Staff social event invitations, menu cards and guest lists
1957-1998Invitations, guest lists and dinner menus for Sainsbury's Staff Association (SSA) annual dinners (including finals of Miss J.S competition), 25 year club, 40 year club, veterans dinners and...
SA/EMP/SOC/1/1
25 Year Club and 40 Year Club material
1963-1999Includes menu cards, programmes, seating plans and guest lists for JS 25 Year Club annual dinners including examples with personal messages from Mr Alan Sainsbury and examples produced for the...
SA/EMP/3/9
JS 25 Club neck ties
1969-1997Navy blue silk and polyester mix neck ties with a repeated design consisting of an orange 'JS25' logo. The ties have a lining of navy blue polyester and are still in their original packaging; a...
SA/EMP/3/8
Design Studio guard book
c. 1970sContaining wines and spirits leaflets, cigarette, cigar and tobacco price list, branch opening leaflets, branch shopping hours leaflets, staff advertising, social functions ephemera, public relations...
SA/DES/38
JS 25 Club annual dinner speeches
1972-1992Includes speeches by the chairman given at the annual JS 25 Club dinner in honour of employees who have completed 25 years service. Also some seating plans, menu cards and profiles of members.
SA/EMP/3/3
Design sample book
[c. 1973]Samples of leaflet, booklet, card and flyer designs divided into nine sections; wines spirits cigarettes, branch openings, shop hours, staff advertising, social functions, J.S. 25, public relations,...
SA/DES/4
Veterans material
1973-1990A guest list for the Sainsbury's Veterans Group 25th anniversary luncheon (1973) and programmes for the 31st and 42nd annual reunions (1979 and 1990). Also includes a summary of the history of the...
SA/EMP/3/2
JS 25 annual dinner programmes and menus
1975-1990Menu cards and programmes including seating plans and guest lists for the JS 25 club annual dinner. The JS 25 Club is a club for all Sainsbury's staff who had completed 25 years service in the...
SA/EMP/3/1
'JS Journal', September 1975
Sep 1975Front page: "Not too hot to handle" about hot summer effect on produce; "Town hall price lists about local price surveys/comparisons; anti-influenza is out about flu vaccine not being offered to...
SA/SC/JSJ/29/9
'JS Journal', October 1975
Oct 1975First page: "Inflation shrinks the Christmas stocking" about less shopping; "A second JS depot to handle produce" in Basingstoke, "Cheap petrol: sales rocket". Page 2: "Seagulls over Sainsbury's"...
SA/SC/JSJ/29/10
'JS Journal', November 1975
Nov 1975First page: "Never so many" about the opening of five stores before christmas; "New member makes his maiden speech" about Chairman John Sainsbury; "Upstairs, downstairs" about the Barkingside store on...
SA/SC/JSJ/29/11
'JS Journal', December 1975
Dec 1975First page: "Profits take a bashing" about the impact of the country's economic problems; "The big one Kempston opens" about Sainsbury's largest ever store, contined on pg.2. Page 2: "Brighton...
SA/SC/JSJ/29/12
'JS Journal', Christmas 1975
1975First page: "Will it be a happy Christmas?" about 3 armed robberies in Ruislip, Chelsea and Bromley; "Depots at the ready" about christmas distribution; "Staff give up free time to help old and...
SA/SC/JSJ/29/13
'JS Journal', January 1976
Jan 1976Review of Christmas shopping sales pgs 1 & 8; Retail conference pg 1; Effect of sex discrimination act on JS pgs 1-8; Training course for branch personnel officers and deputy managers pg 2;...
SA/SC/JSJ/30/1
JS 25 Club annual dinner papers
1977-1991Includes: colour photographs of unidentified people; menu cards; guest lists; file of internal communications from the Chairmans office regarding the dinners; staff profiles and seating plans.
SA/EMP/3/4
25 years service wrist watch
1977[Gold plated] wind-up wrist watch with leather strap. Has second hand and date display. This was presented to Mr A.G. Hart on completion of 25 years service. Engraving on reverse of watch reads...
SA/EMP/3/11
40 Year Club luncheon papers
1978-1992Material relating to the organisation of the annual luncheon in honour of employees who completed 40 years service. Includes: correspondence with venues; invitations; acceptance letters; seating...
SA/EMP/3/5
'JS Journal', January 1979
Jan 1979Keywords: panic buying, road haulage dispute, food storages pp.1-2; pensions p.2; Christmas trading p.2; Boardroom changes, directors, Simon Sainsbury, Bernard Ramm, Angus Clark p.3; Ruislip...
SA/SC/JSJ/33/1
Images relating to 25 year club
1980s-1990sBlack and white photographs of staff at dinner being presented with a gift by Mr J. D. Sainsbury to mark 25 years service. Photographs have been labelled on the back with member of staffs name and...
SA/EMP/3/IMA/1
"Supermarket Growth Creates New Jobs" press release and cutting, 17 Oct 1980
17 Oct 1980Press release about Sir John Sainsbury's speech at the 25 Year Club dinner (for Sainsbury's staff who had served 25 years with the company) in which he reported on the number of new stores and store...
SA/PR/2/1/15/65