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Mss Eur C380
- Record Id:
- 032-002265992
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002265992
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x00021f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C380
- Title:
- Memoirs, letters and photograph albums of Maj Donald Samuel Foster (1923-1997), Indian Army 1941-49, Colonial Service 1950-66, British overseas aid programme 1968-78, seconded to the Diplomatic Service at New Delhi 1971
- Scope & Content:
- `The Sunlit Silences. An Experience of India' and `Letters from Lebanon': memoirs by Major Donald Samuel Foster (1923-1997), Indian Army 1942-49, of his life as a soldier in India, the Middle East and Sumatra during the 1940s; and later as a diplomat; with photograph albums and related papers.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002265992", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur C380: Memoirs, letters and photograph albums of Maj Donald Samuel Foster (1923-1997), Indian Army 1941-49, Colonial Service 1950-66, British…" },{ "id" : "040-002265993", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/1: The Sunlit Silences: An Experience of India by Donald Foster Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002265994", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/2: Photocopy of The Sunlit Silences by Donald Foster (a slightly different version) Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002265995", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/3: Black and white photograph album of Donald Foster at Bangalore Officer Training School, Sialkot, Damascus, Djenderess, Sidon and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002265996", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/4: Photograph album entitled The Sunlit Silences: A memoir of Indian Service 1942-1972 by Donald Foster, illustrating chpts 8-15" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002265997", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/5: Black and white photograph album of Donald Foster in Tehran, Khorramshar, Persia, Cairo, Sialkot, Kashmir and Sumatra" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002265998", "parent" : "032-002265992", "text" : "Mss Eur C380/6: (i) Letters from Lebanon by Donald Foster, 1947-48(ii) Reviews and letters concerning Donald Foster's book Landscape with Arab: Trends…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002265992
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur C380/1 : The Sunlit Silences: An Experience of India by Donald Foster Dated as: no date
Mss Eur C380/2 : Photocopy of The Sunlit Silences by Donald Foster (a slightly different version) Dated as: no date
Mss Eur C380/3 : Black and white photograph album of Donald Foster at Bangalore Officer Training School, Sialkot, Damascus, Djenderess, Sidon…
Mss Eur C380/4 : Photograph album entitled The Sunlit Silences: A memoir of Indian Service 1942-1972 by Donald Foster, illustrating chpts 8-15
Mss Eur C380/5 : Black and white photograph album of Donald Foster in Tehran, Khorramshar, Persia, Cairo, Sialkot, Kashmir and Sumatra
Mss Eur C380/6 : (i) Letters from Lebanon by Donald Foster, 1947-48(ii) Reviews and letters concerning Donald Foster's book Landscape with Arab:…
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- 032-002265992
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur C380
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1942
- End Date:
- 1970
- Date Range:
- 1942-1970
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by the author, 1984; 1985; 1994
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Foster, Donald Samuel, Major
Indian Army, 1895-1947 - Places:
- India, Asia
Iran, Asia
Lebanon, Asia
Middle East, Asia
Mysore State, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Rajputana, India
Sumatra, Indonesia
Teheran, Middle East, Asia
Tehran, Middle East, Asia
Tehrān, Asia, Iran