Semi-official correspondence between New York and Hong Kong, London and Shanghai, 1941-1947
Scope and Contents
Semi-official and some other correspondence between Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosures:
1. A copy of an unnumbered semi-official letter from Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York to J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, 23 June 1947, regarding the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co., with a covering note to W.J. Keswick of 23 June 1947.
2. Copies of semi-official letters nos 1-11, 4 June-6 December 1946, and 13-50, 4 January-30 December 1947, from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, to A. Davidson, New York, 4 June-30 December 1947.
3. Copies of ten unnumbered official letters from J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and W.E.D. Smith, Shanghai, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, 12 December 1945-23 October 1946.
4. Copies of semi-official letters nos 148-180 from W.J. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, to A. Davidson, C. Ryder, C.E. Thompson and C.E. Williamson, New York, 7 January-29 October 1941.
5. Copies of semi-official letters nos 61-67 from W.J. Keswick, London, to W.S. Dupree, New York, 10 July-1 September 1945.
6. Original unnumbered semi-official letters from A. Davidson and C.E. Thompson, New York, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 21 May 1946-20 November 1947.
7. Copies of semi-official letters nos 1-15 from D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to A. Davidson, New York, 7 May-31 December 1947.
8. Copies of semi-official letters nos 1-5 from D.F. Landale and F.A. Pollock, Hong Kong, to A. Davidson, New York, 15 August-5 November 1946, with one unnumbered semi-official letter from Landale to Davidson of 6 March 1946.
9. Copies of semi-official letters nos 24-47 from J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to A. Davidson, C.E. Thompson and C.E. Williamson, New York, 11 January-3 December 1941.
The subjects covered include B.E. Bolton; bristles finance account; China and Hong Kong working arrangements; Consolidated - Taiwan; finance; firm's private supplement; Histor Advertising; Colonel James McHugh; produce; reinforcing bars; silk; staff; sugar; and tea.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1947
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
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 29 September 2011.
Subject
- Dupree, William Sherlock, 1881-1975 (businessman) (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)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Smith, William Elder Drummond, 1892-1957 (businessman) (Person)
- Balfour, Guthrie and Co Ltd (Organization)
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