Butterfield and Swire Property Letters

Files of letters between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire in Hong Kong and Shanghai dealing with all matters relating to the management of Butterfield & Swire property interests, including offices, storage, housing, vessel, hulks, go-downs etc. and their repair, maintenance, dev...

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Date(s) of creation: 1920-1951
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           

Summary: Files of letters between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire in Hong Kong and Shanghai dealing with all matters relating to the management of Butterfield & Swire property interests, including offices, storage, housing, vessel, hulks, go-downs etc. and their repair, maintenance, development, purchase and sale.
Extent: 14 boxes; 17 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.
Language: English
Finding aids: Handlist available
Format: Archive