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Correspondence re Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship, 23 May 1958-14 Nov. 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/234

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence and related papers regarding the Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship established by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd to fund a scholar to the Mercantile Marine Service Association's H.M.S. 'Conway' Merchant Navy Cadet School. The file contains correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Erica Edwards, Harpenden, Herts, E. Goodbody, Church Stretton and Nottingham, H.M.S. 'Conway' Merchant Navy Cadet School, Liverpool, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Linklaters & Paines, London. Most of the material is concerned with two recipients of the award - Cadet R.H. Edwards, who was expelled from the school for cribbing during an examination, and Michael Edwards.

The file includes much correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and E. Goodbody regarding the Edwards Minors Trust in favour of Michael Edwards, including the following accounts of the Trust provided to the firm by Goodbody: a booklet of the income and expenditure account for the period 9 May 1958-5 April 1959, the balance sheets as at 9 May 1958 and 5 April 1959, and a copy of manuscript balance sheets and accounts for the year ended 5 April 1963.

The ring-binder is labelled 'Wilkinson Memorial Scholarship. File I'.

Dates

  • Creation: 23 May 1958-14 Nov. 1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is closed to researchers until 2039 under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

Extent

1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 15 September 2015.

General

Closed for 80 years from the date of creation of the file (1958).

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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