| Reference number: |
MS 380660
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| Summary: |
The collection comprises 42 glass lantern slides, principally of Manchuria and the Chinese Labour Corps taken by George Cormack (1912-1919). Also includes an album of photographs (1912-1913) relating to a visit on the Trans-Siberian Railway to Siberia and North Manchuria.
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| Main author: |
Cormack; George E (1886-1959); businessman
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| Extent: |
1 box of glass slides; 1 part box
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| Admin history: |
George E. Cormack was born in 1886. He spent the period 1913-1917 in Manchuria as a business representative, returning to Britain escorting a group of Chinese labourers destined for the Chinese Labour Corps. He served with the British Expeditionary Force in North Russia between 1918-1919 and this was followed by a brief sojourn in South Russia, 1919-1920. He then worked in Estonia and Latvia as a shipping agent, 1924-1940. He returned to northern Russia from 1941-1942 as a Ministry of War Transport representative with the Murmansk convoys. He died in 1959. |
George E. Cormack was born in 1886. He spent the period 1913-1917 in Manchuria as a business representative, returning to Britain escorting a group of Chinese labourers destined for the Chinese Labour Corps. He served with the British Expeditionary Force in North Russia between 1918-1919 and this was followed by a brief sojourn in South Russia, 1919-1920. He then worked in Estonia and Latvia as a shipping agent, 1924-1940. He returned to northern Russia from 1941-1942 as a Ministry of War Transport representative with the Murmansk convoys. He d ... View more |
| Acquisition: |
Donated in 1995 and 1996.
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| Arrangement: |
The material is arranged in chronological order. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| User restrictions: |
For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance |
| Language: |
English
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| Finding aids: |
Unpublished handlist
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| Related material: |
Associated Material held elsewhere: George E. Cormack's memoirs and papers are held at Imperial War Museum Department of Documents [reference 92/21/1]; Two photograph albums Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive [reference 9205- 03] |
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Archive
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