Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman)
Biography
Ian Denholm Bruce joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1935 and was employed in China, Hong Kong and Taipei, working mainly in the Tea Department. He was a Director of the company, 1955-1963.
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and Taipei, 1948-1982
Semi-official correspondence between Shanghai and outports, 1942-1951
Semi-official letters from British West Indies to Hong Kong, 10 Sep. 1954-2 June 1958
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong and Shanghai to Taipei, 1929-1941
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. There are also a few letters from Taipei to Hong Kong. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, B.E. Bolton, I.D. Bruce, R.E. Coxon, R. Gordon, C. Griffin, C.S. Hayley, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, H. Lachlan, D.F. Landale, D.L. Newbigging, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.B. Stafford and A.B. Stewart.
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Australia, 1953-1978
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to British West Indies, 17 Sep. 1954-20 May 1958
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Korea, 1948-1963
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to London, 1945-1983
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to London, 1945-1975
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to New York, 21 Jan. 1959-30 Dec. 1959
Copies of semi-official letters nos 1-14 from H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet and I.D. Bruce, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York. The subjects covered include air conditioning - Union House; Canon Cameras; Chesnutt, Cooper & Co. - interest; frozen eviscerated poultry, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Corporation; Taipei shipping - P.D. Marchessini & Co. (New York) Ltd; tea; and tea - S.R. Hawke.
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to New York, 2 Feb. 1953-29 Dec. 1962
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 Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1943-1958 (mainly 1943-1956)
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
Telephone conversations between Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1950-1951
Summaries of telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai. The main subject is trade in a wide range of commodities, including the involvement of the company's subsidiaries Ewo Breweries Ltd, Ewo Cotton Mills, Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd and Shanghai & Hongkong Wharf Co. Ltd. Index entries for many of the staff and companies featured in the conversations are given below.