-28 July 1950.2) Originals (and some copies) of letters JBS/SO nos 1-15 from C.V. Eckford and A.H. Hutchison, Vancouver, to W.J. Keswick, London, 20 May-7 November 1950, and nos 404 (14 August...
Dates:
27 Apr. 1950-14 Dec. 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.
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Semi-official correspondence between New York and Hong Kong, London and Shanghai, 1932-1939
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/39
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, D.G.M. Bernard, A. Davidson, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, J.J. Paterson, A.B. Stewart and C.E. Thompson.
Dates:
1932-1939
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 correspondence between New York and Hong Kong, London and Shanghai, 1941-1947
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/142
Scope and Contents
Semi-official and some other correspondence between Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosures:1. A copy of an unnumbered semi-official letter from Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York to J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, 23 June 1947, regarding the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co., with a covering note to W.J. Keswick of 23 June 1947.2. Copies of semi-official letters nos...
Dates:
1941-1947
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 correspondence between New York and London, 29 July 1932-14 July 1937
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/38
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, with enclosed letters and papers. Each section is preceded by an index.1. Unnumbered semi-official letters from A. Davidson and C.E. Thompson, New York, to D.G.M. Bernard (mainly) and L.N. Leefe, London, 29 July 1932-29 April 1935.The index contains the following entries:A: American Bureau of Metal Statistics.C: Continentale...
Dates:
29 July 1932-14 July 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.
File
Semi-official correspondence between Shanghai and London and Tokyo, 1951-1952
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/150
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosures:TOKYO AND SHANGHAI1. Semi-official letter no. 1 from R. Gordon, Shanghai, to F.A. Pollock, Tokyo, 1 August 1952.2. Semi-official letters nos 1-8 from R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, to F.A. Pollock, Tokyo, 24 January-11 December 1951.3. Semi-official letters nos 1 and 3 from F.A. Pollock,...
Dates:
1951-1952
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 Singapore and London and Tokyo, 1955-1970
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/152
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Henry Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd and Jardine Waugh (Malaya) Ltd, Singapore, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers, including some miscellaneous semi-official correspondence with other offices of Jardine Waugh Ltd and with Matheson, Bosanquet & Co. Ltd, Coonoor. The correspondents include A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, D.I. Bosanquet,...
Dates:
1955-1970
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 correspondence between Tientsin and London and Shanghai, 1951
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/155
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Tientsin, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Matheson & Co., London, with enclosed letters and papers. Many letters have been transferred to other files, but there are sheets listing their contents.SHANGHAI1. Semi-official letters nos 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23-25, 30-32, 34-37, 39, 41, 43, 50-52, 55-58, 60-62, 64, 65, 67-69, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 81-84, 87-89, 91, 92, 95, 97-100, 102, 103,...
Dates:
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.
File
Semi-official correspondence between Tokyo and Hong Kong and London, 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/157
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers:TOKYO AND LONDON1. Copies of semi-official letters nos 1-58 from I.F. Aucott and E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to W.J. Keswick, London, 5 January-21 December 1955.2. Copies of semi-official letters nos 583-645 from W.J. Keswick and W.E.D. Smith, London, to I.F. Aucott and E.F. Watts, Tokyo, 5 January-29 December...
Dates:
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 correspondence of Sydney, 1963-1974
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/169
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence of G.R.B. Patterson, Resident Representative in Australia and New Zealand of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine Waugh Ltd and the Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd (April 1963-July 1964), and Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Australia) Pty Ltd, Sydney (from July 1964), with Jardine Waugh Ltd/Jardine, Matheson & Co. (S.E.A.) Ltd, Bangkok; Jardine Matheson, Jakarta; Matheson & Co. Ltd, London; Jardine Matheson Inc., San Francisco; Jardine,...
Dates:
1963-1974
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 from Australia to London, 20 Feb. 1941-24 Aug. 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/87
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from K.A. Mason to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London:1. Unnumbered letters from Mason, [Sydney], to B.D.F. Beith, 19 January 1942 and 5 June 1942.2. Nos 1, 3, 5-11, 14, 17, 19-25, 28-32, 34-35, 48-64 and 67-69 from Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney (Agents, Canton Insurance Office Ltd), to B.D.F. Beith and W.J. Keswick, 22 June 1942-12 April 1945.3. Nos 81-82 from Mason, Bombay, to W.J. Keswick, 15 August-24 August...
Dates:
20 Feb. 1941-24 Aug. 1945
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 letters from Bombay and Calcutta to London, 1941-1946
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/79
Scope and Contents
Originals and copies of semi-official letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (India) Ltd, Bombay, and Jardine, Skinner & Co., Bombay and Calcutta, Agents/Owners' Representatives of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, A.H. Hutchison, W.J. Keswick, A.W. Robson, C.T. Tod and H.H. Tod.
Dates:
1941-1946
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.