Green correspondence files, 1932-1941
Scope and Contents
Selected semi-official, private and confidential, and other letters of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd regarding particular subjects, with related papers. The principal correspondents are B.D.F. Beith; D.G.M. Bernard; Butterfield & Swire; W.C. Cassels; A.L. Davidson; W.S. Dupree; V.M. Grayburn; J.H. Keswick; W.J. Keswick; D.F. Landale; Lowe, Bingham & Matthews; E.R. Morriss; D.L. Newbigging; J.F. Owen; J.J. Paterson; F.A. Pollock and J.C. Taylor.
Dates
- Creation: 1932-1941
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
38 folder(s) (38 folders)
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found among the uncatalogued papers in the archive.
Subject
- Butterfield and Swire (Organization)
- Bernard, Sir Dallas Gerald Mercer, 1888-1975 (1st Baronet, businessman) (Person)
- Beith, Benjamin David Fleming, 1884-1960 (businessman) (Person)
- Paterson, John Johnstone, 1886-1971 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Dupree, William Sherlock, 1881-1975 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Newbigging, David Locke, 1896-1948 (businessman) (Person)
- Owen, John Featherstone, b 1889 (businessman) (Person)
- Pollock, Frederick Arthur, b 1899 (businessman) (Person)
- Taylor, John Cameron, 1890-1950 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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