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China

 Subject

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Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Anthony James Broomhall (1911-1994)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 26
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of black and white and coloured slides and lantern slides relating to China, Taiwan, Malaya, the Philippines and Japan and to the China Inland Mission. The slides show a wide variety of town and country scenes, and images of people and places, festivals and occupations, religion, and church and mission work. There is a complete index listing each slide.

(574 slides plus indexes)

Dates: [ca. 1890-1979]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collection of Joseph Ross (1890-1969)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 3
Scope and Contents The collection consists mainly of letters from and articles about missionaries who knew Ross, who were connected with the Boy Scout Association or who were associated with Aberdeen. Much of the material was collected by Ross for use in his Sunday school classes, but some is more personal, many of the articles are cutting from Life and Work or other missionary publications, and there are some photographs. There is only a small amount on each...
Dates: 1920-1962
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collection of samples of Chinese silk threads for embroidery, Kwangtung

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-1559, Folder: Coll-1766 / SC-Acc-2016-0122
Identifier: Coll-1766
Scope and Contents

Collection of 15 wrappers comprising silk threads in various colours. Housed in old paper folder with ties. The name of the producers are on the upper covers, and they state that the silk is produced by natural colours and washed in clear water.

Dates: early 20th century.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collection relating to Eric Henry Liddell

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-218
Scope and Contents

Small collection of items, from multiple sources, relating to Eric Liddell.


Annual sports programmes of Edinburgh University Athletic Club, 1923-1925, showing Liddell's times in the races entered, and an annotated Scottish Inter-Universities programme, 1923; two photographs of a memorial stone in China; Wedding invitation.

Dates: Majority of material found within 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Copy of a (typed) manuscript memoir by George and Dorothy Barbour on their mission work in Peking (Beijing), China

 Fonds — Box CSWC Small Collections Box 3
Identifier: CSWC 92
Dates: Publication: 1972; coverage: 1911-1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence: from Duncan M Irvine to Alfred John Jukes-Browne, 1865-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/7
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: from Duncan M Irvine to Alfred John Jukes-Browne sub-series consists of:


  1. 44 letters, alphabetically arranged (1865-1899)
Dates: 1865-1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists, 1878-1907

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/1
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists sub-series consists of:


  1. 67 letters and postcards, alphabetically arranged (1878-1907).
Dates: 1878-1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (international and T-W)

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists, 1869-1905

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/1
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists sub-series includes letters from:


  1. Hans Bruno Geinitz (1879-1891)
  2. Adolph von Koenen (1886-1891)
  3. Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1882-1896)
  4. August Rothpletz (1874-1902)
Dates: 1869-1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (European geologists)

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Japanese geologist, 1870

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/6
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Japanese geologist sub-series includes letters from:


  1. 1 letter, (1870)
Dates: 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (European geologists)

Dragon Bridge Scroll of the Mien or Yao People

 Collection — Box CLX-A-1596
Identifier: Coll-1977
Content Description This is a Taoist Dragon Scroll of the Yao People (or the Iu Mien People, a sub-set of the Yao people) of Southern China, Thailand, Laos and North Vietnam. The Scroll Painting serves as a Bridge that connects this world with the supernatural worlds. From the left are two acolytes and two banner bearers welcoming the procession, and the inscription in Chinese “Welcome to the Emperor”, or in this case Honoured Guest or Friend. Peasant organisations such as “Heaven and Earth Committees” would...
Dates: late Qing (c 1900)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections