Manila
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Journals, 1811-1900
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/A2
Scope and Contents
Journals containing running accounts of expenses, with some additional related documents. There are journals (1-59) and rough journals (90-175) of Jardine, Matheson & Co. and related, earlier partnerships at Canton, Macao and Hong Kong, and journals of the company's offices in Shanghai (60-80), Yokohama (81-87), Canton (88), and Manila (89).
Dates:
1811-1900
Conditions Governing Access:
Some of the records are unavailable due to their poor physical condition.
Item
Letter from Adolf Bernhard Meyer to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Manila, 1872-04-25
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 171: 168
Scope and Contents
Letter from Adolf Bernhard Meyer to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Manila
(Letter)
Dates:
1872-04-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
File
Private letters to Hong Kong, Jan. 1883-June 1883
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C56
Scope and Contents
Press copies of letters from George Mackrill Smith, Manila. The recipients include John Bell-Irving and F.B. Johnson.
Dates:
Jan. 1883-June 1883
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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.