Minutes of the Consultative Committee, 1912-1918
Scope and Contents
Typescript and manuscript minutes of the Consultative Committee of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd held at 24 St James's Place, London, 6 June 1912-26 January 1914. The meetings were attended by Sir R.W.B. Jardine, Governing Director; Henry Keswick, Senior Managing Director; C.E. Anton; J.J. Bell-Irving; W.J. Gresson; and C.H. Ross. Most of the volume is unused. It contains a few loose items: a typescript copy of letter no. 35 from David Landale, Hong Kong, to C.E. Anton, Shanghai, 19 December 1913, regarding the Hongkong Cotton Mill; a manuscript memorandum for a committee meeting, with three enclosures, 1914; a letter from Henry Keswick, Cowhill Tower, Dumfries, to 'Will', 5 April 1918, enclosing manuscript minutes of the Consultative Committee meeting held at Castlemilk on 3 April 1918; and manuscript minutes of a meeting, missing the first page. The spine of the volume is labelled 'Minutes of Meetings of Consultative Committee. J.M. & Co. Ltd. 1913'.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1918
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Irving, James Jardine Bell-, 1857-1936 (businessman) (Person)
- Gresson, William Jardine, 1869-1934 (businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David, 1868-1935 (businessman) (Person)
- Jardine, Sir Robert William Buchanan, 1868-1927 (2nd Baronet) (Person)
- Ross, Charles Henderson, 1864-1919 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Henry, 1870-1928 (businessman) (Person)
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