Butterfield & Swire Russia
Now dissolved, the need for a B&S office in Russia increased from 1914 onwards as a result of the growing tea trade via Korea to Vladivostock. Issues over Russian taxes on foreign companies led to the establishment of B&S Russia for a short period of time from 1917. This series comprises t...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1917-1965 |
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| Level: |
Sub-series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Summary: |
Now dissolved, the need for a B&S office in Russia increased from 1914 onwards as a result of the growing tea trade via Korea to Vladivostock. Issues over Russian taxes on foreign companies led to the establishment of B&S Russia for a short period of time from 1917.
This series comprises the few papers relating to the operations of Butterfield & Swire in Russia that have survived. It is unlikely that any further records will be added in the future.
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| Extent: |
2 boxes; 2 files |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ |
| User restrictions: | Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests. |
| Format: | Archive |