From Shanghai

Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Shanghai office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; staff assessments and recommendations; war bonuses; cost of living; short supply...

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Order number: JSS Box 2902
Date(s) of creation: 1939
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.7.4.52.04
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2902
callnumber JSS/2/7/4/52/04
callnumber_txt JSS/2/7/4/52/04
callnumber-sort JSS/2/7/4/52/04
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 7/4/52/4
prefix_number 04
scb_previous_numbers 2049 (Staff Letters No. 43)
title From Shanghai
scb_date_creation 1939
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 folder
format Archive
description Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Shanghai office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; staff assessments and recommendations; war bonuses; cost of living; short supply of certain foods; accident and sickness insurance; staff assesments; staff interaction with Japanese military in China; ; evacuation expenses; report on a visit to Nanking (Nanjing) by J Kinloch focusing on future trade prospects for Taikoo Sugar Refinery and Orient Paint, Colour and Varnish Company, Insurance, and the possibility of re-opening Butterfield & Swire Nanking (Nanjing) agency; establishing a 'joint caretaker' or joint agent post with Jardines Matheson and Company at Nanking (Nanjing) and lower river ports; exchange rates and salaries; staff war service and applications to join military forces. File has been indexed by surname and subject. See JSSII 7/4/52/3 for index.
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.002.007.004.0052.0004