Semi-official correspondence between Shanghai and Taipei, 1946-1950
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Jardine Matheson, Taipei, with enclosure letters and papers. The correspondents are J.H. Keswick, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock, Shanghai, and B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, C.V.L. Eckford, Chang Kan and Young Hee, Taipei.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1950
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 volume(s) (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 29 September 2011.
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/235 contains copies of the semi-official letters from Shanghai to Taipei of 1946-1949, and also includes no. 73 of 25 April 1949, which is missing from this series.
Subject
- Bosanquet, David Ives, 1914-1988 (businessman) (Person)
- Bolton, Bernard Ernest, b 1909 (businessman) (Person)
- Eckford, Charles Vyvyan Lavers, 1905-1987 (businessman and engineer) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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