Diary - China and India.

Mrs Addis often mentions her husband's work but without details, otherwise her entries concern her children, social life and travels. Addis occasionally refers to his work but more frequently to his family and daily non-office activities including his regular evening walks with his wife, dinners and...

Full description

Archive & Special Collections PP MS 14/001/015 Open

Order number: PP MS 14, Box 2
Date(s) of creation: 1897
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_14.001.015
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with PP MS 14, Box 2
callnumber PP MS 14/001/015
callnumber_txt PP MS 14/001/015
callnumber-sort PP MS 14/001/015
prefix_number 015
title Diary - China and India.
scb_date_creation 1897
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
format Archive
description Mrs Addis often mentions her husband's work but without details, otherwise her entries concern her children, social life and travels. Addis occasionally refers to his work but more frequently to his family and daily non-office activities including his regular evening walks with his wife, dinners and other social engagements. JANUARY Working on speech on Korea for the YMCA; ordered to Calcutta and glad to leave Hankow; daughter Betty born. 31. FEBRUARY Leaves for Calcutta, with family remaining in Hankow and is taken ill on the journey; many references to his own illness and that of his wife. MAY Comments on the exchange rate 'Silver has all gone to the dogs since Japan declared for a gold standard.' 6; very bored alone in Calcutta, 'We are well paid no doubt, but.... it is hard earned money.' 10. JUNE Joined by family; house damaged by earthquake. JULY Heat riots in Calcutta. AUGUST Mrs Addis writes that her husband 'dreams of his work and thinks of it constantly.' 31. NOVEMBER Mrs Addis writes 'Our great desire is to settle at Home.' (Scotland), 16. DECEMBER Much hard work and anxiety caused by a sudden increase in demand for loans.
scb_access_status Open
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
language English
language_search English
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 14
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_14.00001.00015

Similar items