Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection, 1930-circa 2004

Summary

Creators:

Williams, Leonard H., 1906-

Abstract:

Captain Leonard H. Williams was a British national born December 12, 1906 in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as an officer within the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service from 1936-1949. The collection includes official documents from Williams' time with the Chinese Maritime Customs, including his memo of service, identification papers, and correspondence. The collection also contains photographs, a diary, a farewell certificate, an unofficial register of WWII-era sea vessels, and research materials used by Williams' son while writing the 2004 publication, From Dragon to Dragon.

Extent:

0.23 linear feet

Language:

English, Chinese

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Background

Scope and content:

The Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection contains official documents from the Chinese Maritime Customs Service including Williams' memo of service, identification papers, and correspondence. Also included are photographs which document aspects of Williams' time with the Chinese Maritime Customs Service; some photographs include inscriptions with dates. The collection contains Williams' diary dated 1930, an unofficial handwritten register of WWII-era sea vessels, and a farewell certificate awarded to Williams in 1977 by the Honourable Society of Far East Beachcombers. Also included is a selection of research materials used by Williams' son, Mark L. Isaac-Williams, while writing the 2004 publication, From Dragon to Dragon, such as: two newspaper clippings, images of various customs flags, and a photocopied image of the Customs House in Shanghai. From Dragon to Dragon highlights Captain Williams' life in the Chinese Maritime Customs Service and is available through the library catalog. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Biographical / historical:

Captain Leonard H. Williams was a British national born December 12, 1906 in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as an officer within the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service from 1936-1949.

Acquisition information:

Mark L. Isaac-Williams, 01/01/2015

Processing information:

Christine Hertzel, 2015

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Documents
Photographs

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.

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Location of this collection:

California State University, Northridge, Old China Hands Archives

18111 Nordhoff Street

Northridge, CA 91330, US

Contact:

(818) 677-4594

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