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Diary - Jack Beaton

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Date:

1935, 2008

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Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

4814833

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Diary - Jack Beaton
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Date(s):

1935, 2008

Place of creation:

China

Extent:

2.5 cm of textual records

Language of material:

English

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This item consists of a diary written by Jack Beaton while serving as a representative of the Canadian group of the YMCA in China, Japan and Korea. His account offers his interpretation of YMCA policies and programs in addition to his perspective on people of the Far East. Jack Beaton writes that he has a deep interest in foreign affairs from a political, economic, religious and social point of view and the diary reflects these interests. The diary talks of his visits to various YMCA buildings in the Far East, and provides some detailed architectural descriptions and their monetary value. He writes of his interactions with the other delegates on the trip, aspects of the history of the Far East, the visible effects of the Depression in the cities and villages he visited, notes on external affairs and how the Depression has affected YMCA operations in the Far East.

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The diary is a brown leather bound book containing 136 pages, primarily written on recto. Some writing and newspaper clippings on verso. Pages 86 to 90 are blank, while other pages are not filled.

Dates of creation note:

Annotated by grand daughter Dr. Belinda Beaton in 2008

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Private
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15515]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 File number 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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