Maze, Sir Frederick (d 1959)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0064 MAZ |
Held at | : National Maritime Museum Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/ › |
Full title | : Maze, Sir Frederick (d 1959) |
Date(s) | : 1929-1943 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 12 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Maze | Sir | Frederick | Knight | d 1959 |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Chief Inspectorate General of the Chinses Imperial Maritime Customs, 1929- 43. Maze joined the Chinese Customs Service in the closing period of Sir Robert Hart's tenure. He also served on the Chinese Government's Monetary Advisory Commitee in 1935. Maze became interested in Chinese vessels, especially Junks and in particular the 'crooked stern' junks of Fou Chou. He also maintained an interest in light houses, especially the Amherst Rocks. Maze was awarded various Chinese honours, as well as 'Knight Commander of the Order of Pope Pius IX'. Maze also published The Chinese Maritime Customs Service: A Brief Synopsis of its Genesis and Development.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Sir Frederick Maze, 1929-1943.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Please contact the Archive for further information.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Acquired by the Museum in 1979.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
2011-05-13
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