Papers of other companies, c. 1823-1969
Scope and Contents
The series contains papers of companies associated with Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, including many records produced by its subsidiaries.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1823-1969
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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
1 collection (25 bays)
Language of Materials
Arabic
Chinese
Dutch; Flemish
English
French
German
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish; Castilian
Arrangement
I1-28 were constituted from papers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries which had formed part of one of the early accessions to the archive. This material was supplemented subsequently by papers from later in the twentieth century received from 2010 onwards. These later accessions also included material for new companies, which were assigned to new series, I29-53.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The series is composed of material from an early accession to the archive supplemented by later papers received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, from 2010 onwards.
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
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