Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: The Sir John Newell Jordan Collection features a Despatch Book which was presented to Sir John by his staff when he retired at the Peking Legation. The Despatch Book (1906-1920) contains selected Foreign Office correspondence from the archives which recorded Sir John’s work as Minister at the Peking Legation. The Collection also consists of correspondence and manuscripts on decorations & honours, letters of appointments, probate and estate documents, personal documents, and a few of Lady Annie Howe Jordan’s records, spanning from the years 1891-1941. The Collection contains 104 items with over 500 images.
- Institution/Author: University of Hong Kong Library
- Period: Modern
- Geographic Focus: China
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎