Archive / Tag: 1940s

  • Mainprice Papers: Box 6
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    Large collection of articles, research papers, commentaries and notes on conflict and politics in Kashmir and Gilgit, 1947-1949.
  • Mainprice Papers: Box 5
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    Travel diaries. Donated by F.P. Mainprice Diary of a three-week holiday in Kashmir, 15.7.1948 – 7.8.1948. TS diaries of F.P. Mainprice detailing an overland journey from Europe to India.
  • Orchard Papers
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    Memoir of a childhood spent throughout the British Empire; also details of later life in the Royal Navy and of tiem spent in India and the Dominion states. 137pp. Donated […]
  • Pickering Papers
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    Memoir written by Mrs Carol Pickering detailing her life in India as the daughter of U.S. missionaries and her later life married to Donald Hardy, District Commissioner in Moradabad, 1946-47. […]
  • Sims, S. Papers: Box 3
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    Papers of Sanda and Peter Sims. Papers and research notes about independence movements and communist revolutionary activities in Burma, Singapore and Malaya [Malaysia]. Many articles written by (or research for) […]
  • Metherell Papers
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    Allen Metherell. Account of Japanese invasion of Singapore and family’s flight to Australia. 1 file, 1942. Small Collections Box 17 Metherell, A., ‘1942: Escape from the rising sun’. Printed acconut […]
  • Clow Papers: Box 2
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    Papers of Sir Andrew Clow, I.C.S. Posts in United Provinces 1914-19; Member, Viceroy’s Executive Council 1939; Governor of Assam 1942-47. Given by Mrs. Oddie Volumes of diaries: 1 September 1911 […]
  • Clow Papers: Box 1
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    Papers of Sir Andrew Clow, I.C.S. Posts in United Provinces 1914-19; Member, Viceroy’s Executive Council 1939; Governor of Assam 1942-47. Given by Mrs. Oddie File 1: Documents relating to the […]
  • BACSA Papers
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    Papers donated to the Centre by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA). Memoirs and accounts of the evacuation of Burma ahead of the Japanese invasion of 1942. […]
  • Edgerley Papers: Box 11
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    Donated by Mr D.W. Edgerley File 1: Letters written to DWE from his parents while at university in the UK, 1948-1951. File 2: Letters received from family, 1951-1953. Includes telegrams […]