Baker, Alan Custance / Evans, William

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0102 PP MS 11
Held at	: School of Oriental and African Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.soas.ac.uk/Archives/home.html ›
Full title	: Baker, Alan Custance / Evans, William
Date(s)	: Created 1883-1922
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 5 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Baker | Alan Custance | fl 1883-1940 | Malayan civil servant Evans | William | b 1860 | Chinese Protectorate Service official

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

William Evans was born on 5 September 1860. He was attached to the Chinese Protectorate Service in 1882. He held numerous positions in Singapore and Penang before becoming Protector of Chinese, Straits Settlements in 1895. He held the position of Municipal Commissioner for Singapore for a number of stretches between 1895 and 1903. In 1911 he became Resident Councillor for Penang.

William Evans's son-in-law, Alan Custance Baker, was a member of the Malayan Civil Service from 1908-1940.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Correspondence of William Evans to his wife and family (1883-1905), giving anecdotal experiences of his time in Singapore and China. Also the correspondence of his son-in-law, Alan Baker, primarily to his mother (1905-1922) giving news and accounts of his experiences in Oxford (Keble College) and in Malaya.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English and French

System of arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two parts. Part One is the correspondence of William Evans. It is subdivided into: letters dated 1883-1904 of William Evans, Chinese Protectorate Service; letters of William Evans to his wife Jil, 1893-1905; miscellaneous. Part Two is the correspondence of Alan Baker. It is subdivided into: correspondence of Alan Custance Baker addressed to his mother, 1905-1922; letters of Alan Custance Baker to his father, 1918-1920; other correspondence; miscellaneous. Within each subdivision, correspondence is arranged chronologically.

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

Finding aids:

Unpublished handlist.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated in 1979.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

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Date(s) of descriptions:
15 May 2000