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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 N.C. letter from London to Tokyo, 17 Apr. 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/267
Scope and Contents

A copy of semi-official N.C. letter no. 1 from W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, 17 April 1961, enclosing a copy of a letter from J.H. Keswick to A. Kikuchi, Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd, Tokyo, 17 April 1961. The semi-official N.C. correspondence concerns Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan. The file is labelled 'File I'.

Dates: 17 Apr. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official N.C. letter from Singapore to London, 2 Oct. 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/269
Scope and Contents

Original semi-official N.C. letter no. 1 from L.E.C. Letts, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, to W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London. The semi-official N.C. correspondence concerns Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan. The ring-binder is labelled 'File I'.

Dates: 2 Oct. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official N.C. letter from Tokyo to London, 1 May 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/272
Scope and Contents

An original of semi-official N.C. letter no. 1 from E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, to W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, regarding the Nippon Coal Mining Company. The semi-official N.C. correspondence concerns Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan. The file is labelled 'File I'.

Dates: 1 May 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official N.C. letters from London to Hong Kong, 11 Aug. 1961-19 Jan. 1962

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/265
Scope and Contents Copies of semi-official N.C. letters nos 1-2 from W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to H.D.M. Barton, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, regarding Sarawak coal. The semi-official N.C. correspondence concerns Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan. The first letter encloses a copy of an article from 'The Times', 9 August 1961, entitled 'The Industrial World. Impact of Cheaper Coal and Ore...
Dates: 11 Aug. 1961-19 Jan. 1962
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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official R.G. letters from British West Indies to London, 1 July 1957-11 Apr. 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/176
Scope and Contents

Original semi-official letters nos R.G.1-20, 1 July-23 December 1957, and R.G.1-6, 24 January-11 April 1958, from R. Gordon, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Caribbean) Ltd, Port of Spain, Trinidad, to W.J. Keswick, London, including some handwritten letters, with enclosed letters and papers. The ring-binder is labelled 'B.W.I. to London' and 'File I'.

Dates: 1 July 1957-11 Apr. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official R.G. letters from London to British West Indies, 15 July 1957-5 Mar. 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/213
Scope and Contents

Copies of semi-official letters nos R.G. 1-16, 15 July-27 December 1957, and R.G. 17-22, 28 January-5 March 1958, from J.H. Keswick and W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to R. Gordon, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Caribbean) Ltd, Port of Spain, Trinidad, with enclosed letters and papers, and copies of telegrams exchanged between London and Gordon. The folder was labelled originally 'London to B.W.I.' and 'File I'.

Dates: 15 July 1957-5 Mar. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official T. letters from Calcutta to London, 3 July 1951-8 Aug. 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/178
Scope and Contents Semi-official letters nos T.1-26, T.26A, T.27-33, T.35-44, T.46, T.46A and T.47-102 from J.C.A. Bowie, A.C.M. Harrisson and W.E. Postlethwaite, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Calcutta, to J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick and W.E.D. Smith, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with some enclosed letters and papers. The correspondence concerns the Calcutta's office business in the tea trade. The subjects include Bhattacharjee (Tea Blenders) Private Ltd; East Africa; the export trade from Calcutta; Hälssen &...
Dates: 3 July 1951-8 Aug. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters
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Semi-official T. letters from London to Calcutta, 29 June 1951-16 Feb. 1961

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/215
Scope and Contents Copies of semi-official letters nos T.1-95 from H. Flint, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick and W.E.D. Smith, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to A.C.M. Harrisson and W.E. Postlethwaite, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Calcutta, with enclosed letters and papers, including two reports by A.C.W. Hunter on his visits to United Kingdom clients and Continental buyers during August 1954. The correspondence concerns the Calcutta's office business in the tea trade. The subjects include Bhattacharjee (Tea Blenders)...
Dates: 29 June 1951-16 Feb. 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.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Later bound correspondence / Semi-official letters

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