Miscellaneous papers relating to life and politics in Burma, collected by U Maung Maung, Burmese Diplomatic Service; including an autobiography by Daw Ko Latt (b1915); papers on the students movement and the Rangoon University strike of 1936, and extracts from the pro-Japanese newspaper Greater Asia 1944-45
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Miscellaneous papers relating to life and politics in Burma, collected by U Maung Maung, Burmese Diplomatic Service; including an autobiography by Daw Ko Latt (b 1915); papers on the students movement and the Rangoon University strike of 1936; and extracts from the pro-Japanese newspaper `Greater...
Address presented by the staff of the Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway Company to Lt-Col Patrick Theodore French (1803-90), Bombay Army 1821-54, Chairman of the Company 1855-90.
Autobiographical details of Thomas Fanshaw Middleton (1769-1822), Bishop of Calcutta 1814-1822, prepared by the Bishop on his departure from England; also engraving of Middleton by T A Dean.
Copy of `the Burma Star', dated 15 Aug 1945, reporting the Japanese surrender, annotated with messages to his wife by Lt-Col Denis de Gruchy Lambert (b 1900), Indian Army 1922-47; with order of service of thanksgiving for victory held in Rangoon Cathedral.
`Thoughts on the external defence of India from the projected Invasion of the French and Russians': paper, dated 28 Jan 1808, by John Crokatt, clerk on staff of Board of Control c1803-37.
Typescript entitled `Border Patrol: Memoir of Lushai Hills and North Arakan 1942-43', completed 1984, by Archibald Ian Bowman (1915-87), Indian Civil Service, United Provinces 1937-47, describing his experiences as a temporary officer with V Force engaged on reconnaissance and intelligence gather...
Miscellanea of Brig Laurence Owen Clark (1898-1984), Royal Engineers 1917; comprising accounts of his service in France in 1918 at the close of the First World War and in Chitral 1920-21; notes for a talk, c1940, on `The Indian Soldier'; and his Brigadier's pennant.
Copies of personal letters from Maj James Rennell (1742-1830), midshipman and Master's mate in Royal Navy 1756-62, Surveyor 1764 and Surveyor-General 1767-77 of Bengal, to his guardian, Rev Gilbert Burrington, describing life in the Navy, India and England.
Summaries of private letters (1785-1800) received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811), Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control, from Sir Archibald Campbell, William Petrie, Lord Hobart, Jonathan Duncan, General Robert Stuart and General James Stuart; also memor...
Typed copy of correspondence, translated from the Persian, between Sir William Norris, Bart (1657-1702), Ambassador of the new English East India Company, and the Mogul Emperor.