Semi-official correspondence between London and Australia and India, 19 Jan. 1942-10 Aug. 1945
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and K.A. Mason, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters from Mason and copies of letters from Matheson & Co. Ltd:
MASON TO LONDON
1. Unnumbered letters from K.A. Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney (Managing Agents for Australasia of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd), to B.D.F. Beith, 19 January-22 June 1942.
2. Nos 1-69 from K.A. Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney, to B.D.F. Beith, W.J. Keswick and J.F. Owen, 22 June 1942-12 April 1945.
3. No. 70 from K.A. Mason, Madras, to W.J. Keswick, 23 May 1945.
4. Nos 71-79 from K.A. Mason, Jardine Skinner & Co., Calcutta (Agents of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd), to W.J. Keswick, 8 January-31 July 1945.
5. Nos 80-82 from K.A. Mason, Jardine Matheson & Co. (India) Ltd, Bombay, to W.J. Keswick, 9-24 August 1945.
LONDON TO MASON
1. An unnumbered letter from J.F. Owen to K.A. Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney, 13 March 1942.
2. Nos 1-74 from B.D.F. Beith, W.J. Keswick and J.F. Owen to K.A. Mason, George King & Co. Ltd, Sydney, 30 March 1942-16 April 1945.
3. Unnumbered letters from W.J. Keswick to K.A. Mason, Jardine, Skinner & Co., Calcutta, 10 May-4 July 1945.
4. An unnumbered letter from W.J. Keswick to K.A. Mason, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (India) Ltd, Bombay, 10 August 1945.
At the front of the file are copies of cables exchanged between Matheson & Co. Ltd and K.A. Mason, 9 March 1942-11 June 1945. Loose inside the file are summaries of the working of the Calcutta and Colombo Agencies of the Canton Insurance Office Ltd and the Calcutta Agency of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd for the years 1942, 1943 and 1944.
There is an index at the beginning of the file containing the following entries: Australian Feather Mills Pty Ltd; R.A. Colyer; Ewo Mills; East Asian Residents' Association; Far Eastern Who's Who; F.O.C.; J. Gunton (Australia) Pty Limited; Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf; Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd; Insurance; Investments; Internees; K.A. Mason; Staff; Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf; Triton; War Circular; and Gordon Woodroffe.
Dates
- Creation: 19 Jan. 1942-10 Aug. 1945
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.
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, but the original binding has been replaced with treasury tags.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 17 April 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/87 contains copies of some of Mason's letters to Matheson & Co. Ltd.
Repository Details
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