- 14-8
- File
- 194-?
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of 2 blank envelopes, 1 bag of tags, and 1 piece of blank stationary.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of 2 blank envelopes, 1 bag of tags, and 1 piece of blank stationary.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of materials not written by Pilon or addressed directly to her. It seems that Pilon collected them from local circulation. The materials include:
Collection of Chinese Currency
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of several denominations of Chinese Golden Yuan, printed in 1947 and 1949 (out of circulation today). The denominations are 1, 500, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000, and 500,000.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of correspondence by and to Pilon, exchanged during her travels in China. There are multiple lengthy letters from Pilon describing her experiences in China.
The file also contains a letter from Doramma Nelli which included two lace doilies. The letter explains that Nelli's family (missionaries) is in need of financial aid, and hope to sell needlework pieces; the doilies are included to exemplify their skill.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of the contents of a folder marked "Ideas." The materials are a mixture of correspondence, poetry, unused stationary, and a copy of the "Report of the Leper Hospital of the West China Union University College of Medicine and Dentistry 1947."
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of one copy of the book "Mongolian Folk Lore." translated by T. Attree in January 1926, in Tienstin. N. China. The file also contains a complete b&w scan of the book.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of one complete Canadian passport (expired 1952) and the photo page of a separate Canadian passport (expired 1964), both in Pilon's name.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of 5 essays written by Pilon, as well as a draft of one of the essays.
Essay titles:
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file contains three sets of images. One set consists of 53 b&w photos and one postcard, collected by Pilon on her travels in China. Another set consists of three b&w photos. A third set consists of 14 negatives from a trip to Tibet that Pilon took circa 1948. This set has been digitized and can be viewed online (items a033047 through a033060)
Subject materials include Pilon and her companions, temples, festivals, landscapes, markets, residences, and residents.
Part of Beatrice Pilon fonds
This file consists of 18 stamps from the National Central China Post.
10 stamps for 500,000 yuan : purple
4 stamps for 10,000 yuan : green
2 stamps for 10,000 yuan : red
2 stamps for 10,000 yuan: blue and red