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.
172 photographs in 14 folders: Folder 1 - 20 photographs numbered 49 to 67, and 82. Visit of Sir Evan Jenkins, Governor of the Punjab, and Sir William Armstrong to the Tara Devi Scout Camp. William Cowley is in numbers 49 to 52, 54, 58 to 61, 63 and 65. Folder 2 - 13 photographs of scouts, numb...
2 large photographs numbered 31 and 34: Number 31 - Group photograph 'Raja Sir Sher Mohd. & Co., Inspecting-Agents (Food Grains), 27 Nicholson Road, Lahore. Photo taken on 6/11/46 at the time of Inspection of Food Grain Laboratory by W Cowley, Esqr., I.C.S., Asstt. Director Food, Lahore.' N...
Papers relating to the Boy Scouts Association in the Punjab
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Contains the following papers: Letter from Baden Powell on the subject of physical education, dated 25 November 1936. Urdu exercise book "Copy Book: Second Stage, for the Second Class of Primary Schools (New Series of Urdu Hand-Writing)" (Lahore: Rai Sahib M. Gulab Singh & Sons, 1936, 14th ...
Reviews of A Plan For Youth, A Handbook of Youth Organisation for India and Pakistan, by W Cowley (Oxford University Press, 1949)
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Contains reviews from Bharat, Bombay (24 March 1950); Educator, Nagpur (July 1950); Sunday Searchlight, Patna (12 February 1950); and Science Clubs of India Bulletin, Bombay (April 1951)