Shaw's material
1888-[1990s]Includes a report, a brochure, a presentation, booklets and press articles about the history of Shaw's and Shaw's in general e.g. copy of 'A Man and His Work', a biography of Maynard Alton Davis,...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/44
Shaw's material
1893-1987Includes newspaper advertisements about the opening of new stores and the prices of various products. Also includes newspaper articles about the Company. Also contains a certificate for one share,...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/28
Photographs, slides and transparencies of advertisements for meat and delicatessen products
1898-1990sComprises photographs, slides and transparencies of advertisements for meat and delicatessen products including: sausages (pork, breakfast and low fat); pork brawn; bacon (peat smoked mild cured...
SA/MARK/ADV/IMA/3/2/2
Computer/data processing material
1914-1968SA/BL/3/28
Material relating to the career of William Ernest Guest and his continuing links with Sainsbury's after his retirement
1923-1996Includes letters and paperwork to William Ernest Guest about the general running of the branches he worked in and personnel matters. Also includes annual newsletters he received during the war...
SA/EMP/5/2
Letters to H J Dyer
Oct 1924-Nov 1968Letters to H J Dyer from Sainsbury's covering his career at Sainsbury's. Also includes a newsletter, Oct 1943 and a leaflet containing a Special Message 'to all members of the staff on National...
SA/EMP/5/4/8
Papers relating to Alan Sainsbury
c. 1925-1998Mixed papers relating to Alan Sainsbury's career. Typically includes; copies of newspaper articles in 1967 relating to stepping down as Chairman, a rough draft of an obituary, an entry to the 1987...
SA/FAM/3/2
Staff identity certificates
[1930s]Each pass contains a picture of the holder, their name, national reg[istration] identity number, height, when they were born and what they were employed as together with their signature. The pass...
SA/EMP/2/3/1
Branch manager's identity certificates
1930s-1940sEach pass contains a photograph of the holder, their name and signature and their national reg[istration] identity number. The pass had to be handed back to Sainsbury's when the holder left the...
SA/EMP/2/3/2
Material relating to Blackfriars (head office)
1937-1991Includes: Letter from J. B. Sainsbury to Mr John Sainsbury regarding the dedication of the war memorial (23 October 1950), booklet on the unveiling and dedication of the war memorial at Stamford House...
SA/BL/1/3/1
Staff wages and benefits material
1937-[c.2002]Includes booklets and leaflets explaining Sainsbury's staff benefit schemes e.g. 'J Sainsbury plc Corporate ISA' and 'Sharesave maturity'. Also includes a letter sent out with a staff discount card...
SA/EMP/6/17
Branch letters (memoranda from head office), 1938-39
1938-1939Memoranda from Head Office to branches and departments with instructions regarding product availability; pricing; display; advertising etc. Most letters are numbered from 679 to 998. Many letters...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/3
Weekly sales figures, 1938/39 and 1939/40
Apr 1938-Mar 1940Gives the amount, by weight or by number, of Sainsbury's core products, e.g. margarine and pies sold per week for the years ending 25 Mar 1939 and 30 Mar 1940. Figures appear to be listed by area,...
SA/FIN/10/7/7
"Christmas as usual from Sainsbury's" leaflet
[c. 1939]SA/BL/3/55/1
Bulletin Extracts
Sep 1939-Nov 1942Bulletins (Daily Bulletins and Special Bulletins) and memoranda from Sainsbury's head office to branches concerning various matters relating to the operation of the business including issues relating...
SA/BRA/3/1/2/46/4
Images of Second World War wartime depots
c. 1939-1945Black and white photograph, slide transparencies and negatives of the interior and exterior of wartime depots.
SA/DEP/7/3
National Service Allowances list, 1939-40
1939-1940List of staff who were paid an extra allowance if relatives were on national service which includes the date of commencement of payment, amounts paid and dates of payment. Enclosures include 10...
SA/EMP/6/21/1
Press Advertisements and Notices, 1939-46
1939-1946Includes advertisements of products, prices and rationing. Branches re-opened are: Eastbourne (Terminus Road and Cornfield Road) and Seaford (Broad Street)
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/20
"Don't shoot the man behind the counter!" advertisement
Sep 1939Features a dialogue between a shop assistant and a customer. Includes an illustration of a male shop assistant.
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/19/33
"A Message to Housewives" advertisement
2 Oct 1939Includes information about rationing and registration and the motto: 'Grin and share it!' Also includes a pencilled note on the advert was placed in The Times on 2 Oct 1939.
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/19/34