Correspondence re Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd, 21 May 1951-31 Dec. 1953 (mainly 1952-1952)
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (including telegrams, extracts of letters and summaries and extracts of telephone conversations) between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London (mostly between Hong Kong and Shanghai), 7 August 1952-31 December 1953. There are also related letters and papers, including circulars to shareholders of Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd and notes of meetings between Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd and the Yu Hwa Textile Company.
Loose inside the ring-binder are printed documents of Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd of 21 May 1951-28 November 1953, including reports to the 25th, 26th and 27th Ordinary Meetings of shareholders of 20 June 1951, 7 August 1952 and 26 June 1953; reports of other meetings; and circulars to shareholders.
The main focus of the file is the closure of Ewo Cotton Mills. The ring-binder is labelled '1952/53 Ewo Cotton Mills' and '1. Ewo Cotton Mills'.
Dates
- Creation: 21 May 1951-31 Dec. 1953 (mainly 1952-1952)
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, 22 March 2013.
Repository Details
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