Riggs, John Sydney, b 1920 (businessman)
Person
Biography
John Sydney Riggs joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1954, and worked in the company's offices in Hong Kong and Tokyo, as well as for Jardine Waugh Ltd, Singapore. He retired in 1970.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
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Semi-official correspondence between London and Tokyo, 1949-1970
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/141
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers. There are also some telegrams of Jardine Matheson, Tokyo. From 1961 the volumes include small sets of semi-official correspondence between Tokyo and Taipei. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, B.E. Bolton, J.J.G. Brown, H. Flint, S.R. Hawke, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, M.P. Keyes, D.W.N. Landale, G.Y. Matsumura, D.B. Nelson, L. Norris, F.A. Pollock, A....
Dates:
1949-1970
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 correspondence between Singapore and London and Tokyo, 1955-1970
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/152
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Henry Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd and Jardine Waugh (Malaya) Ltd, Singapore, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers, including some miscellaneous semi-official correspondence with other offices of Jardine Waugh Ltd and with Matheson, Bosanquet & Co. Ltd, Coonoor. The correspondents include A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, D.I. Bosanquet,...
Dates:
1955-1970
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 Tokyo, 1948-1976
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/131
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers. The first volume in the series also includes original semi-official letters from Tokyo to Hong Kong of 1948. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, M.G. Barrow, H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet, J.J.G. Brown, I.D. Bruce, W.J. Downey, D.C. le F. Edwards, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, I.F.H. Grant, S.R. Hawke, M.A.R. Herries, J.A. Heywood, E.J.V. Hutt,...
Dates:
1948-1976
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 Tokyo and Yokohama, 1947-1978 (1947-1952 and 1954-1978)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/204
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo (mainly) and Yokohama, with enclosed letters and papers. The later files include some unnumbered letters. Between 1971 and 1974 the files include weekly circular letters from Hong Kong reporting on local developments. These letters were excluded from the files from November 1974 and replaced by notes indicating that the missing letters were weekly...
Dates:
1947-1978 (1947-1952 and 1954-1978)
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 London to Tokyo, 1949-1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/220
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, J.J.G. Brown, H. Flint, S.R. Hawke, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.W.N. Landale, G.Y. Matsumura, L. Norris, F.A. Pollock, A. Reid, J.S. Riggs, W.E.D. Smith and E.F. Watts.
Dates:
1949-1967
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 Tokyo to Hong Kong, 1949-1976
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/156
Scope and Contents
Semi-official letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers, including monthly agency reports and returns and minutes of meetings of the Directors of Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd in Tokyo. Most of the semi-official letters are originals, but there are also some copies. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, M.G. Barrow, H.D.M. Barton, N.J. Booker, D.I. Bosanquet, J.J.G. Brown, M.J.E. Chambers, J.V....
Dates:
1949-1976
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 Tokyo to Hong Kong, 1947-1978
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/252
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of copies of semi-official letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers, including monthly agency reports. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, M.G. Barrow, H.D.M. Barton, N.J. Booker, M.J.E. Chambers, J.V. Godfray, R. Gordon, I.F.H. Grant, R.H. Gunn, S.R. Hawke, M.A.R. Herries, H.F. Hopkins, H.N.L. Keswick, J.H. Keswick, M.P. Keyes, Kohichi Nanjo, D.F. Landale, D.W.N. Landale, G.J. McKenzie,...
Dates:
1947-1978
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 Tokyo to London, 1949-1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/256
Scope and Contents
Originals and copies of semi-official letters from I.F. Aucott, J.J.G. Brown, S.R. Hawke, G.Y. Matsumura, D.W.N. Landale, L. Norris, F.A. Pollock, J.S. Riggs and E.F. Watts, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo, to J.H. Keswick and W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The letters include annotations made by the recipients in London. The letters up to 1964 are originals. From 1965 most of the letters are copies, some of which include...
Dates:
1949-1967
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 N.C. letters from Hong Kong to Singapore and Tokyo, 28 Mar. 1961-6 June 1961
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/164
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official N.C. letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, and Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, with a few enclosed letters and papers, regarding Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan:1. Nos 1-5 from H.D.M. Barton and M.A.R. Herries to G.Y. Matsumura, J.S. Riggs and E.F. Watts, Tokyo, 28 March-6 June 1961.2. Nos 1-2 from, respectively,...
Dates:
28 Mar. 1961-6 June 1961
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 N.C. letters from Hong Kong to Tokyo, 28 Mar. 1961-2 Mar. 1962
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/264
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official N.C. letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Tokyo: nos 1-5 from H.D.M. Barton and M.A.R. Herries to G.Y. Matsumura, J.S. Riggs and E.F. Watts, 28 March-6 June 1961, and nos 1-3 from M.A.R. Herries to E.F. Watts, 17 February-2 March 1962, with enclosed letters and papers. 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...
Dates:
28 Mar. 1961-2 Mar. 1962
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.