Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence sent between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Tokyo covering routine business matters. The letters cover the following areas in particular: termination of Anglo-Saxon agency; Glen Line and commissions at Tientsin [Tianjin]; construction and devel...

Full description

Archive & Special Collections JSS/2/2/28 Open

Order number: JSS Box 2515A
Date(s) of creation: 1953
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.2.28
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2515A
callnumber JSS/2/2/28
callnumber_txt JSS/2/2/28
callnumber-sort JSS/2/2/28
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 2/28
prefix_number 28
scb_previous_numbers BS 1034
title Butterfield & Swire China and Japan
scb_date_creation 1953
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 389
format Archive
description Correspondence sent between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Tokyo covering routine business matters. The letters cover the following areas in particular: termination of Anglo-Saxon agency; Glen Line and commissions at Tientsin [Tianjin]; construction and development in Hong Kong; agents, tax and commercial treaties in Japan; Ocean Steamship Company and commissions; John Swire & Sons directors; telegraphy; taxation; Taikoo history; changes with regards to Works Department; control of Yangtse [Yangtze] river ports, development of Borneo. Includes index
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.002.002.0028

Similar items