Jacobs, Archibald Gordon, 1898-1964 (businessman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1898 - 1964
Biography
Archibald Gordon Jacobs was employed by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in China and Hong Kong, 1913-1950, including in the Shipping Office and as the company's Agent at Foochow and Hankow.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
File
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hankow, Taipei and Tientsin, 1948-1949
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/30
Scope and Contents
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Hankow, Taipei and Tientsin, with enclosed letters and papers:TIENTSIN1. Copies of an unnumbered letter from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to L.G. Frost, Tientsin, 14 December 1948, and nos P.1-5 from R. Gordon, Hong Kong, to Frost, Tientsin, 30 May-8 December 1949.2. An original unnumbered letter from L.G. Frost, Tientsin, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 1 December 1948, and...
Dates:
1948-1949
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 correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and outports, 1950-1951
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/34
Scope and Contents
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Canton, Chungking, Foochow, Hankow and Swatow, with enclosed letters and papers:FOOCHOW1. Original letter no. P.1 from A.M. d'Oliveira, Foochow, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 15 May 1951.2. Copies of letters nos P.1-2 from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to A.M. d'Oliveira, Foochow, 17 March 1951 and 19 April 1951, and no. P.3 from J.H. Keswick, Hong Kong, to A.M. d'Oliveira,...
Dates:
1950-1951
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 Hankow to Shanghai, 16 May 1946-22 Sep. 1954
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J2/42
Scope and Contents
Copies of property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hankow, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers:1. Letters nos Hankow O.P. 1-7 and H.O.P. 8-31, from W.S. Dupree and Captain J. Horner-Smith to the Correspondence Office, 16 May-31 December 1946.2. Letters nos P.1-7 and P.9-29 from W.S. Dupree and J. Horner-Smith to J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox, 12 January-11 December 1946.3. Letters nos P.1-43 from J. Horner-Smith to J.H. Keswick...
Dates:
16 May 1946-22 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 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.
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.
sub-subseries
Semi-official correspondence between Shanghai and outports, 1942-1951
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/143
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and the company's agencies in China, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are H.A. Allan, D.I. Bosanquet, R.H. Box, I.D. Bruce, E.J. Cooke, W.B. Cornaby, A.M. d'Oliveira, W.S. Dupree, L.G. Frost, R. Gordon, S.R. Hawke, W.S. Ho, Captain J. Horner-Smith, A.G. Jacobs, J.H. Keswick, Lan Nan Kee, Lau Wan Kai, H.H. Lennox, J.C. Manley, P.J. Marques, F.A. Pollock, M.L. Railton, A.R. Ross, A.E. Smith, C.F....
Dates:
1942-1951
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.
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.