Swain & Company Pty. Ltd. : pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1895-1963
Swain & Company Pty. Ltd. : pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1895-1963
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Date
ca. 1895, 1908, 1920, 1945-1953, 1960-1964
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Physical Description
Contents
Photographs
Textual Records
Ephemera
Textual Records - (printed)
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Fonds
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This collection comprises 3 record series. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series from this collection record.
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Photographs of Swain's bookstore, including interiors, employees, and functions, ca. 1908, 1946-1963
Sydney 1920 / panoramic photograph by Alan Row & Co.
Swain & Company Pty. Ltd - papers, ca. 1895-1964
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Full title
Swain & Company Pty. Ltd. : pictorial and manuscript collection, ca. 1895-1963
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Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Mrs Joy Bryan, Sept. 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
Henry Charles Maitland Swain was born in 1873. In 1895 he established H.C. Swain & Company bookstore that was primarily a family business. Henry Swain's son, Arthur Newling (known as Michael or Mick, d. 1973) became a principle and managing director of the store. Initially located in Moore Street, the business moved to 121, 123, then expanded to 11...
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Record Identifier
n7oVpgZn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVpgZn
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Reference code
431504
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