| Reference number: |
MS 211354
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| Summary: |
Manuscript and typescript letterbook containing letters from Guy Francis Hamilton Acheson, 1921-1924, and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra, 1924, in the London Office of the Inspectorate General of Chinese Maritime Customs, to Sir Francis Arthur Aglen in Peking (Beijing), including some enclosures. Letter serues Z, numbers 309-386, 7th January 1921- 23rd December 1924. 1 volume. Unfoliated
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| Main author: |
Acheson; Guy Francis Hamilton (b ? 1864); Chinese Maritime Customs official
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| Other authors: |
Bowra; Cecil Arthur Verner (1869-1947); Chinese Maritime Customs Official
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| Extent: |
1 volume
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| Admin history: |
Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (b 1869) joined the Chinese Maritime Customs and arrived in China in 1886. With the appointment of Sir Francis Aglen as Inspector-General Bowra was made Chief Secretary in Peking (1910-1923). The post meant that he became Acting Inspector-General when Aglen was on leave in 1911 and 1917. Bowra retired in 1923 but was subsequently employed in the London Office of Chinese Maritime Customs. He died in 1947.
Sir Francis Arthur Aglen (1869-1932) joined the Chinese Maritime Customs in 1888. He was Acting Inspector-General in 1910 before succeeding Sir Robert Hart in 1911, serving as Inspector-General until his retirement in 1928. |
Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (b 1869) joined the Chinese Maritime Customs and arrived in China in 1886. With the appointment of Sir Francis Aglen as Inspector-General Bowra was made Chief Secretary in Peking (1910-1923). The post meant that he became Acting Inspector-General when Aglen was on leave in 1911 and 1917. Bowra retired in 1923 but was subsequently employed in the London Office of Chinese Maritime Customs. He died in 1947.
Sir Francis Arthur Aglen (1869-1932) joined the Chinese Maritime Customs in 1888. He was Acting I ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Letter series Z, nos 309-386. |
| Acquisition: |
Presented by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in December 1967.
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| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Related material: |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, comprising letters of Sir Francis Aglen to G F H Acheson and C A V Bowra (Ref: MS 211355), papers of Edward Charles Macintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), George H Fitzroy (Ref: MS 258361), Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2), and Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), copies of Sir Robert Hart's letters to Sir F A Aglen (Ref: MS 211081), and copies of Sir Robert Hart's correspondence with J D Campbell (Ref: MS 211351, 211353). See published guide: Papers Relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs 1860-1943. The Second Historical Archives of China, Nanjing, hold the administrative archive of the Chinese Maritime Customs. |
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds other papers relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, comprising letters of Sir Francis Aglen to G F H Acheson and C A V Bowra (Ref: MS 211355), papers of Edward Charles Macintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), George H Fitzroy (Ref: MS 258361), Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2), and Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), copies of Sir Robert Hart's letters to Sir F A Aglen (Ref: MS 211081), and copies of Sir Robert Hart's correspondence with J D Campbell (Ref: MS 21135 ... View more |
| Format: |
Archive
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| Subjects: |
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| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
| Name Code |
Person, Corporate or Family Name |
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GB/NNAF/P127575
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Acheson; Guy Francis Hamilton (b ? 1864); Chinese Maritime Customs official |
Person |
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GB/NNAF/P154430
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Aglen; Sir; Francis Arthur (1869-1932); Knight; Inspector General of Chinese Maritime Customs |
Person |
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GB/NNAF/P161313
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Bowra; Cecil Arthur Verner (1869-1947); Chinese Maritime Customs Official |
Person |
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GB/SOASNAF/C94
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Chinese Maritime Customs Service |
Corporate |
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