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Korea

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Series

Business letters: Korea, 1883-1884

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/B9
Scope and Contents

Business letters sent from places in Korea.

Dates: 1883-1884
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: The originals of B1-11 are not available to readers, but microfilm copies may be ordered in the Manuscripts Reading Room using the microfilm reference numbers listed in this catalogue, which are also found in the Outline Catalogue.
 sub-sub-sub-subseries

Correspondence re Korea, 1947-1977

 sub-sub-sub-subseries
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/2/15
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related papers regarding business and trade with North and South Korea. The correspondence is comprised of originals and copies of letters to Matheson & Co. Ltd and copies of other letters.

Dates: 1947-1977
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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. 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 to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
 File

General letters from Korea, June 1883-Aug. 1884

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C57
Scope and Contents

Press copies of letters from B.A. Clarke, William Gubbins and A.E. Reynell of Jardine, Matheson & Co. The letters are from Chemulpo/Jeuchuan and Seoul. The recipients include Ryle Holme, agent of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Nagasaki; J.J. Keswick, Shanghai; Jardine Matheson, Shanghai; Jardine Matheson, Yokohama; and P.G. von Möllendorff, Vice President, H.C.M.'s Foreign Office, Seoul. Only pages 1-248 of the volume have been used.

Dates: June 1883-Aug. 1884
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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. 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 to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
 Fonds

Lady Edith Blake: Journal of journey in China, Korea and Japan

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8423
Scope and Contents

Typescript.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Private letters to Korea, Apr. 1884-Nov. 1884

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C45
Scope and Contents

Press copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai. The authors are John Bell-Irving, J.J. Keswick and Herbert Smith. The recipients are H.M. Becher, Chemulpo (p. 18); B.A. Clarke, Chemulpo; W. Nelson Lovatt, Fusan; Herbert Smith, Chemulpo; and F.A. Velschow, Foong Tung (p. 16).

Dates: Apr. 1884-Nov. 1884
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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. 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 to some records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.