Semi-official letters from Taipei to Hong Kong, 1948-1967
Scope and Contents
Original semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Taipei, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, H.D.M. Barton, B.E. Bolton, D.I. Bosanquet, C.M.E. Brown, W.K. Corneck, W.A.N. Darkin, R.A. Eckford, R. Gordon, R.J. Hackman, S.R. Hawke, M.A.R. Herries, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, D.W.N. Landale, D.B. Nelson, H. Sidbury, N.A.J. Spencer, G.C. Thompson and E.F. Watts. There are also some property letters and private and confidential letters from Taipei to Hong Kong.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1967
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
Subject
- Angus, Andrew Drummond, 1921-2013 (businessman) (Person)
- Aucott, Ian Frank, 1916-1991 (businessman) (Person)
- Barton, Hugh David MacEwen, 1911-1989 (businessman) (Person)
- Bolton, Bernard Ernest, b 1909 (businessman) (Person)
- Bosanquet, David Ives, 1914-1988 (businessman) (Person)
- Brown, Christopher Martin Eastwood, b 1935 (accountant) (Person)
- Corneck, Warrington Kenneth, b 1920 (businessman) (Person)
- Darkin, William Alexandre Norman, b 1930 (accountant) (Person)
- Eckford, Reginald Andrew, b 1906 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Hackman, Robert Jasper, b 1939 (businessman) (Person)
- Hawke, Stanley Robert, 1914-1976 (businessman) (Person)
- Herries, Michael Alexander Robert Young-, 1923-1995 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Landale, Sir David William Neil, 1934-2016 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Nelson, Douglas Charles Berkeley, b 1917 (businessman) (Person)
- Sidbury, Henry, d 1906 (businessman) (Person)
- Spencer, Nicholas Aubrey John, b 1938 (Person)
- Thompson, Geoffrey Carlyle, b 1921 (accountant) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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