'HDB diaries'

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The material consists of an account of Bryan's walking trip in Sichuan, titled 'Diary of a journey from Chengdu to Tachienlu and back, July - August 1936'; pages from a calendar for 1942; and a letter to Bryan from an unknown correspondent. On the 1936 trip in Sichuan Bryan was accompanied by Julian Bell, Yeh Chun Chan (Ye Junjian) and J. B. Hanson-Lowe.

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Papers of Derek Hermann Bryan and Liao HongyingPP MS 99

Personal papers of Hermann Derek BryanPP MS 99/01

Personal documentsPP MS 99/01/01

In memoriam card, obituary and an order of service for Eliza Catharine Jane Jennett (née Bryan), Hermann Bryan, and Alice Dorothea BryanPP MS 99/01/01/01

Norwich High School report for Derek BryanPP MS 99/01/01/02

Correspondence from Derek Bryan's schools to his father, and an extract from a letter on Bryan's performance as Acting Consul GeneralPP MS 99/01/01/03

Account book, inscribed 'H.D. Bryan'PP MS 99/01/01/04

Notebook containing diary entriesPP MS 99/01/01/05

British passports and Chinese travel documents issued to Derek BryanPP MS 99/01/01/06

Account book containing daily expensesPP MS 99/01/01/07

Notebook containing diary entriesPP MS 99/01/01/08

Notebook containing diary entriesPP MS 99/01/01/09

Notebook, inscribed 'Diary (Mongolia)'PP MS 99/01/01/10

Notebook, inscribed 'Accounts Oct. 1934' containing daily expensesPP MS 99/01/01/11

'HDB diaries'PP MS 99/01/01/12

Account book, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and ChinaPP MS 99/01/01/13

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation account book, inscribed 'H.D. Bryan Esq, British Legation, Peiping / A/cs 30/4/38 - 22/1/40'PP MS 99/01/01/14

Account book containing daily expenses, inscribed 'H.D. Bryan / Personal Accounts / 22/1/1940-'PP MS 99/01/01/15

'Letters, wedding invites'PP MS 99/01/01/16

Notebook used to record daily expensesPP MS 99/01/01/17

Account book containing daily expensesPP MS 99/01/01/18

Notebook, inscribed 'Parties (4 or more guests) / 1947-1965'PP MS 99/01/01/19

Invitation to Derek Bryan to attend the National Day celebrations in Tiananmen Square (including two tickets and a plan)PP MS 99/01/01/20

Extract from a letter thanking Derek BryanPP MS 99/01/01/21

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation account book, inscribed 'HY + HD Bryan / Accounts: September 1st / 1951'PP MS 99/01/01/22

Notebook used to record expenses, inscribed 'Accounts 1954-5-6'PP MS 99/01/01/23

Britain China Friendship Association membership card for Derek BryanPP MS 99/01/01/24

Details of Chinese artwork bought by Derek Bryan and Liao Hongying on behalf of Arthur HaffkinPP MS 99/01/01/25

Certificate appointing Derek Bryan as an honorary member of the China Society for People's Friendship StudiesPP MS 99/01/01/26

Flag of the People's Republic of China, sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Derek BryanPP MS 99/01/01/27

Notes on the Bryan family genealogyPP MS 99/01/01/28

Personal and professional correspondencePP MS 99/01/02

Family correspondencePP MS 99/01/03

Papers relating to the Britain-China Friendship AssociationPP MS 99/01/04

Papers relating to the Society for Anglo-Chinese UnderstandingPP MS 99/01/05

Papers relating to the International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Industrial CooperativesPP MS 99/01/06

Writings and notesPP MS 99/01/07

Reference materialPP MS 99/01/08

PhotographsPP MS 99/01/09

Personal papers of Liao HongyingPP MS 99/02