Semi-official letters from Shanghai to Canton, 13 Dec. 1949-27 Jan. 1955
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Canton, with enclosed letters and papers:
1. No. 1 from J.H. Keswick to C.F. Stockar, 13 December 1949.
2. Unnumbered letters from J.H. Keswick to C.F. Stockar, 4 and 19 January 1950.
3. Nos 2-8 from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox to C.F. Stockar, 9 May-17 October 1950.
4. Nos 1 and 3-10 from H.H. Lennox to Conant Lee and (mainly) C.F. Stockar, 17 January-19 September 1951.
5. Nos 11-12 from R. Gordon to Conant Lee, 2 February 1952 and 1 August 1952.
6. Nos 13-14 from H.H. Lennox to Conant Lee, 2 June 1953 and 25 June 1953.
7. Nos 1-33 from Thomas Beesley (mainly) and H.H. Lennox to Conant Lee, 14 January-29 December 1954.
8. No. 1 from Thomas Beesley to Conant Lee, 27 January 1955.
The ring-binder is labelled 'File I' and '[No previous letters]'.
Dates
- Creation: 13 Dec. 1949-27 Jan. 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 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 17 April 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/132/1, J1/132/7 and J1/143/9 contain copies of the semi-official letters of 1949-1952.
Subject
Repository Details
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