Beesley, Thomas, b 1905
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1905
Biography
Thomas Beesley was employed by Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, 1952-1955. He became the company's last Resident Director at Shanghai in 1953 before the closure of its China offices, and oversaw the transfer of the firm's assets to the Chung Hwa Development Co. in 1954.
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
File
Correspondence re Thomas Beesley, 24 Nov. 1951-8 July 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J12/4/1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong; Bureau of Industry & Commerce, Shanghai; Jardine's Staff Union, Shanghai; and others regarding Thomas Beesley of Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with related papers, including reports of Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s interviews at the Foreign Affairs Bureau. A letter from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to the Bureau of Industry & Commerce, Shanghai, 29 December 1953, encloses the particulars of Thomas...
Dates:
24 Nov. 1951-8 July 1955
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.
sub-subseries
Private and confidential correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J4/9
Scope and Contents
Private and confidential correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, with related letters and papers. The letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai are copies; the letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong are originals. The earlier volumes also includes telegrams exchanged between the two offices. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.W. Robson and E.F. Watts.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
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Private and confidential letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J4/22
Scope and Contents
Copies of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with related letters and papers. The correspondents are T. Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.W. Robson and E.F. Watts.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Private and confidential letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J4/31
Scope and Contents
Copies of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are T. Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and London, Shanghai and Tokyo, 1950-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/32
Scope and Contents
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai and Tokyo, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, F.A. Pollock, M.L. Railton, W.E.D. Smith and E.F. Watts.
Dates:
1950-1954
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.
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Property letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 20 Nov. 1945-19 July 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/44
Scope and Contents
Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers:1. Nos P.1 from J.J. Paterson to R. Gordon, 20 November 1945, and P.2 from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to H.H. Lennox, 22 December 1945. The second letter is unsigned.2. Nos P.3-27 from D.F. Landale, F.A. Pollock and J.C. Taylor to J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox, 12 January-28 December 1946. No. 27 was numbered originally as P.47, but has...
Dates:
20 Nov. 1945-19 July 1954
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
Property letters from Shanghai to Hankow, 13 Apr. 1946-7 Sep. 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/50
Scope and Contents
Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Hankow, with enclosed letters and papers. Many of the letters do not give the name of the sender or the recipient.H.O.P. Series1. Letters nos O.P. 1-15 and H.O.P. 16-18 from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai to Jardine Matheson, Hankow, 13 April-12 December 1946. Some of the letters are signed by J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and W.B. Rigden, and one letter is addressed to W.S. Dupree.2....
Dates:
13 Apr. 1946-7 Sep. 1954
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
Property letters from Shanghai to London, 7 Dec. 1945-28 July 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/51
Scope and Contents
Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers:1. No. P.2 from H.H. Lennox to D.F. Landale, 7 December 1945. A note records that no. P.1 of 20 November 1945 was cancelled.2. Nos P.2A, P.2B, P.2C, P.2D, P.3, P.3A, P.4-8, P.8A, P.9-16, P.18 and P.20-34 from J.H. Keswick to D.F. Landale and F.A. Pollock, 14 February-19 December 1946. The following letters were transferred from the semi-official...
Dates:
7 Dec. 1945-28 July 1954
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Foochow to Shanghai, 1946-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/185
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, S.R. Hawke and A.G. Jacobs, Foochow, and Thomas Beesley, Robin Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai.
Dates:
1946-1955
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hankow to Shanghai, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/187
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hankow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R.H. Box, W.S. Dupree, Captain J. Horner-Smith, A.G. Jacobs and W.J. Wu, Hankow, and R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Shanghai to Foochow, 1946-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/227
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Foochow, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and L.F. Assig, I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, S.R. Hawke, A.G. Jacobs, Lan Nan Kee and Lau Wai Kai, Foochow.
Dates:
1946-1955
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 correspondence between Hong Kong, Shanghai and Canton, 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/133
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Canton, Hong Kong and Shanghai, with enclosed papers. The company's Shanghai office closed in 1954, but Thomas Beesley remained in China during the first part of 1955 to attend to outstanding issues relating to the the closure. The firm was represented subsequently at Shanghai by T.W. Pan, Y.C. Liu and Jack Yuan. Some letters have been transferred to other files, but there are sheets listing their contents. The volume contains the...
Dates:
1955
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official correspondence of Hong Kong and Shanghai with outports, 1949-1955
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/132
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, with the company's agencies in Canton, Chungking, Foochow, Hankow, Swatow, Tientsin and Tsingtao, with enclosed letters and papers. The main correspondents are H.D.M. Barton, Thomas Beesley, A.M. d'Oliveira, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, S.R. Hawke, M.J. Henderson, W.S. Ho, A.G. Jacobs, J.H. Keswick, Alex Kidd, Conant Lee, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, P.J. Marques, C.F. Stockar, T.C. Wang, S.J. Ward, E.F. Watts, W.J. Wu, Jack...
Dates:
1949-1955
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 Canton to Shanghai, 15 Dec. 1947-8 Feb. 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/180
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Canton, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers:1. Nos 1-2 from A. Wright to J.H. Keswick, 15-24 December 1947.2. No. 3 from A. Wright to F.A. Pollock, 8 July 1948.3. Nos 5 and 8-11 from C.F. Stockar to J.H. Keswick and H.H. Lennox, 17 May-20 November 1950.4. Nos 1-10 from C.F. Stockar to H.H. Lennox, 2 January-11 July 1951.5. No. 11 from Conant Lee to R. Gordon,...
Dates:
15 Dec. 1947-8 Feb. 1955
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/126
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1960
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/199
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The first part of the series is comprised of letters to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's Shanghai office. The office closed in 1954, but Thomas Beesley remained in China during the first part of 1955 to attend to outstanding issues relating to the the closure. The firm was represented subsequently at Shanghai by T.W. Pan, Y.C. Liu and Jack Yuan. Liu was appointed as the company's...
Dates:
1945-1960
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 Canton, 13 Dec. 1949-27 Jan. 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/225
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Canton, with enclosed letters and papers:1. No. 1 from J.H. Keswick to C.F. Stockar, 13 December 1949.2. Unnumbered letters from J.H. Keswick to C.F. Stockar, 4 and 19 January 1950.3. Nos 2-8 from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox to C.F. Stockar, 9 May-17 October 1950.4. Nos 1 and 3-10 from H.H. Lennox to Conant Lee and (mainly) C.F. Stockar, 17 January-19...
Dates:
13 Dec. 1949-27 Jan. 1955
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official letters from Shanghai to Hankow, 1945-1954
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/228
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Hankow, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are Thomas Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and R.H. Box, W.S. Dupree, A.G. Jacobs, Captain J. Horner-Smith and W.J. Wu, Hankow.
Dates:
1945-1954
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1943-1958 (mainly 1943-1956)
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/229
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Shanghai to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The first part of the series is comprised of letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's Shanghai office. The office closed in 1954, but Thomas Beesley remained in China during the first part of 1955 to attend to outstanding issues relating to the the closure. The firm was represented subsequently at Shanghai by T.W. Pan, Y.C. Liu and Jack Yuan. Liu was appointed as the...
Dates:
1943-1958 (mainly 1943-1956)
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.