Union Steam Ship Management correspondence files

Descriptive Data

Archives IdentifierAF080Date Range1898-1980DescriptionFiles contain general administrative correspondence about the core shipping business of the Company. They includes copies of some correspondence found on other file series such as Managing Director, General Manager, and others, but not usually information on confidential company business or personnel matters. The files also contain agreeements, circulars, and news clippings, though most files that consisted of newspaper clippings only, have not been retained. In general, files from the original 'Management' filing system, referring to named ships, have not been integrated into this series and are held separately.

When the Company records were transferred to the City Archives, the early files (from 1890s to about 1920), Management files and other file series (Managing Director, General Manager, Industrial, etc) were boxed together roughly by subject topics regardless of original file classification number.The original 'Management' filing system operated from about 1920 up to about 1979-1980. The present 'Management' series is a compilation of early files (between 1989-1920), the 'Management' correspondence files as found in the printed file list up to file number 853 (see Series AF045), and additional files stamped 'Management' up to file number 1219. Earlier file systems - up to about 1920: Most files prior to about 1920, were part of earlier filing systems that reused file classification numbers over time, possibly yearly or when the file was deemed full. These earlier original sequences have not been reconstructed. This means that often the series AF080 contains files of differing topics and dates that have the same classification number.Quantity (Linear Metres)102MediumFileSystem of ArrangementBy 'Management' series file numbers, collated into two sequences.Collection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Union Steam Ship Trans-Pacific and Islands Services correspondence files

Union Steam Ship General Passenger Department correspondence files

Access Information

Restriction StatusOpen

Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand LtdRelationship Date Range1875-30 November 2001

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Union Steam Ship Management correspondence files