Microform are stored as negatives in film reels and strips and viewed on a special machine in the library - you can request help from the library staff to view these collections dealing with East Asian history:
Church Missionary Society Archive: Section I, East Asia Missions. Part 17, Fukien Mission covering 1911-1929Catalogue and original papers of Fukien Mission covering 1911-1929. Contains the Original Papers, which "are the incoming papers sent by the missions to London. They contain letters regarding all kinds of subjects, the current political situtation in China being covered in depth. There are letters from missionaries describing their first impressions, requesting furloughs, increases in salary, permission to marry, illness and retirement and there are vivid descriptions of their travels in the countryside and their work carried out in the missions. These are contained in the missionaries' letters, journals and annual reports."
British Military Intelligence on China: China-Boxers Expedition 1900-1903BIC-2. China--Boxers Expedition, 1900-1903.
Summary, etc.: Reproduces documents from the British Library, Oriental & India Office Collections (OIOC).
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note: Finding aid and guide also available online via IDC Publishers Web site. 58 fiches
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