| Reference number: |
MS 380736
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| Summary: |
Papers, 1931-1958, of Robert Inkster, largely dating from the 1930s, mainly comprising correspondence with friends on subjects including Chinese affairs, Anglo-Chinese relations, the national and international political and economic situation, and the Chinese in Liverpool, including correspondence with General C Y Chang, 1931-1954. Other papers include a photograph of the United Committee for Christian Universities of China luncheon, 1937, and miscellaneous other papers, among them undated notes on China and the Chinese, including politics, language and customs, and a printed pamphlet on Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwain, 1958.
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| Main author: |
Inkster; Robert (1878-1972); banker
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| Extent: |
1 box
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| Admin history: |
Born in the China Seas, 1878; spent his early years in Aberdeen; moved to England as a young man; married Harriet Gordon Fraser, 1914; three children; worked as a banker in Liverpool; Presbyterian Church of England elder; interested in China, and his Chinese friends included those from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Chinese Consulate, and business; involved in Christian universities in China; died, 1972. |
| Acquisition: |
Deposited in 2001.
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| Arrangement: |
Correspondence has been arranged by author and sorted chronologically. |
| 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
Chinese
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| Finding aids: |
Unpublished handlist.
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| Format: |
Archive
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| Subjects: |
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| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
| Name Code |
Person, Corporate or Family Name |
Type of Entity |
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GB/SOASNAF/P508
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Chang; C Y (fl 1931-1954); Head of the Air Force of the Republic of China |
Person |
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GB/SOASNAF/P792
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Inkster; Robert (1878-1972); banker |
Person |
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GB/SOASNAF/C185
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Tunghai University; Taichung, Taiwan |
Corporate |
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GB/SOASNAF/C188
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United Committee for Christian Universities of China |
Corporate |
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| Access Points - Places: |
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