Semi-official letters from Shanghai to New York, 12 Dec. 1945-1 Sep. 1950
Scope and Contents
Copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to A. Davidson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, with enclosed letters and papers:
1. Nos 1-12 from J.H. Keswick, 4 June-26 December 1946.
2. Nos 13-50 from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox, 4 January-30 December 1947.
3. Nos 51-75 from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock, 6 January-22 December 1948.
4. Nos 1-10 from J.H. Keswick, 20 January-7 December 1949.
5. Nos 11-13 from J.H. Keswick, 12 January-1 September 1950.
At the start of the file are copies of four unnumbered official letters from W.E.D. Smith (12 December 1945) and H.H. Lennox (12 December 1945, 16 May 1946 and 1 June 1946), Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York. The ring-binder is labelled 'Correspondence between Shanghai & New York [J.H.K. & B.G. & Co., Ltd.]' and 'File I'.
Dates
- Creation: 12 Dec. 1945-1 Sep. 1950
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 & 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_permission_form.pdf.
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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
J1/135 and J1/142 contains copies of the semi-official letters, with exception of no. 12 (1946) and no. 13 (1950). J1/142 includes the four official letters, as well as six other official letters not found in this file.
Subject
- Balfour, Guthrie and Co Ltd (Organization)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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