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Name James Finlay and Company

1. Mss Eur D1063

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1063
Title:
Walter Smith Sutherland Mackay papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoir, dated 1984, by Walter Smith Sutherland Mackay (b 1904), describing his career as an assistant manager 1924-32, manager 1932-46, and assistant general manager 1946-57, in the High Range Tea Estates of Travancore; also correspondence with Dr T J Nossiter on the latter's book `Communism in K...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924-1957
Extent:
1 portfolio

2. Mss Eur D1204

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1204
Title:
Archives and papers of the North Travancore Land Planting and Agricultural Society Ltd and the Kanan Devan Hills Produce Company Ltd
Scope & Content:
Archives and papers of the North Travancore Land Planting and Agricultural Society Ltd, dated 1880-97, and of its successor the Kanan Devan Hills Produce Company Ltd, dated 1908-64, relating to tea planting in the High Range Hills of north Travancore.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1964
Extent:
22 items

3. Mss Eur F233

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F233
Title:
Diaries and papers of Lt-Col (George Norman) Patrick Hodder, Assistant, James Finlay & Co Ltd, Assam 1923-25; Manager, Midnapore Zamindari Company Ltd, Bengal 1925-37; Manager, Anderson Wright & Company Ltd 1937-39; Wartime Service in Supply Dept, GHQ, India; later Chief Executive, East India Clinic and European Hospitals Association, Calcutta.
Scope & Content:
Diaries, miscellaneous papers, and memorabilia of Lt-Col (George Norman) Patrick Hodder (b 1903); Assistant, James Finlay & Co. Ltd, Assam 1923-25; Manager, Midnapore Zamindari Co. Ltd, Bengal 1925-37; Manager, Anderson Wright & Co. Ltd; wartime service in Supply Dept, GHQ, India; later C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1915-1987
Extent:
110 items

4. Mss Eur Photo Eur 252

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 252
Title:
Alasdair Steven papers.
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters from Alasdair Steven, tea planter, Travancore, to his father describing his voyage to India and his first year as a planter; with copy of `No Reprieve for a Rogue': unpublished stories by Steven on Indian wildlife especially elephants, with photographs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 box

5. Mss Eur Photo Eur 256

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 256
Title:
Pamphlet issued by James Finlay and Company Ltd to describe the tea estates which it owned in the Kanan Devan Hills (or High Range) of Kerala (with map).
Scope & Content:
Pamphlet issued by James Finlay and Company Ltd to describe the tea estates which it owned in the Kanan Devan Hills (or High Range) of Kerala (with map).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960
Extent:
3 folios

6. Mss Eur R148

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur R148
Title:
Monica Clough papers.
Scope & Content:
Tape recording of interview, given 1984, by Monica Clough on her life as a tea planter's daughter in Travancore in the 1920s and 1930s, and as the wife of a businessman in Calcutta in the 1940s.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1925-1947
Extent:
2 cassettes

7. Mss Eur R166

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur R166
Title:
Walter Smith Sutherland Mackay papers.
Scope & Content:
Tape recording of interview, given 1984, by Walter Smith Sutherland Mackay (b 1904), commenting on the management of the tea estates owned by James Finlay and Company in the High Range of Travancore where he was an assistant manager 1924-32, manager 1932-46, and assistant general manager 1946-57.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924-1957
Extent:
2 cassettes

8. Mss Eur R167

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur R167
Title:
Tape recording of interview, given 1984, by James Brodie (`George') Soutar (b 1910), on his career as office manager, assistant general manager, and acting general manager of the Kanan Devan Hills Produce Company 1937-39 and 1946-68, dealing chiefly with his handling of the tea plantation strike of 1958.
Scope & Content:
Tape recording of interview, given 1984, by James Brodie (`George') Soutar (b 1910), on his career as office manager, assistant general manager, and acting general manager of the Kanan Devan Hills Produce Company 1937-39 and 1946-68, dealing chiefly with his handling of the tea plantation strike ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937-1958
Extent:
1 cassette

9. Mss Eur R168

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur R168
Title:
Sir John Crawford Burns papers.
Scope & Content:
Tape recording of interview, given 1984, by Sir John Crawford Burns (b 1903), employed by James Finlay & Company in the management of their Bombay Cotton Mills 1924-40 and 1946-57; President, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1952; Chairman, Bombay Millowners Association 1956; commentin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1924-1956
Extent:
1 cassette