Semi-official correspondence between Hong Kong and outports, 1941-1951
Scope and Contents
Semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and the company's agencies in China and Taiwan, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents include B.M. Barry, H.D.M. Barton, B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, I.D. Bruce, C.V.L. Eckford, D.R. Fraser, L.G. Frost, R. Gordon, C. Griffin, S.R. Hawke, M.J. Henderson, H.Y. Hsu, J.H. Keswick, A. Kidd, D.F. Landale, C. Lee, M.H. Lo, Lo Po Chuen, E.L. McDougall, R.H. Malone, P.J. Marques, A.M. d'Oliveira, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.R. Ross, A.B. Stafford, C.F. Stockar, J.C. Taylor, H.H. Tod, E.F. Watts, A. Wright and W.J. Wu.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1951
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
10 volume(s) (10 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 29 September 2011.
Subject
- Barton, Hugh David MacEwen, 1911-1989 (businessman) (Person)
- Bolton, Bernard Ernest, b 1909 (businessman) (Person)
- Bosanquet, David Ives, 1914-1988 (businessman) (Person)
- Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman) (Person)
- Eckford, Charles Vyvyan Lavers, 1905-1987 (businessman and engineer) (Person)
- Fraser, Duncan Richard, b 1923 (businessman) (Person)
- Frost, Leopold Gotley, 1899-1983 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Griffin, Clarence, 1874-1951 (businessman) (Person)
- Hawke, Stanley Robert, 1914-1976 (businessman) (Person)
- Henderson, Maurice James, b 1900 (businessman) (Person)
- Hsu, Hou Yu, b 1900 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Kidd, Alexander, 1895-1956 (businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Lo, Man-hin, 1896-1963 (businessman) (Person)
- McDougall, Edward Lionel, b 1905 (businessman) (Person)
- Marques, Pompilio Jose, b 1904 (businessman) (Person)
- Oliveira, Alfredo Marques d', b 1923 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Ross, Arthur Richard, b 1906 (Person)
- Stafford, Alfred Ben, 1908-1941 (businessman) (Person)
- Stockar, Charles Felix, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Taylor, John Cameron, 1890-1950 (businessman) (Person)
- Tod, Henry Hector, b 1907 (businessman) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
- Wright, Arthur, b 1880 (businessman) (Person)
- Wu, Wei-Jou, b 1896 (Person)
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