Keswick, William, 1834-1912 (merchant)

Person

Staff Only

Biography

William Keswick was a Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1906-1912.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

File

Private letters from J.J. Keswick, Sep. 1880-Oct. 1880

File

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C39

Scope and Contents

The volume contains press copies of private letters from J.J. Keswick, Nagasaki and Shanghai, concerning the Takasima Colliery, Japan. Most of the letters are addressed to William Keswick, Hong Kong, but there are also letters to Kojima Riotaro, agent for Goto Shojiro, Nagasaki, and to C.F. Hooper, Nagasaki. Only pages 1-32 of the volume have been used.

Dates: Sep. 1880-Oct. 1880

Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & 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_permission_form.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 to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Found in: Cambridge University Library / Jardine Matheson Archive / Out-correspondence

Sub-Series

Private letters from the Danish Consulate, 1863-1868

Sub-Series

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C40

Scope and Contents

This series contains fair copies of letters from Edward Whittall and William Keswick, Royal Danish Consulate, Shanghai, with indexes.

Dates: 1863-1868