Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: aircraft and charters, Glen Line, proposed Peak School in Hong Kong, administration of Hong Kong, taxation and...

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Order number: JSS Box 2511A
Date(s) of creation: 1952
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.2.27
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2511A
callnumber JSS/2/2/27
callnumber_txt JSS/2/2/27
callnumber-sort JSS/2/2/27
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 2/27
prefix_number 27
scb_previous_numbers BS 937
title Butterfield & Swire China and Japan
scb_date_creation 1952
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 362
format Archive
description Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: aircraft and charters, Glen Line, proposed Peak School in Hong Kong, administration of Hong Kong, taxation and property repairs in Hankow [Hankou] and termination of China Navigation Company agency, shipping trade in Japan, Ocean Steamship Company commissions, telegraphy
scb_arrangement Letters are arranged chronologically and by sending office
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
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.002.002.0027