McKie, James, 1858-1910 (businessman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1858 - 1910
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Contract of Jardine Matheson and James McKie, 1880
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/F11/178
Scope and Contents
Articles of agreement between Matheson & Co. of London, as agents for Jardine, Matheson & Co. of China, and James McKie engaging the latter as salesman, correspondent and accountant in the Piece Goods Department in Hong Kong, China or Japan for a period of three years from his arrival in China, dated London, 29 November 1880.
Dates:
1880
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
Letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, July 1909-Oct. 1909
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K43
Scope and Contents
Typescript copies of letters from David Landale and James McKie, Shanghai, to W.J. Gresson, Hong Kong. There are also typescript copies of a letter from Horace Hickling, London, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, 2 July 1909, followed by comments thereon, and of a letter from W.F. Inglis, Shanghai, to David Landale, 27 August 1909, enclosing a supplementary memorandum regarding the Chinese Engineering & Mining Corporation Ltd. The envelope is labelled 'Letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong -...
Dates:
July 1909-Oct. 1909
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
Letters to London, 1901-1911
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/K37
Scope and Contents
A bundle of typescript and manuscript letters from correspondents in Hong Kong and Shanghai to William Keswick, London, 1903-1911, with some extracts of letters, newscuttings, and press copies of letters to Henry Keswick, Shanghai. The authors include C.W. Dickinson; W.J. Gresson; W.F. Inglis; Jardine Matheson, Shanghai; Henry Keswick; David Landale; and C.H. Ross. There is also a letter from Henry Keswick, Vladivostock, to William Keswick. The envelope also contains a smaller bundle of...
Dates:
1901-1911
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 letters from Shanghai to New York, 27 Jan. 1891-27 Oct. 1913
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/21
Scope and Contents
Original handwritten and typescript semi-official letters from E.F. Alford, C.E. Anton, W.J. Gresson, R. Inglis, Henry Keswick, David Landale, John Macgregor, James McKie and Herbert Smith, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to G.L. Montgomery, A.R. Riddle and A.D. Walker, Jardine Matheson, New York, with enclosed letters and papers, including letters exchanged between correspondents in China and between China and New York.
Dates:
27 Jan. 1891-27 Oct. 1913
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.