Property letters from Shanghai to London, 7 Dec. 1945-6 May 1952
Scope and Contents
Original property letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers:
1. Nos P.1-3 from H.H. Lennox to W.J. Keswick, 7-22 December 1945.
2. Nos P.4, 5, 5A and 6-22 from J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox to W.J. Keswick, 4 January-26 December 1946. No. 5A was formerly semi-official letter no. 202.
3. Nos P.23-35 from J.H. Keswick to W.J. Keswick (mainly) and W.E.D. Smith, 8 January-5 December 1947.
4. Nos P.36-41 from J.H. Keswick and F.A. Pollock to W.J. Keswick, 25 March-30 November 1948.
5. Nos P.1-2 from J.H. Keswick to W.J. Keswick, 3 June-7 December 1949.
6. Nos P.1-5 from H.H. Lennox to W.J. Keswick, 8 May-13 August 1951.
7. No P.1 from R. Gordon to W.J. Keswick, 6 May 1952.
The subjects covered include Boissezon, the Falconer Estate, Hogg properties, the Howard Estate, Nos 272 and 274 Hungjao Road, No. 502 Hungjao Road (Mrs Helen McBain), Sir J.W.B. Jardine's property, Pootung and the Whistler Estate.
Dates
- Creation: 7 Dec. 1945-6 May 1952
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.
Subject
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Smith, William Elder Drummond, 1892-1957 (businessman) (Person)
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