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1. Mss Eur F747

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747
Title:
Papers of Ralph Esmond Selby Tanner (1921-2017), British Army 1939-1946, Burma Frontier Service 1945-1948; and his wife Penelope Tanner (nee Dell) (1918-1985)
Scope & Content:
The collection mostly consists of letters from Ralph Tanner to his parents and his wife Penelope; letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph and her adopted mother; and unpublished manuscripts by Penelope Tanner.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1982
Extent:
6 boxes

2. Mss Eur F747/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/1
Title:
Correspondence
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-1948
Extent:
25 folders

3. Mss Eur F747/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/3
Title:
Other Papers
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1943
Extent:
3 folders

4. Mss Eur F747/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/2
Title:
Penelope Tanner Manuscripts
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950s-1982
Extent:
14 folders

5. Mss Eur F747/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/3/1
Title:
Photographs
Scope & Content:
14 small photographs, mostly of Western India including New Delhi and Dehra Dun, and of tuna fishermen at Karachi. Also includes a small photograph of Ralph Tanner, and his Army identity card which has his photograph.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1943
Extent:
1 folder

6. Mss Eur F747/3/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/3/3
Title:
Miscellaneous papers
Scope & Content:
Rough notes, newspaper cuttings, pressed flowers, pages from a diary, a Christmas card, typescript copy of a poem "The Martyr", tracing on paper of feet.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940s
Extent:

1 folder (19 folios)

7. Mss Eur F747/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/1/25
Title:
Christmas 'Thank you' letters to Penelope Tanner from family and friends
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1945
Extent:

1 folder (13 folios)

8. Mss Eur F747/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/2/12
Title:
Short stories by Penelope Tanner
Scope & Content:
The folder contains the following draft manuscripts: "Feathers and Bells" January 1978 (typescript, 18 single sided pages). "Miss Mundrys Story" (handwritten, 6 single sided pages). "The Top of the Milk" 1976 (typescript, 2 copies, each is 8 single sided pages). "Edith and Edgar" October 1978 (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1976-1978
Extent:

1 folder (102 folios)

9. Mss Eur F747/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/1/24
Title:
Letters and telegrams to Ralph Tanner from family and friends
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1943-Jun 1947
Extent:

1 folder (47 folios)

10. Mss Eur F747/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F747/2/13
Title:
"Sorrel" by Penelope Dell
Scope & Content:
Draft manuscript for a novel, 28 pages (single sided).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1977
Extent:

1 folder

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