Private diary and letter books of Gerald Chetwynd Talbot (1819-85), Ceylon Civil Service, Private Secretary to Lord Canning 1856-58, describing his reactions to the events of the Mutiny, his disapproval of Canning's `clemency', and his frustrations working with Canning.
`Burma Bride': memoir by Sylvia Molloy, wife of Patrick Reginald Hembrough Molloy (b 1912), Burma Civil Service 1938- 48, giving an account of her life in Burma; with appendix by Molloy describing the scene in the Burmese Council Chamber immediately following the murder of Aung San and other members of the Council, 19 Jul 1947; with photocopies of drawings, watercolours and black and white photographs.
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`Burma Bride': memoir by Sylvia Molloy, wife of Patrick Reginald Hembrough Molloy (b 1912), Burma Civil Service 1938- 48, giving an account of her life in Burma; with appendix by Molloy describing the scene in the Burmese Council Chamber immediately following the murder of Aung San and other memb...
Papers, photographs and memorabilia of William Cowley (b 1915), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1939-47, chiefly relating to his work for the Boy Scout movement in India.
Papers of Maj-Gen Thomas Wynford Rees, Indian Army 1915-48
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Rees Collection: papers relating to the military career of Maj-Gen Thomas Wynford (`Pete') Rees (1898-1959), Indian Army 1915-48; including service with `Kajuri Force' on the North- West Frontier; in the Middle East 1940-42 and Burma 1944-45; and as Commander of the Punjab Boundary Force Aug-Sep ...
Selected papers of the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (India) `CSDIC(I)', section 2 `suspects and escapees wing', chiefly comprising interrogation reports and related papers on captured members of the Indian National Army.
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Selected papers of the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (India) `CSDIC(I)', section 2 `suspects and escapees wing', chiefly comprising interrogation reports and related papers on captured members of the Indian National Army.
Papers of Sir (James) George Scott, journalist, Burma Commission administrator 1886-1910
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Scott Collection: diaries, correspondence, articles and official printed papers of Sir (James) George Scott (1851-1935), journalist; served in Burma Commission 1886-1910; relating to Burma, the Northern and Southern Shan States, the Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission 1889-90, and the Burma-Chinese...
Memoirs, diaries, reports and personal correspondence of Brig William Morgan Tilson Magan (b 1908), Indian Army 1928-c1946
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Memoirs, diaries, reports and personal correspondence of Brig William Morgan Tilson Magan (b 1908), Indian Army 1928-c1946; covering his life in India as a member of the 12th Frontier Force Cavalry, Hodson's Horse and whilst in the Intelligence Bureau, Home Dept, Govt of India.
Papers relating to the Paris Peace Conference 1918-19, kept by Lord Sinha as Indian member of the Imperial War Conference and War Cabinet 1917-19
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Papers relating to the Paris Peace Conference 1918-19 kept by Satyendra Prasanno Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha (1864-1928) as Indian member of the Imperial War Conference and War Cabinet 1917-19.