Semi-official letters from Hong Kong and Shanghai to Taipei, 1929-1941
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosed letters and papers. There are also a few letters from Taipei to Hong Kong. The correspondents are B.D.F. Beith, B.E. Bolton, I.D. Bruce, R.E. Coxon, R. Gordon, C. Griffin, C.S. Hayley, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, H. Lachlan, D.F. Landale, D.L. Newbigging, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.B. Stafford and A.B. Stewart.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1941
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
2 file(s) (2 ring-binders)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, October 2010.
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/12/2-8, J1/17 and J1/18 contain copies of most of the letters from Hong Kong to Taipei.
Subject
- Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman) (Person)
- Bolton, Bernard Ernest, b 1909 (businessman) (Person)
- Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman) (Person)
- Coxon, Raymond Ernest, b 1892 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Griffin, Clarence, 1874-1951 (businessman) (Person)
- Hayley, Charles Steiger, 1906-1934 (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Newbigging, David Locke, 1896-1948 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Stafford, Alfred Ben, 1908-1941 (businessman) (Person)
- Stewart, Allan Brown, c 1888-1940 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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