Eckford, Charles Vyvyan Lavers, 1905-1987 (businessman and engineer)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1905 - 1987
Biography
Charles Vyvyan Lavers Eckford trained as an engineer with Thornycroft & Co. of Southampton before working for the Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taipei, 1930-1949. He joined the Corporation's new joint venture Jardine British Sales Ltd, Vancouver, in 1950.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
sub-subseries
Semi-official and property letters from Hong Kong to Taipei, 1947-1978 (1947-1967 and 1971-1978)
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/202
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. The later correspondence also includes some unnumbered semi-official letters. Between 1972 and 1974 the letters 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 (1947-1967 and 1971-1978)
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 and property letters from Shanghai to Taipei, 1946-1949
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/235
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox, H.H. Pollock and W.E.D. Smith, Shanghai, and B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, C.V. Eckford, Young Hee and Chang Kan, Taipei.
Dates:
1946-1949
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.
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Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and outports, 1941-1951
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/117
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and the company's agencies in China and Taiwan, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents include B.M. Barry, H.D.M. Barton, B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, I.D. Bruce, C.V.L. Eckford, D.R. Fraser, L.G. Frost, R. Gordon, C. Griffin, S.R. Hawke, M.J. Henderson, H.Y. Hsu, J.H. Keswick, A. Kidd, D.F. Landale, C. Lee, M.H. Lo, Lo Po Chuen, E.L. McDougall, R.H. Malone, P.J. Marques, A.M. d'Oliveira, J.J. Paterson, F.A....
Dates:
1941-1951
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
Semi-official correspondence between London and Vancouver, 27 Apr. 1950-14 Dec. 1950
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/221
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine British Sales Ltd, Vancouver, with enclosed letters and papers. The ring-binder is divided into two sections:1) Copies of letters nos 1-9 from W.J. Keswick, London, to C.V. Eckford, Vancouver, 27 April-28 July 1950.2) Originals (and some copies) of letters JBS/SO nos 1-15 from C.V. Eckford and A.H. Hutchison, Vancouver, to W.J. Keswick, London, 20 May-7 November 1950, and nos 404 (14 August...
Dates:
27 Apr. 1950-14 Dec. 1950
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 Taipei, 1946-1950
sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/147
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosure letters and papers. The correspondents are J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, C.V.L. Eckford, Chang Kan and Young Hee, Taipei.
Dates:
1946-1950
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.