The collection includes six completed printed Letts Indian and Colonial Rough Diary volumes, 1920-21, 1923-26, a bundle of newspaper cuttings by 'Mariner' from English language Chinese newspapers, a map of Hong Kong, and a typescript account, extracted from his diary, of events around the fighting at Shanghai 12 August-25 August 1937.
Hillman Papers
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- ReferenceGB 29 EUL MS52
- Dates of Creation1920-1937
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Hillman was stationed in the Far East for a number of years. As 'Mariner' he contributed articles to the North China Daily Mail and other local (English language) newspapers.
Access Information
Usual EUL arrangements apply
Acquisition Information
The papers were loaned by a private owner to Professor Christopher Platt of the Department of History, and from him were passed to one 'Richard H'. At this point four of the ten diaries seem to have become lost, as the Library only received six diaries when the collection was deposited in October 1971.
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Conditions Governing Use
Usual EUL arrangements apply
Bibliography
Some of the articles are press cuttings taken from the relevant newspapers