Private Office correspondence, 1906-1931
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (including some telegrams) of Directors of Matheson & Co. Ltd, with some related letters and papers. The main correspondents are D.G.M. Bernard, Henry Keswick, Sir R.W.B. Jardine, William Keswick, David Landale and L.N. Leefe. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters to the firm and copies of letters from the Directors.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1931
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 & 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 to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
9 envelope(s) (9 envelopes)
6 file(s) (6 ring-binders)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
I21/1/1-9 were part of the initial accessions of Jardine Matheson material; I21/1/10-15 were received from Matheson & Co. Ltd as part of two accessions, 2010 and 2012.
General
This series was renumbered as part of the reorganisation of I21 that accompanied the accession of new material during the 2nd Jardine Matheson Cataloguing Project (2011-2014).
General
Former reference: I21/7
Subject
- Bernard, Sir Dallas Gerald Mercer, 1888-1975 (1st Baronet, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Henry, 1870-1928 (businessman) (Person)
- Jardine, Sir Robert William Buchanan, 1868-1927 (2nd Baronet) (Person)
- Keswick, William, 1834-1912 (merchant) (Person)
- Landale, David, 1868-1935 (businessman) (Person)
- Leefe, Lawrence Noel, 1872-1951 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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