Staff Letters to Butterfield & Swire

Bound volume of copies of letters from John Swire & Sons London to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Volume has been indexed by staff surname and subject. Includes letters documenting; recruitment and staff appointments; staff leave; salaries; employment of...

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Order number: JSS Box 2856
Date(s) of creation: 1913-1917
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.7.4.20
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2856
callnumber JSS/2/7/4/20
callnumber_txt JSS/2/7/4/20
callnumber-sort JSS/2/7/4/20
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 7/4/20
prefix_number 20
scb_previous_numbers 1142 (No. 4)
title Staff Letters to Butterfield & Swire
scb_date_creation 1913-1917
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 1 volume
format Archive
description Bound volume of copies of letters from John Swire & Sons London to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Volume has been indexed by staff surname and subject. Includes letters documenting; recruitment and staff appointments; staff leave; salaries; employment of local staff; staff conduct and discipline.
scb_arrangement This volume has now been disbound for conservation. Each section of correspondence is now housed in an individual folder
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.
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.002.007.004.0020