Semi-official correspondence between Singapore and London and Tokyo, 1955-1970
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official correspondence between Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Henry Waugh (Singapore) Ltd, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd and Jardine Waugh (Malaya) Ltd, Singapore, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with enclosed letters and papers, including some miscellaneous semi-official correspondence with other offices of Jardine Waugh Ltd and with Matheson, Bosanquet & Co. Ltd, Coonoor. The correspondents include A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, D.I. Bosanquet, J.J.G. Brown, A.E.H. Bulford, Melvin Chan (Chan Onn Yip), Chan U Seek, D.R. Davies, G. Ellis, H. Flint, D.C. Geddes, S.R. Hawke, M.A.R. Herries, J.A. Heywood, H.S. Jackson, F.M.V. Johnstone, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, M.P. Keyes, D.W.N. Landale, L.E.C. Letts, Miss M.N.Y. Liew, D.J. Massey, G.Y. Matsumura, D.S. Middleditch, L. Norris, A. Reid, R. Richman, J.S. Riggs, R. Shoppee, T.R. Shortman, W.E.D. Smith, Sir H. Trevelyan, E.F. Watts and H.A. Waugh.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1970
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
16 volume(s) (16 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/219 and J1/241 contain Matheson & Co. Ltd's copies of semi-official correspondence between London and Singapore, and include some letters missing from this series.
Subject
- Angus, Andrew Drummond, 1921-2013 (businessman) (Person)
- Aucott, Ian Frank, 1916-1991 (businessman) (Person)
- Bosanquet, David Ives, 1914-1988 (businessman) (Person)
- Brown, Jeremy John Galbraith, 1933-2022 (businessman) (Person)
- Bulford, Alexander Edward Henry, 1921-2007 (businessman) (Person)
- Chan, Onn Yip, b 1930 (Person)
- Chan, U Seek, 1925-2009 (businessman) (Person)
- Davies, Derek Roy, b 1930 (businessman) (Person)
- Ellis, Geoffrey, 1924-1979 (businessman) (Person)
- Flint, Hugh, b 1895 (businessman) (Person)
- Geddes, David Campbell, 1917-1995 (businessman) (Person)
- Hawke, Stanley Robert, 1914-1976 (businessman) (Person)
- Herries, Michael Alexander Robert Young-, 1923-1995 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Heywood, John Axson, b 1937 (businessman) (Person)
- Johnstone, Fitzroy Montague Veitch, b 1922 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keyes, Michael Patton, 1921-2009 (businessman) (Person)
- Landale, Sir David William Neil, 1934-2016 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Letts, Lionel Edgar Charles, 1918-2013 (businessman) (Person)
- Massey, Douglas John, b 1926 (businessman) (Person)
- Matsumura, George Yukio, b 1913 (Person)
- Middleditch, David Seton, 1923-1992 (businessman) (Person)
- Norris, Leslie, b 1907 (businessman) (Person)
- Reid, Alan, 1911-1993 (businessman) (Person)
- Richman, Reginald, b 1929 (businessman) (Person)
- Riggs, John Sydney, b 1920 (businessman) (Person)
- Shoppee, Reginald, b 1913 (businessman) (Person)
- Shortman, Thomas Roy, b 1919 (Person)
- Smith, William Elder Drummond, 1892-1957 (businessman) (Person)
- Trevelyan, Sir Humphrey, 1908-1985 (Baron Trevelyan, diplomat) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (SEA) Ltd (Organization)
- Matheson Bosanquet Enterprises Ltd (Organization)
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