Barton, Hugh David MacEwen, 1911-1989 (businessman)
Dates
- Existence: 1911 - 1989
Biography
Hugh David MacEwen Barton joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1933 and was employed in the Tea Department, then the Private Office, in China and Hong Kong. He was a Director of the company, 1949-1963.
Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to New York, 2 Feb. 1953-29 Dec. 1962
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to New York and between London and Tokyo, 2 Jan. 1957-31 Dec. 1957
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1954
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, T. Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, M.H. Lo, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, J.C. Taylor and E.F. Watts.
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1960
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Singapore, 1954-1975
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Singapore, 1954-1978
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Tokyo, 1948-1976
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Tokyo and Yokohama, 1947-1978 (1947-1952 and 1954-1978)
Semi-official letters from Korea to Hong Kong, 1947-1962
An incomplete set of copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Korea, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers, including monthly reports. The correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet, W.K. Corneck, R. Gordon, M.A.R. Herries; F. Jolly, D.F. Landale, A. Montgomery and D.B. Nelson.
Semi-official letters from London to Hong Kong, 1945-1975
Semi-official letters from London to Hong Kong, 1945-1983
Semi-official letters from New York to Hong Kong, 19 Jan. 1956-1 Aug. 1956
A small set of photostats of unnumbered semi-official letters from A. Davidson, H.M. Mennear and C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, to H.D.M. Barton (mainly) and E.F. Watts, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong. The subjects covered include Canadian shipments of sulphate to China and Jardine, Balfour Inc. The file is labelled 'S.O. New York to Hongkong 1956 [Decided not necessary to continue. Feb./Aug.]'.
Semi-official letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1943-1958 (mainly 1943-1956)
Semi-official letters from Singapore to Hong Kong, 1953-1975
Semi-official letters from Singapore to Hong Kong, 1954-1978
Semi-official letters from Taipei to Hong Kong, 1948-1967
Semi-official letters from Tokyo to Hong Kong, 1949-1976
Semi-official letters from Tokyo to Hong Kong, 1947-1978
Semi-official N.C. correspondence between Hong Kong and London, Singapore and Tokyo, 19 Jan. 1962-6 Sep. 1962
Semi-official N.C. correspondence between Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Tokyo, 27 Mar. 1961-18 Nov. 1961
Semi-official N.C. letters from Hong Kong to Singapore, 26 Apr. 1961-20 June 1962
Copies of semi-official N.C. letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to L.E.C. Letts, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd: N.C. no. 1 from I.D. Bruce, 26 April 1961; N.C. no. 2 from H.D.M. Barton, 8 May 1961; and N.C. no. 3 from M.A.R. Herries, 20 June 1962. 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'.
Semi-official N.C. letters from Hong Kong to Singapore and Tokyo, 28 Mar. 1961-6 June 1961
Semi-official N.C. letters from Hong Kong to Tokyo, 28 Mar. 1961-2 Mar. 1962
Semi-official N.C. letters from London to Hong Kong, 11 Aug. 1961-19 Jan. 1962
Semi-official N.C. letters from Singapore to Hong Kong, 10 Apr. 1961-6 Sep. 1962
Copies of semi-official N.C. letters from L.E.C. Letts, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong: nos 1-5 to H.D.M. Barton, 10 April-1 September 1961, and 6-13 to H.D.M. Barton and M.A.R. Herries, 16 February-6 September 1962. 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'.