Semi-official and property letters from Foochow to Hong Kong, 1946-1955
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official and some property letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, A.M. d'Oliveira, R. Gordon, S.R. Hawke, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox and J.C. Taylor.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1955
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 folder(s) (1 folder)
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
The originals of the semi-official letters from Foochow to Hong Kong can be found in J1/117/5 (1948-1949), J1/117/10 (1951), J1/132/4 (1950), J1/132/8 (1952), J1/132/11 (1953) and J1/132/16 (1954-1955).
Subject
- Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Hawke, Stanley Robert, 1914-1976 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Oliveira, Alfredo Marques d', b 1923 (businessman) (Person)
- Taylor, John Cameron, 1890-1950 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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