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- 1931 (Creation)
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1 archival folder
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Biographical history
Henry (Harry) Thomas Silcock was born in Bath in 1882. He was educated at Bath College, Fettes College (Edinburgh) and Oriel College (Oxford). He 1908 he travelled to China to work as a teacher with the Friends Foreign Mission Association. He married Margaret Standing in Chengtu in 1909 with whom he had five children. In 1911 he worked at the West China Union University, becoming Vice-President. He also became Secretary of the the Friends Foreign Mission Association in 1920, where he served until 1932, when he became Secretary of the Universities China Committee in London. It is during this time that he was also involved in the China Society. In 1938 he returned to China to both occupied Shanghai and "Free China", encouraging the formation of a Friends Centre in Shanghai in 1939. Through the 1940s he travelled extensively around the world for the Friends World Committee for Consultation. In 1947 he returned to Chengtu, China. Between 1950-1954 he continued to work for the Friends World Committee for Consultation. He was made an Honorary Member in 1961. Silcock died in 1969, aged 86.
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These papers must have been the possession of Henry Thomas Silcock. Further custodial history is unknown.
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It is unknown how these Papers came to be part of the Society's archives.
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These papers consist predominantly of correspondence with Henry Thomas Silcock concerning the administration of the China Society in 1931.
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The material was kept as one series and arranged chronologically.
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Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.
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Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
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- English
- Chinese
- Dutch
- German
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- China Society London (Subject)
- China Society of America (Subject)
- American Council Institute of Pacific relations (Subject)
- National Union of Students of the Universities and Colleges of England Wales and Ireland (Subject)
- International Student Service (Subject)
- Royal institute of British architects (Subject)
- School of Oriental and African Studies University of London (Subject)
- Billing and Sons (Subject)
- George Allen & Unwin (Subject)
- Royal Central Asian Society London (Subject)
- Silcock Henry Thomas 1882-1969 (Subject)
- Power Eileen 1889-1940 (Subject)
- Johnston Sir Reginald Fleming 1874-1938 (Subject)
- Nathan Sir Matthew 1862-1939 (Subject)
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Archivist's note
These Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.