John Swire & Sons Ltd, oriental merchants and shipowners

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Date:	1869-1998
Places:	London
Functions, occupations and activities:	Shops, merchants and distributors > Overseas merchants \| Transport and communications > Shipping companies
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C117945 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B5347 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1869-1983: records	London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	JSS	NRA 19823
2	1903-1985: additional records rel to Cathay Pacific, with further ledgers, minutes and staff corresp	London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	JSS	See Annual Return 2014
3	1885-1998: assorted files incl papers rel to staff, general correspondence, plans and property and shareholding	London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	JSS	See Annual Return 2016
4	1950-1985: additional records, predominantly Private Office (P.O.) record series, with some miscellaneous material	London University: School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)	2020/004; JSS	See Annual Return 2020