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Semi-official letters from Taipei to Hong Kong, 1948-1967

 sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/153

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

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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

Related Materials

J1/130/3, J1/130/4, J1/130/7, J1/130/20 and J1/130/21 contain semi-official letters from Taipei to Hong Kong for, respectively, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1968 and 1969.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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