Bowra family papers

The collection comprises the diaries, correspondence, genealogical papers, photographs and press cuttings of Edward Charles Mackintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra.


Date(s) of creation: 1840-1966
Level: Collection
Format: Archive           

Reference number: PP MS 69
Summary: The collection comprises the diaries, correspondence, genealogical papers, photographs and press cuttings of Edward Charles Mackintosh Bowra and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra.
Main author: Bowra; Cecil Arthur Verner (1869-1947); Chinese Maritime Customs Official
Other authors: Bowra; Edward Charles Macintosh (1841-1874); Inspector General Chinese Maritime Customs ; Bowra; family; of China
Previous numbers: Previously MS 201813
Extent: 5 boxes, 7 volumes
Admin history: Edward Charles MacIntosh Bowra was born in 1841. He was educated at the City of London College before entering the Civil Service and gaining a position in the London Customs House. However, in July 1860 he gave this up to join the British Legion of Garibaldi's Red Shirts in Italy, where his exploits included fighting a duel over the honour of the British contingent. Returning to England he worked briefly for the 1861 census whilst trying unsuccessfully to join the Chinese Consular service. In 1862 he became Private Secretary to Sir William ... View more
Acquisition: Donated in 1967.
Access status: Open
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Finding aids: Published Guide, Papers Relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs 1860- 1943 , (SOAS, 1993).
Format: Archive           
Subjects:
Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names:
Name Code Person, Corporate or Family Name Type of Entity
GB/NNAF/P161313 Bowra; Cecil Arthur Verner (1869-1947); Chinese Maritime Customs Official Person
GB/NNAF/P161282 Bowra; Edward Charles Macintosh (1841-1874); Inspector General Chinese Maritime Customs Person
GB/SOASNAF/C94 Chinese Maritime Customs Service Corporate
GB/SOASNAF/F51 Bowra; family; of China Family
Access Points - Places:
Place Code Place Name
1816670 Beijing
1787093 Yantai
7729894 Eastern Asia
1809858 Guangzhou
1796236 Shanghai
1793743 Suzhou
1792947 Tianjin
1790645 Xiamen