Pacey correspondence file: page nos 305-342, 391-500

Predominately letters from Leslie Pacey to his parents written from Yunnan (principally Kunming), China, with six letters written to them by Mildred Button in Wenchow [Wenzhou]. Matters discussed include: family and friends in UK; colleagues; their wedding preparations; their health; his work routin...

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Archive & Special Collections MMS/17/02/09/21/01/05 Open

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/Box 1409
Date(s) of creation: 17 Nov [19]35-25 July [19]36
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.02.09.21.01.05
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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/17/02/09/21/01/05
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callnumber-sort MMS/17/02/09/21/01/05
prefix_number 05
title Pacey correspondence file: page nos 305-342, 391-500
scb_date_creation 17 Nov [19]35-25 July [19]36
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 39 letters
format Archive
scb_acquisition Accepted as a deposit on behalf of the Methodist Church from Mr Arnold Pacey, September 2005
description Predominately letters from Leslie Pacey to his parents written from Yunnan (principally Kunming), China, with six letters written to them by Mildred Button in Wenchow [Wenzhou]. Matters discussed include: family and friends in UK; colleagues; their wedding preparations; their health; his work routine; domestic matters; pets; weather; visitors; travel in China; social activities (tennis, sightseeing, dining, cinema, etc); synod and developments in South-west China district; visit to and comments on Shih-men-k'an or Stonegateway; communist activities in area and impact on mission; government forces reactions; release of Bosshardt of the CIM by communists; Button returns (June 1936) to Kunming.
scb_arrangement The green ink page numbering system used by the family is noted in the title field. Numbers 343 to 390 were apparently placed here in error and then renumbered 302A to 304V.
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
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0002.0009.0021.0001.0005

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