Postcards of British North Borneo including views of Jesselton and railway scenes, also uncaptioned snapshots, [?1906-1909].
Dates
- Creation: [?1906-1909]
Extent
110 items
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Ind. Ocn. r. 23].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Ind. Ocn. r. 23
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 835
Biographical / Historical
The Borneo Mission Association was formed in 1909 to assist the work of the Anglican Church in Labuan, Sarawak and British North Borneo. Although it never sent out missionaries itself, Anglican missionaries had first visited Sarawak in 1848 at the invitation of James Brooke, its Rajah. From 1869 to 1909 Malaya, Singapore and Borneo had operated as a single diocese. However, a separate diocese was created for Sabah in 1962.
Arrangement
The postcards are arranged in three distinct groups. The first is captioned in Arthur Walker's handwriting, the second is initialled 'GHH', and the third is a series of views of British North Borneo captioned in pencil.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 669 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996). A handlist is available for consultation in the library reading room.
Custodial History
The material was originally received by the Borneo Mission Association from Mrs. Doris Langlands, whose stepfather Arthur Walker was Staff Superintendent of Borneo State Railways in the early years of the 20th century.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the library by the Rev'd. Brian Taylor in July 1993.
Physical Facet
The photographs were originally stuck into albums and have since been torn out, causing damage to some of the prints. Others are still stuck back to back. The photographs are uncaptioned but from the styles of European dress would seem to be of approximately the same date as the postcards.
Subject
- Borneo Mission Association (Organisation)
- Church of England | Missions | Borneo (Organisation)
- Title
- Photographs and postcards relating to the Borneo Mission Association
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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