To Hong Kong and Shanghai

Letters from John Swire & Sons London office to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff recruitment, appointments, transfers and work assignments; home leave; staff travel arrangements; cost of living; staff called up under the...

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Order number: JSS Box 2905
Date(s) of creation: 1940
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.2.7.4.53.01
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2905
callnumber JSS/2/7/4/53/01
callnumber_txt JSS/2/7/4/53/01
callnumber-sort JSS/2/7/4/53/01
scb_alt_ref_no JSSII 7/4/53/1
prefix_number 01
scb_previous_numbers 2143 (Staff Letters No. 44)
title To Hong Kong and Shanghai
scb_date_creation 1940
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 from John Swire & Sons London office to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff recruitment, appointments, transfers and work assignments; home leave; staff travel arrangements; cost of living; staff called up under the National Service Act; salaries; staff requests to enlist in military; evacuation of staff family members. 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.002.007.004.0053.0001