Papers of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, 1904-1973
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes and reports of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, including a set of numbered volumes and files (I2/9-15) kept by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd as Agents of the British & Chinese Corporation Ltd, and including some correspondence of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd acting in its role of Agents.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1973
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_permission_form.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
13 archive box(es) (13 boxes)
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Many of the numbered files formed part of a set of documents of the British & Chinese Corporation stored at H.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, in 1955, an inventory of which can be found in J11/1/29/6/1.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
I2/1-8 were part of the original accessions to the Archive. I2/9-16 were received in two accessions from Matheson & Co. Ltd of 2012-2013. I2/17-19 were received in accessions from Matheson & Co. Ltd of 2018.
Subject
- British and Chinese Corporation Ltd (Organization)
Repository Details
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