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Mss Eur F353
- Record Id:
- 032-002294036
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002294036
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000378
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F353
- Title:
- Papers of Col Thomas Yates Wright (b 1869)
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of Col Thomas Yates Wright (b 1869), tea plantation manager in Ceylon from 1889, served with Ceylon volunteer units, member Ceylon Legislative Council 1920-26 and later of Senate, including draft of his memoir on 'Ceylon In My Time' (1951) (ref: V22416).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002294036", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F353: Papers of Col Thomas Yates Wright (b 1869)" },{ "id" : "040-002294037", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/1: Col Wright s memoirs Ceylon In My Time ; his CV" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294038", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/2-9: Personal Papers" },{ "id" : "040-002294039", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/2: Letters from Col Wright to Miss Betty Burroughs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294040", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/3: Letters from Col Wright to his wife Betty" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294041", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/4: Letters to Col and Mrs Wright Dated as: 1935, 1938, 1951-53" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294042", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/5: Letters to Col Wright" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294043", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/6: Letters to Col Wright on his appointment to and resignation from the Senate Dated as: 1947-48, 1950" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294044", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/7: Letters to Mrs Wright Dated as: 1950-51, 1964-65" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294045", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/8: Mrs Wright s memorabilia" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294046", "parent" : "036-002294038", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/9: Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294047", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/10-23: Legislative Committee Papers" },{ "id" : "040-002294048", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/10: Rent Allowance Committee Minutes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294049", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/11: Ordinance regarding Maradana Mosque" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294050", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/12: Estimates of the Revenue & Expenditure of the Government of Ceylon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294051", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/13: Supply Bill" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294052", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/14: Proposals to build a marine aquarium and biological laboratory in Colombo" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294053", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/15: Coconut Research Report" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294054", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/16: Select Committee papers on rubber reconstruction and research" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294055", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/17: Wages & cost of living of estate labourers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294056", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/18: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294057", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/19: Workers compensation" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294058", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/20: Special Committee on Prison Administration" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294059", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/21: Ceylon Independence Commemoration" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294060", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/22: Advisory Committee on Agriculture and Lands Dated as: 1921, 923,1947-50" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294061", "parent" : "036-002294047", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/23: Advisory Committee on Health; reports on hospital visits" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294062", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/24-34: Press Cuttings" },{ "id" : "040-002294063", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/24: Cricket & Football Matches" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294064", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/25: Sinhalese Labour Dated as: 1934, 1936, 1944" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294065", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/26: Naturalisation/Immigration" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294066", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/27: Ceylon general" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294067", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/28: Indian Immigration/Indo-Ceylon Pact" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294068", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/29: Hospitals" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294069", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/30: Minorities/Official Language" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294070", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/31: India/Commonwealth" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294071", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/32: Cartoons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294072", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/33: Ceylonisation" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294073", "parent" : "036-002294062", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/34: Miscellaneous subjects" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294074", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/35: Senate" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294075", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/36-39: Printed Material" },{ "id" : "040-002294076", "parent" : "036-002294075", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/36: Anuradhapura Preservation Scheme" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294077", "parent" : "036-002294075", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/37: Booklets on various subjects" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294078", "parent" : "036-002294075", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/38: Loris A Journal of Ceylon Wildlife" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294079", "parent" : "036-002294075", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/39: South Africa" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294080", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/40-45: Business/Finance Papers" },{ "id" : "040-002294081", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/40: Administration of F T Wright s estate Dated as: 1934, 1936" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294082", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/41: Correspondence regarding Galphele and Mahakande Estates" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294083", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/42: Mahakande Estate Accounts" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294084", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/43: Galphele Tea & Rubber Estates Correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294085", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/44: Mahakande Estate Reports" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294086", "parent" : "036-002294080", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/45: Estate of Mrs J W Burrows (Mrs Wright s mother)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294087", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/46: Shares / Deeds" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002294088", "parent" : "032-002294036", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/47-56: Ledgers" },{ "id" : "040-002294089", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/47: Private Account" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294090", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/48: Private Account" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294091", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/49: Share Dividends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294092", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/50: Account with National Bank of India, Kandy (No 1)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294093", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/51: Account with National Bank of India, Kandy (No 2)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294094", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/52: Account with National Bank of India, London (No 1)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294095", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/53: Account with National Bank of India, Colombo (No 5)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294096", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/54: Account with Williams Deacons Bank, London (No 2)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294097", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/55: Account with Williams Deacons Bank, London (No 2)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002294098", "parent" : "036-002294088", "text" : "Mss Eur F353/56: Account with Williams Deacons Bank, (No 3)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002294036
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F353/1 : Col Wright s memoirs Ceylon In My Time ; his CV
Mss Eur F353/2-9 : Personal Papers
Mss Eur F353/10-23 : Legislative Committee Papers
Mss Eur F353/24-34 : Press Cuttings
Mss Eur F353/35 : Senate
Mss Eur F353/36-39 : Printed Material
Mss Eur F353/40-45 : Business/Finance Papers
Mss Eur F353/46 : Shares / Deeds
Mss Eur F353/47-56 : Ledgers
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- 032-002294036
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 56 Items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1923
- End Date:
- 1965
- Date Range:
- 1923-1965
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Wright, Elizabeth, née Burroughs
Wright, Thomas Yates, Colonel - Places:
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, Asia - Related Material:
- See Photo 1359 for photographs from this collection