Lingdong/Swatow: photographs

This class contains photographic material connected with the Swatow mission field. It is divided into 2 sub-sections. The first general section contains material from a number of sources, including photographs previously found in PCE boxes 22, 45, 93, 109, and 111-14 (Series I and Series I additiona...

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Archive & Special Collections PCE/FMC/4/12 Open

Date(s) of creation: c.1880 - 1956
Level: Series
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PCE.FMC.4.12
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber PCE/FMC/4/12
callnumber_txt PCE/FMC/4/12
callnumber-sort PCE/FMC/4/12
prefix_number 12
title Lingdong/Swatow: photographs
scb_date_creation c.1880 - 1956
scb_level Series
level_sort 4/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/
scb_extent 2 boxes and 1 out-size set containing approximately 295 images (black and white or sepia prints, negatives, postcards, and cuttings) and associated material in 14 files.
format Archive
description This class contains photographic material connected with the Swatow mission field. It is divided into 2 sub-sections. The first general section contains material from a number of sources, including photographs previously found in PCE boxes 22, 45, 93, 109, and 111-14 (Series I and Series I additional). The second contains material deposited by Mary Paton, who served as a missionary at Sua-bue from 1914 to 1950, a small amount of which relates to events or people from outside the Swatow region (Paton was evacuated during World War II). The material in the first sub-section has largely been kept in its constituent groups, other than missionary portraits and 1 miscellaneous file. The Mary Paton deposit has been divided into manageable units of related material. The files have been arranged chronologically as far as is possible, although individual files can cover large date ranges. The items show individuals, groups, buildings, and local scenes, featuring missionaries, Chinese Christians, hospitals, schools, etc. Where possible, each place name is identified by a contemporary standard form (generally taken from Edward Band's Working His Purpose Out) and a current modern standard form (generally taken from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names). Lingdong (modern standard East Guangdong) has been used instead of Lingtung; Chao-chow-fu (modern standard Chao'an) has been used instead of Chaochowfu, Chao-chow-foo, Chaochowfoo, or Chaozhou; Sua-bue (modern standard Shanwei) has been used instead of Suabue, Swabue, or Swa-bue. The modern standard for Swatow is Shantou.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copies There are some duplicates. To consult these please order 'PCE duplicate prints box'.
note The Mary Paton material is generally in a poorer state, some having been removed from albums, and others (rolled photos, aerial view made up of several prints) because of their format.
hierarchy_top_id_raw PCE
hierarchy_sequence PCE.00FMC.004.0012

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