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Correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, 1858-1883

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/D3

Scope and Contents

Copies (including press copies) of correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Shanghai.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858-1883

Creator

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.

Extent

29 archive box(es) (29 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The tripartite organisation of the series broadly mirrors the contemporary arrangement of the letters, whereby letters exchanged with correspondents in China and Japan were kept together in a separate series from the Shanghai Office's other in- and out-letters.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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