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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Erik J. Koch Collection
Creator:
Koch, Erik J.
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.EJK
Extent:
0.12 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1923-1948
Abstract: Erik J. Koch was born in Denmark in
1895, and traveled to China in 1923 to work as a sea captain. The collection contains
various documents belonging to Koch related to his time in China, including his Foreigners'
Resident Certificate, receipts and documents from various doctors in Shanghai, business
cards, master's certificates, and records related to his service on various ships. Also
included is a certificate of competency for a wireless course offered by the Russian
Mercantile Marine Association in Shanghai that was awarded to Koch's son, also named Erik
Koch.
Language of Material: English,
Chinese,
Spanish; Castilian,
Russian
Erik J. Koch was born in Denmark in 1895, and traveled to China in 1923 to work as a sea
captain. His son, also named Erik Koch, was born October 30, 1927.
The
Erik J. Koch Collection contains various documents
belonging to Koch related to his experience in China as a sea captain, including his
Foreigners' Resident Certificate, receipts and documents from various doctors in Shanghai,
business cards, master's certificates, and records related to his service on various ships.
Also included is a certificate of competency for a wireless course offered by the Russian
Mercantile Marine Association in Shanghai that was awarded to Koch's son, also named Erik
Koch.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Jessica Geiser, 2013
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