[Ledger listing in handwriting persons registered at the Polish consulate in Shanghai, 1934-1941, on the basis of documents issued by Polish authorities].
Contributors: Bachman, Ronald D., 1947-
Published: 1934
Language: pol
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Poles -- China -- Registers.; Shanghai (China) -- Registers.
Genres: Registers.
Notes: Photocopy. [Shanghai : Polish Consulate, 1992] [35] leaves, 194, 194 pages on [388] leaves ; 42 cm. The left and right portions of the pages have each been photocopied separately. They are bound such that the blank verso of the left portion of the page appears first. When a left portion is turned, its recto forms the left portion of a ledger page in juxtaposition to its counterpart right portion. "Persons registered at the Polish consulate in Shanghai, 1934-41, on the basis of documents issued by Polish authorities" (index of names and entry number prepared by Ronald D. Bachman, European Division, Library of Congress, June 2005): leaves [1]-[35] inserted at the beginning of the photocopy.
Opposite pages bear duplicate numbering.
Each ledger facing page consists of 13 columns. In addition to personal names, the ledger provides the following categories of information: date of registration; profession; religion; place and date of birth; marital status; permanent address in Poland and address of next of kin (rarely provided); place of residence in the consular district; documents on the basis of which the person is registered (generally passport); names and year and place of birth of wife and children; passport expiration date; comments (e.g., "emigrated to America"; "returned to Poland"; "died"). Contains approximately 1600 entries.