Photographs and postcards relating to the Borneo Mission Association
Postcards captioned in Arthur Walker's handwriting, 1906-1909:
- (item 1) 'Special train at Papar': group including Sir John Anderson, Governor of Straits Settlements; E.P. Gueritz, Governor of British North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia); Capt. Grant Dalton, RN (Royal Navy), HMS 'Flora'; Douglas Campbell, Resident, Negri Sembilan; A.C. Pearson, Secretary to Gueritz; A.J. West, General Manager, Borneo State Railways; Capt. Stockley, Aide-de-Camp to Anderson; Dr P.S. Macpherson, District Surgeon, Jesselton; Arthur Walker, Staff Superintendent, Borneo State Railways, 5 Jan 1906
- (item 2) 'A construction train passing civil police station, Jesselton, Gaya Island in the distance', n.d.
- (item 3) 'Special train conveying H.E. the Governor of Singapore, H.E. the Governor of British North Borneo and party from Jesselton to Tenom. Approaching Papar Station', 5 Jan 1906
- (item 4) 'An early train in Borneo waiting for HE EW Birch Esq, CMG', Governor (1903), n.d.
- (item 5) 'The mouth of Pengalat B.N.B. tunnel', n.d.
- (item 6) 'Railway scene near Papar', n.d.
- (item 7) indigenous houses, Papar, n.d.
- (item 8) 'NDL SS 'Kedah' coming alongside Jesselton wharf', n.d.
- (item 9) indigenous people bathing in a small stream, Papar, n.d.
- (item 10) 'Dusun men and women at work in padi fields, Papar', n.d.
- (item 11) 'Dusuns ploughing padi land, Papar', n.d.
- (item 12) Chinese labourers tunnelling at Pengalat, n.d.
- (item 13) 'Peace. A coast view', n.d.
- (item 14) indigenous house and footbridge, Papar, n.d.
- (item 15) 'Railway up Padas river', n.d.
Postcards initialled 'GHH', 1906-1909:
- (item 16) 'The élite of Bongawan', 1906
- (item 17) 'The river Pengalan in flood. We construct a bridge of bamboo', 1906
- (item 18) 'We hoist the flag on the Sapulot, Central Borneo', 1906
- (item 19) indigenous people of Mossopo gathering to hear a gramophone, 1906
- (item 20) 'Across Borneo in 1906': people traveling from Mossopo to Kenokop in indigenous boats, 1906
- (item 21) unidentified European men, some in Malay dress, on veranda, n.d.
Postcards of views of British North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia), captioned in pencil, n.d.:
- (item 22) 'Jesselton - The Commandant's house'
- (item 23) 'Jesselton - Public market'
- (item 24) 'Jesselton - Officers' quarters, Constabulary. Major Harrington and Sandy (dog) on steps'
- (item 25) 'Jesselton - The gaol'
- (item 26) 'Jesselton - Constabulary office'
- (item 27) 'Jesselton - Bond Street'
- (item 28) 'Jesselton barracks, married quarters'
- (item 29) 'Jesselton - Resident's house'
- (item 30) 'Jesselton - the railway station'
- (item 31) 'Jesselton looking towards officers' quarters'
- (item 32) 'Kinabalu from Kotabelud'
- (item 33) 'Papar. Station and shops'
- (item 34) 'Memkapul. The offices'
- (item 35) 'Sandakan gaol'
- (item 36) 'Labuan: the Residency'
- (item 37) 'Labuan: Offices and Court'.
Photographs, 5 Nov 1909 and n.d.:
- (item 38) 'Jesselton from Mr. Walter's house', Nov 5 1909
- (items 39-74) unidentified black and white photographs of British North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia), originally from an album, n.d.
- (items 75-110) unidentified black and white photographs of British North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia), originally from an album, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1909; n.d.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Ind. Ocn. r. 23, item 1].
Shelfmark:
MSS. Ind. Ocn. r. 23
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 835
Abstract
Photographs and postcards relating to the Borneo Mission Association.
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 (Sabah, Malaysia). 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 (Malaysia), 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 (Sabah, Malaysia), including of Jesselton (Kota Kinabalu), captioned in pencil.
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 Revd. Brian Taylor in Jul 1993.
Physical Facet
The photographs were originally stuck in 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.
Creator
- Borneo Mission Association (Organisation)
Subject
- Church of England | Missions | Borneo (Organisation)
- Title
- Catalogue of photographs and postcards relating to the Borneo Mission Association
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Original Catalogue by Clare Brown; Collection Level Description by Paul Davidson.
- Date
- 1994; EAD version 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- Second edition.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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