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The critic in the Orient
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Record of a voyage to the Orient in 1918
Manuscripts
Kinney's journal starts the day he leaves California and ends the day he gets back four months later. In it, he includes details about his work on board the ship, the daily inspections, the conditions on the ocean, the meals he has, and the various stops along the route including: Hawaii, Japan, China, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Kinney gives detailed descriptions of Honolulu, Hawaii; Tokyo and Kobe, Japan; Shanghai, China; Manila, Philippines; and Hong Kong. The typed journal includes photocopies of pages from Kinney's original diary, photographs, maps, advertisements, menus, passenger lists, and various other things he collected during his voyage.
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Photograph albums and travel diary of the Philippines by sailor aboard the USS Pocomoke (AV-9)
Visual Materials
Two photograph albums, one containing a 60-page travel diary, by U.S. Navy crew member W. A. (William Arthur) Isaminger, documenting his experiences in the Philippines during and after World War II. His travel log titled "Navy Life" begins in March 1944 when he joined the navy, then describes his time stationed in the Philippines through February 1946, when he returns home to Seattle, Washington. He was aboard the USS Pocomoke (AV-9), an aircraft carrier that operated primarily in the Pacific theatre during the war and serviced military seaplanes. Along with the diary are handwritten entries on mileage between various locations on his travels from Seattle to the Philippines and back, addresses of acquaintances and family, and a few pieces of ephemera. There are 173 photographs in the two albums, all with handwritten captions. The images include sailors and local residents, village scenes, churches and civic buildings, the statue of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, a sunken Japanese ship in Manila harbor, and a Japanese internment camp and prisoners. There are also several images of partially nude native women and children, two scenes of cockfighting, a man with elephantitus, and a man holding the decapitated head of a Japanese man. The album also features images of activities on board the ship, various seaplanes, and a series of photographs documenting examples of "nose art": female pinups painted on airplane fuselage. Also includes a printed menu in honor of Victory Day, dated August 15, 1945. Locations include Zamboanga, Mindanao, Luzon, Puerto Princesa, Calicoan Island, Samar Island, Taclogan, and Tawitawi Island.
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George Macartney papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains material relating to George Macartney's failed effort to establish a British embassy in Peking (modern day Beijing), China from 1792 to 1794. This includes correspondence with the Governor-General of the Philippines about a secret mission to Manila and correspondence with the East India Company and members of the embassy about intelligence, tactics, and conditions in China. One of the letters from the East India Company reports that Cai Shiwen, also known as Munqua and head of the Cohong, is under orders to follow Macartney's embassy and to act as their interpreter at court. The collection also contains a variety of materials documenting the preparations for the embassy, predicted and actual expenses, salaries, personnel, and gifts of the embassy before, during, and after the expedition. Box 2 contains an indenture between the East India Company and John Barrow, comptroller of the embassy, which documents his expected pay and limits his interactions with the Chinese. Barrow cannot lend or borrow money or have any transactions with the Chinese other than purchasing or procuring the necessary items for his maintenance and travel. It also contains a January 6, 1793, letter from Eyles Irwin, part of the East India Company's Secret and Superintending Committee at Canton, to Macartney describing conditions in China, tactics for the embassy, and news from India. Both items are restricted due to the fragility of the materials.
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George Macartney papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains material relating to George Macartney's failed effort to establish a British embassy in Peking (modern day Beijing), China from 1792 to 1794. This includes correspondence with the Governor-General of the Philippines about a secret mission to Manila and correspondence with the East India Company and members of the embassy about intelligence, tactics, and conditions in China. One of the letters from the East India Company reports that Cai Shiwen, also known as Munqua and head of the Cohong, is under orders to follow Macartney's embassy and to act as their interpreter at court. The collection also contains a variety of materials documenting the preparations for the embassy, predicted and actual expenses, salaries, personnel, and gifts of the embassy before, during, and after the expedition. Box 2 contains an indenture between the East India Company and John Barrow, comptroller of the embassy, which documents his expected pay and limits his interactions with the Chinese. Barrow cannot lend or borrow money or have any transactions with the Chinese other than purchasing or procuring the necessary items for his maintenance and travel. It also contains a January 6, 1793, letter from Eyles Irwin, part of the East India Company's Secret and Superintending Committee at Canton, to Macartney describing conditions in China, tactics for the embassy, and news from India. Both items are restricted due to the fragility of the materials.
mssMacartney
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George Macartney papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains material relating to George Macartney's failed effort to establish a British embassy in Peking (modern day Beijing), China from 1792 to 1794. This includes correspondence with the Governor-General of the Philippines about a secret mission to Manila and correspondence with the East India Company and members of the embassy about intelligence, tactics, and conditions in China. One of the letters from the East India Company reports that Cai Shiwen, also known as Munqua and head of the Cohong, is under orders to follow Macartney's embassy and to act as their interpreter at court. The collection also contains a variety of materials documenting the preparations for the embassy, predicted and actual expenses, salaries, personnel, and gifts of the embassy before, during, and after the expedition. Box 2 contains an indenture between the East India Company and John Barrow, comptroller of the embassy, which documents his expected pay and limits his interactions with the Chinese. Barrow cannot lend or borrow money or have any transactions with the Chinese other than purchasing or procuring the necessary items for his maintenance and travel. It also contains a January 6, 1793, letter from Eyles Irwin, part of the East India Company's Secret and Superintending Committee at Canton, to Macartney describing conditions in China, tactics for the embassy, and news from India. Both items are restricted due to the fragility of the materials.
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