Letters

Correspondence written mainly by Leslie Pacey (and later his wife Mildred) principally to his parents. Letters mainly written from the mission field in Yunnan but also include his letters from the College of Chinese Studies in Peiping [Beijing].


Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/Box 1409
Date(s) of creation: 1933-1937
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Pacey; Albert Leslie (1910-1987); ordained missionary
Other authors: Pacey; Mildred G (1907-1993); née Button; nurse; midwife; missionary wife

Order number: MMS/Special Series/Biographical/China/Box 1409
Summary: Correspondence written mainly by Leslie Pacey (and later his wife Mildred) principally to his parents. Letters mainly written from the mission field in Yunnan but also include his letters from the College of Chinese Studies in Peiping [Beijing].
Main author: Pacey; Albert Leslie (1910-1987); ordained missionary
Other authors: Pacey; Mildred G (1907-1993); née Button; nurse; midwife; missionary wife
Extent: 7 files
Arrangement: Two series of page numbers created by the family for the letters (first red then green). Some gaps in sequence due to misnumbering and a few letters (such as to younger siblings) having been removed. Earlier letters (page nos 1-69) were not deposited with the Methodist Church.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright vested with Pacey family
User restrictions: For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Related material: Some of the letters in this series are transcribed or summarised in 'Yunnan Service' by A L Pacey (1983). Furthermore, some letters are also transcribed or summarised in the work in this collection entitled 'A Small Link: 1932-1939, memoirs and diaries of Mildred Button (Mrs MIldred Pacey)'.
Format: Archive