Private and confidential letters from Hong Kong to London, 1945-1984 (1945-1975 and 1983-1984)
Scope and Contents
An incomplete series of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet, I.D. Bruce, P.J. Collins, W.J. Downey, D.C. Geddes, R. Gordon, M.A.R. Herries, E.J.V. Hutt, H.N.L. Keswick, J.H. Keswick, S.L. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, D.W.N. Landale, C.G.R. Leach, H.H. Lennox, P.L. MacDougall, D.D.B. McLeod, G.L. Marshall, R.E. Moore, D.K. Newbigging, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, R. Shoppee, H. Sidbury, W.E.D. Smith and E.F. Watts. Most of the letters are originals, but there are also some copies. The last file is comprised wholly of copies.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1984 (1945-1975 and 1983-1984)
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
24 file(s) (24 ring-binders)
12 folder(s) (12 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Aucott, Ian Frank, 1916-1991 (businessman) (Person)
- Barton, Hugh David MacEwen, 1911-1989 (businessman) (Person)
- Bosanquet, David Ives, 1914-1988 (businessman) (Person)
- Bruce, Ian Denholm, 1912-1966 (businessman) (Person)
- Collins, Peter John, b 1937 (Person)
- Downey, William James, 1934-2013 (Person)
- Geddes, David Campbell, 1917-1995 (businessman) (Person)
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Herries, Michael Alexander Robert Young-, 1923-1995 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Hutt, Eric John Villette, b 1915 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir Henry Neville Lindley, 1938-2024 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Simon Lindley, b 1942 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Landale, Sir David William Neil, 1934-2016 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Leach, Charles Guy Rodney, 1934-2016 (Baron Leach of Fairfield) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Macdougall, Patrick Lorn, b 1939 (banker) (Person)
- McLeod, David Dunlop Bentley, b 1932 (businessman) (Person)
- Marshall, George Lawrence, 1911-1965 (accountant) (Person)
- Moore, Raymond Edward, b 1928 (businessman) (Person)
- Newbigging, David Kennedy, b 1934 (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Shoppee, Reginald, b 1913 (businessman) (Person)
- Sidbury, Henry, d 1906 (businessman) (Person)
- Smith, William Elder Drummond, 1892-1957 (businessman) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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