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Asian Studies: China
Papers of British Consulates and Legation
in China (1727-1951)
Source
National Archives (U.K.)
Period
1727-1951
Content
52,828 images
Product Number
16398032
Product Code
GDSC-297
This collection contains miscellaneous papers and reports from the British legation and
consulates in China. Specifically, it comprises a catalogue of embassy archives, 1727 to
1859; trade and intelligence reports; records of legal proceedings; miscellaneous papers,
some in Chinese, of the Chinese Secretary's Office; an entry book of papers relating to the
East India Company in China; claims arising from Sino-Japanese hostilities, 1927 to 1940;
accounts; circulars, etc.
Policing the Shanghai International
Settlement, 1894-1945
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1894-1945
Content
92,160 images
Product Number
254394
Product Code
GDSC-6
These files represent a large portion of the archives of the British-run municipal police force
based in Shanghai’s former International Settlement. The Special Branch of the Shanghai
Municipal Police was charged with providing an orderly environment for Shanghai’s foreign
trade and commerce. This branch’s prime responsibilities were collecting intelligence on
political demonstrations, strikes, labor and social unrest, foreign and domestic subversive
activities, and areas of dispute between the International Settlement and the Chinese
government. Many files are organized around a particular topic and contain different kinds
of source material.
Original Microform Title: Shanghai Municipal Police Files, 1894-1945