GB 0102 PP MS 52
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(1841-1938), c1940-1990
Papers, c1940-1990, created and accumulated by P D Coates as part of the research for his book The China Consuls. They include correspondence with former consular staff, notes taken whilst researching materials in the Public Record Office and notes from printed and non-printed sources (1841-1938). A list of the China Consuls 1843-1939 is also included.
Coates , Patrick Devereux , 1916-1990 , civil servant, author and editor