Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London, and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, in particular regarding the civil wars in China and Shanghai and the resulting effects on business. Other areas the letters cover in particular include: finance...

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Order number: JSS Box 3301 (A&B)
Date(s) of creation: 1949
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.2.23
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 3301 (A&B)
callnumber JSS/2/2/23
callnumber_txt JSS/2/2/23
callnumber-sort JSS/2/2/23
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 2/23
prefix_number 23
scb_previous_numbers BS 658
title Butterfield & Swire China and Japan
scb_date_creation 1949
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 434
format Archive
description Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London, and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters, in particular regarding the civil wars in China and Shanghai and the resulting effects on business. Other areas the letters cover in particular include: finance, Japan shipping, political situation in Shanghai (with particular reference to the blockade and the financial situation there), telegraphy and taxation, Hong Kong, Ocean Steamship Company,
scb_arrangement Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office and are in two files, January-June and July-December. Previously Box 2512
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.002.002.0023