Costin's papers, concerning his visit to the Far East, consist of four notebooks containing a journal of his trip, three albums of photographs, and a carbon typescript report by Costin on his travels.
Dates
- 1931-1932
Extent
0.66 Linear metres (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Eng. misc. b. 422].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Eng. misc. b. 422, d. 1272-1274, f. 848-851
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13619
Abstract
Papers of W.C. Costin
Biographical / Historical
William Conrad Costin (1893-1970), President of St. John's College, Oxford, visited the Far East to attend a conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations in Shanghai, 1931-1932. He visited Canada on his way to China, spent three months in China, visited Hong Kong and Japan, returning via Indo-China and Palestine. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the library by Mrs H.A. Shelton in January 1985.
- 20th century
- Canada -- Description and travel
- China -- Description and travel
- Costin | William Conrad | 1893-1970 | President of St John's College, Oxford
- Diaries -- 20th century
- East Asia -- Description and travel
- Hong Kong (China) -- Description and travel
- Indo-China -- Description and travel
- Japan -- Description and travel
- Palestine -- Description and travel
- Title
- Papers of W.C. Costin
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2021 by Catherine McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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