Description
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.
Background
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.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.