General Correspondence

2 volumes of letters covering the management up to the Japanese takeover of the Company and then after October 1945 on the state of the firm and plant when it was retaken from the enemy and the restoration of the firm to John Swire & Sons. The correspondence for 1947 covers the re-opening of the...

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Order number: JSS Box 364 (2 boxes)
Date(s) of creation: 1940-1947
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.9.1.7
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 364 (2 boxes)
callnumber JSS/9/1/7
callnumber_txt JSS/9/1/7
callnumber-sort JSS/9/1/7
scb_alt_ref_no JSSIX 1/7
prefix_number 7
title General Correspondence
scb_date_creation 1940-1947
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 boxes
format Archive
description 2 volumes of letters covering the management up to the Japanese takeover of the Company and then after October 1945 on the state of the firm and plant when it was retaken from the enemy and the restoration of the firm to John Swire & Sons. The correspondence for 1947 covers the re-opening of the Company, plans for a plant in Hong Kong and advertising amongst other things
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
scb_related_material Related MaterialFor 1940-41 additional material can be found in JSSII 3/1; 3/3-5; 3/8-12
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.009.001.007