Dates
- [1856], 1899-1954
Extent
3 boxes : The farewell address, 1926, written on silk and originally stored in a wooden box, was donated to the library in a large frame format, with degraded paper backing. The Conservation Section of the Bodleian Library undertook limited drycleaning, minor repairs, etc. in [March 1997], rehousing the item in a card box and placing a hollytex sheet against the silk to prevent abrasion when rolled. Future plans for the item's preservation include flat storage and remounting of the silk with new borders by an experienced Oriental conservator.
Language of Materials
- English
- Chinese
Preferred Citation
Full range of shelfmarks:
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 677, 678
Biographical / Historical
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Miss D. Beatty donated the following items
- Farewell address from the Foochow Society of Singapore and the Chinese community of Sanchow, given to Beatty on his retirement as Secretary for Chinese Affairs in Singapore, 1926, donated [May 1985]
- Copy of Malaya, December 1952, containing an account of Beatty's death, donated on 24th April 1985
- Two letters from Beatty concerning the Chinese procession and Borneo exhibition during the visit of the Prince of Wales (Duke of Windsor) to Malaya in 1922, with request for photograph of Beatty by the Po Leung Kuh Committee, 1954, donated on 18th July 1985
- Album of photographs including views of Hong Kong, Canton and Macao, donated in October 1985
- Cuttings from the Supplement to the Strait[s] Budget, 30th September 1926, donated on [28th] February 1989
Existence and Location of Copies
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Beatty | David | fl 1899-1952 | colonial civil servant
- Beatty | Robert | fl 1856
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration
- Guangzhou (China) -- Description and travel -- Views
- Guangzhou (China) -- History -- 20th century
- Hong Kong -- Description and travel -- Views
- Kiribati -- History -- 20th century
- Macau (China) -- Description and travel -- Views
- Malaysia -- History -- 20th century
- Mauritius -- Description and travel
- Ocean travel -- Personal narratives
- Singapore -- History -- 20th century
- Title
- Papers of David Beatty
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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