Pacey correspondence file: page nos 70-289

Letters from Leslie Pacey to his parents written principally from the College of Chinese Studies in Peiping [Beijing] with also a few from Tsinan-fu [Jinan] and Witingfu, China. Matters discussed include: experiences on arriving in China; Methodism in Shanghai; travel in China; comments on college s...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/02/09/21/01/01 Open

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/Box 1409
Date(s) of creation: 24 Sep [19]33-Nov 1934
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/Box 1409
callnumber MMS/17/02/09/21/01/01
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scb_previous_numbers MRP T26B
title Pacey correspondence file: page nos 70-289
scb_date_creation 24 Sep [19]33-Nov 1934
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 34 letters
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Folder deposited directly with the Methodist Church by Arnold Pacey, date unknown.
scb_acquisition Transferred to SOAS by the Methodist Church, September 2000
description Letters from Leslie Pacey to his parents written principally from the College of Chinese Studies in Peiping [Beijing] with also a few from Tsinan-fu [Jinan] and Witingfu, China. Matters discussed include: experiences on arriving in China; Methodism in Shanghai; travel in China; comments on college staff and students and description of college life; description of Peiping [Beijing] with also a few remarks on Tsinan-fu [Jinan] and Witingfu; social activities (cinema, sightseeing, tennis, dining, shopping, lectures, etc); learning Chinese; teaching English; festivals and celebrations (Chinese and Christian); family and friends in UK; his health, the weather. Includes four unnumbered printed circular letters: two written by Pacey (Feb & Nov 1934) and two by his colleague Edward Moody (Feb & July 1934).
scb_arrangement The red ink page numbering system used by the family is noted in the title field.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright vested with Pacey family
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
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hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0009.0021.0001.0001

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