'The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments' / owned by Evelyn Weir

Bible of Evelyn Weir, a former pupil at Chefoo School. Handwritten inscription on inside cover from her father, a China Inland Mission missionary. Notes on back endpaper concerning the joining of a band (June 1906) and the baptism of a number of children, including Evelyn's sister Katie [Weir] (July...

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Order number: CIM, Box 35
Date(s) of creation: c 1900
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Order number: CIM, Box 35
Summary: Bible of Evelyn Weir, a former pupil at Chefoo School. Handwritten inscription on inside cover from her father, a China Inland Mission missionary. Notes on back endpaper concerning the joining of a band (June 1906) and the baptism of a number of children, including Evelyn's sister Katie [Weir] (July 1906). King James edition, Oxford University Press by Henry Frowde, London. Pearl 16mo. Thin. (Oxford Facsimile Series, No. 6A.). Leather bound, cotton bag enclosure with floral motif.
Previous numbers: CIM/01/05/4/325
Extent: 1 volume
Acquisition: Donated to the China Inland Mission archive by Shelia Scotchmer via Dr. Norman Cliff in February 2004. Accepted by SOAS Library as a gift on behalf of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship.
Access status: Open
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Format: Archive