Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-circa 2004
Language of Materials
English Chinese
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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.
Biographical Information:
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.
Full Extent
0.23 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mark L. Isaac-Williams, 01/01/2015
Processing Information:
Christine Hertzel, 2015
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection
- Date
- 2015-03-26
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
asksca@csun.edu