Bovill, Edward William, 1892-1966 (historian)
Person
Biography
Edward William Bovill was a Director of Matheson & Co. Ltd, 1936-1945, and Chairman of R.C. Treat & Co. Ltd, 1942-1961. He wrote a four-volume series entitled 'Missions to the Niger', which was published during the 1960s.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Semi-official and private and confidential correspondence between Hankow, Hong Kong, London and Shanghai, 11 Feb. 1938-29 Dec. 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J4/3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hankow, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, divided into three sections:1. Copies of semi-official correspondence regarding East Africa: nos 1-2 from E.W. Bovill, London, to J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, 1 November-5 December 1938, and 1-3 from Paterson to Bovill, 21 November-29 December 1938. Paterson's third letter encloses a copy of a letter sent by him to J.A.R. King, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (East Africa) Ltd, Dar...
Dates:
11 Feb. 1938-29 Dec. 1938
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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Semi-official letters from Hong Kong to New York and outports, 2 Jan. 1940-31 Dec. 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/18
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to agencies and representatives of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, with enclosed letters and papers. There is also a set of copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai to Jardine Matheson, New York.1. Nos 564-586 and 589-595 from D.F. Landale and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to R.H. Malone and A.E. Smith, Jardine Matheson, Canton, 3 January-23 December 1940. A note records that nos 587 and 588 were not used in...
Dates:
2 Jan. 1940-31 Dec. 1940
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.