Hong Kong General Letters

Correspondence files containing copies of letters from John Swire & Sons London to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and from Butterfield & Swire HK to London made up in the same format as the Butterfield & Swire correspondence series in JSSII 2. This series also has a similar indexing s...

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Archive & Special Collections JSS/3/1 Open

Date(s) of creation: 1921-1981
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.3.1
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber JSS/3/1
callnumber_txt JSS/3/1
callnumber-sort JSS/3/1
scb_alt_ref_no JSSIII 1
prefix_number 1
title Hong Kong General Letters
scb_date_creation 1921-1981
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 57 boxes; 49 files
format Archive
description Correspondence files containing copies of letters from John Swire & Sons London to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and from Butterfield & Swire HK to London made up in the same format as the Butterfield & Swire correspondence series in JSSII 2. This series also has a similar indexing system which changes from a basic chronological order to a subject one in 1931.The files cover a wide range of aspects of basic management of the Company; including the registration, fitting, equipment, repair and overhaul of the steamers. Accidents, staff, routes, pool agreements and general problems of the running of the line and Chinese trade conditions. Letters concerning China Navigation Company Property and Accounts are filed separately and can be found in JSSIII 4 and JSSIII 5 respectively.
scb_place_code 1819730
2643743
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

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