Richard Henry Gregory papers, 1905-1940

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Summary

Abstract:
Tobacconist, of Tarboro, N.C., and employee of the British-American Tobacco Company in China, 1905-1935. Diaries and photographs from Gregory's travels in China, 1905-1906, as an employee of the British-American Tobacco Company. Includes material on travels to Shanghai, Hankow, and the provinces of Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, and Kiangsi, including descriptions of the countryside and customs, and of tobacco culture in the region.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
27 items.
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.00481

Background

Scope and content:

Diaries and photographs from Gregory's travels in China, 1905-1906, as an employee of the British-American Tobacco Company. Includes material on travels to Shanghai, Hankow, and the provinces of Honan, Hunan, Hupeh, and Kiangsi, including descriptions of the countryside and customs, and of tobacco culture in the region.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Henry Gregory, tobacconist of Tarboro, N.C., traveled to China from 1905 to 1906 on behalf of the British-American Tobacco Company. Gregory served as head of the company's Leaf Department in China. In 1912, Gregory married Hattie B. Arrington and together the couple raised two children while living in Shanghai--John, who died during childhood diptheria, and Jane. Gregory made his home in China until his retirement in 1935.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1974
Processing information:

Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, July 2012

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Subjects:
Tobacco industry -- China
Names:
British-American Tobacco Co. (China) -- Employees
Places:
China -- Description and travel -- 18th Century

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