Staff Letters from Butterfield & Swire to John Swire and Sons

Letters sent from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; leave; staff appointments and vacancies; staff replacements; staff movements; salaries; staff illness; staff housing and accommodation; staff...

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Order number: JSS Box 2876
Date(s) of creation: 1927
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.7.4.38.01
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2876
callnumber JSS/2/7/4/38/01
callnumber_txt JSS/2/7/4/38/01
callnumber-sort JSS/2/7/4/38/01
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 7/4/38/1
prefix_number 01
scb_previous_numbers 1130 (Staff Letters No. 31)
title Staff Letters from Butterfield & Swire to John Swire and Sons
scb_date_creation 1927
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 0.5 box
format Archive
description Letters sent from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; leave; staff appointments and vacancies; staff replacements; staff movements; salaries; staff illness; staff housing and accommodation; staff living expenses including cost of living report including average prices for 'common domestic articles'; 'First Impressions Reports'; Chinese members of staff; Chinese language classes for staff; tables documenting staff leave arrangements and salaries. File also includes existing and proposed floorplans for Shanghai office. File has been indexed by surname and subject.
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.
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.002.007.004.0038.0001