Staff Letters
Series of correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Ltd, London and Butterfield & Swire in the East regarding the management of staff in the East. These are primarily broken into two sub-series relating to ‘Shore’ and ‘Floating’ staff drawing a distinction between those staff employed in off...
| Date(s) of creation: |
1924-1956 |
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| Level: |
Sub-Series |
| Format: | Archive |
| Summary: |
Series of correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Ltd, London and Butterfield & Swire in the East regarding the management of staff in the East. These are primarily broken into two sub-series relating to ‘Shore’ and ‘Floating’ staff drawing a distinction between those staff employed in offices in China or Hong Kong, and those employed to work onboard China Navigation ships. Other series of letters relate to pension arrangements and discussions with the Colonial Office and other administrative organisations regarding the welfare and registration of staff. |
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| Extent: |
16 boxes; 23 files |
| 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. |
| Language: | English |
| Finding aids: |
Paper handlist available |
| Format: | Archive |