Hong Kong General Letters

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, the China Navigation Company [CNCo] and Butterfield & Swire relating to the management of CNCo. The letters cover the following areas in particular: board meetings; issues relating to ships' crews; cruising; accounting and financial matters; trade in...

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Order number: JSS Box 2687 A & B
Date(s) of creation: 1971
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.3.1.40
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2687 A & B
callnumber JSS/3/1/40
callnumber_txt JSS/3/1/40
callnumber-sort JSS/3/1/40
scb_alt_ref_no JSSIII 1/40
prefix_number 40
scb_previous_numbers CNCHK 5
title Hong Kong General Letters
scb_date_creation 1971
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 2 fils; 1 box
format Archive
description Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, the China Navigation Company [CNCo] and Butterfield & Swire relating to the management of CNCo. The letters cover the following areas in particular: board meetings; issues relating to ships' crews; cruising; accounting and financial matters; trade in Australia, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand; freight rates; pilgrim trade; passengers; staff; tonnage; Taikoo Dockyard. Includes index
scb_arrangement Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office
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.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.003.001.0040