To China

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; salaries; cost of living index; evacuation; financial cost of evacuation to the...

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Order number: JSS Box 2907
Date(s) of creation: 1941
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2907
Summary: 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; salaries; cost of living index; evacuation; financial cost of evacuation to the Company; war damage to London office; staff illness; adjustment of staff salaries due to rise in cost of living; staff housing; leave travel allowances; list of staff arrangements and salaries for 1942. File has been indexed by surname and subject.
Previous numbers: Staff Letters No. 45
Extent: 1 folder
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.
Format: Archive