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Mss Eur F663
- Record Id:
- 032-002353850
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002353850
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x00006b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F663
- Title:
- John Whitehead Collection of papers on Chin Hills, Burma
- Scope & Content:
-
John Randolph Whitehead (1924-1999), lawyer and writer, Capt, 1st (Chin Hills) Anti-tank Regiment, Burma, 1945-48; solicitor in London 1952-56, India and Pakistan 1956-62; legal adviser later Director, Texaco Ltd 1963-1983. The collection consists mainly of research notes, correspondence, maps, and draft versions of Hillscape with Chins, a privately produced memoir on British operation in Burma of 1947 by John Whitehead, 1983. Also includes miscellaneous documents relating to the military drills of the Chin Hills Anti-tank Regiment of 1947
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002353850", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F663: John Whitehead Collection of papers on Chin Hills, Burma" },{ "id" : "040-002359282", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/1: Two manuscript versions of ‘Journey through the Chin Hills/1947’" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359284", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/2: Undated early ink manuscript of ‘Hillscape with Chins’" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359286", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/3: ‘History of the Chin Hills Battalion’" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359288", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/4: Notes by John Whitehead including parts of his early draft of the Journey to the Chin Hills, and his notes on the history of the Chin…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359289", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/5: Random notes by John Whitehead" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359295", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/6/1: John Whitehead’s Chin Hills correspondence and research notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359296", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/6/2: John Whitehead’s Chin Hills correspondence and research notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359299", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/7: Letters from T T West; Hay-Neave; Chin soldiers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359301", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/8: Letters from A R Mitchell, and J D Willis, re: restoration of grave of Anne Cicely Whitehead (d.1957) in Chittagong" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359302", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/9: Correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359303", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/10: Correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359305", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/11: Correspondence between John Whitehead and Professor F K Lehman of the University of Illinois" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359308", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/12: Correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359309", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/13: Photocopy of an article: ‘Burma, with love’ by John Whitehead, published in Blackwood’s Magazine ‘MAGA’ October 1970" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359310", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/14: Ephemera: greetings and fragile address labels to JW received 1998 from Khuang Lian Khama, ex-Chin Hills Battalion" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359311", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/15: ‘Course Reports’" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359312", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/16: ‘Portfolio for attestations, court-martial and good conduct sheets, medical history sheets, medical case sheets and other…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359313", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/17: ‘The Naga Nation. The monthly paper of the Naga National Council. Vol 1, No.7. February 1947’" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359314", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/18: A photocopy of the front pages of ‘Karen National Union (K.N.U.) Bulletin’, November 1987 with a cover letter from Barry…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359315", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/19: ‘Report to the combined chiefs of staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945. Vice-Admiral the Earl…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359316", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/20: Magazine Special Warfare – the professional bulletin of the John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, July 1988. Vol 1, No…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359317", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/21: Don’t believe a word of it by Sii Boi-pa [Professor Kenny Fraser]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002359318", "parent" : "032-002353850", "text" : "Mss Eur F663/22: Hillscape with Chins 1947, travel-diaries by John Whitehead" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002353850
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F663/1 : Two manuscript versions of ‘Journey through the Chin Hills/1947’
Mss Eur F663/2 : Undated early ink manuscript of ‘Hillscape with Chins’
Mss Eur F663/3 : ‘History of the Chin Hills Battalion’
Mss Eur F663/4 : Notes by John Whitehead including parts of his early draft of the Journey to the Chin Hills, and his notes on the history of the…
Mss Eur F663/5 : Random notes by John Whitehead
Mss Eur F663/6/1 : John Whitehead’s Chin Hills correspondence and research notes
Mss Eur F663/6/2 : John Whitehead’s Chin Hills correspondence and research notes
Mss Eur F663/7 : Letters from T T West; Hay-Neave; Chin soldiers
Mss Eur F663/8 : Letters from A R Mitchell, and J D Willis, re: restoration of grave of Anne Cicely Whitehead (d.1957) in Chittagong
Mss Eur F663/9 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F663/10 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F663/11 : Correspondence between John Whitehead and Professor F K Lehman of the University of Illinois
Mss Eur F663/12 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F663/13 : Photocopy of an article: ‘Burma, with love’ by John Whitehead, published in Blackwood’s Magazine ‘MAGA’ October 1970
Mss Eur F663/14 : Ephemera: greetings and fragile address labels to JW received 1998 from Khuang Lian Khama, ex-Chin Hills Battalion
Mss Eur F663/15 : ‘Course Reports’
Mss Eur F663/16 : ‘Portfolio for attestations, court-martial and good conduct sheets, medical history sheets, medical case sheets and…
Mss Eur F663/17 : ‘The Naga Nation. The monthly paper of the Naga National Council. Vol 1, No.7. February 1947’
Mss Eur F663/18 : A photocopy of the front pages of ‘Karen National Union (K.N.U.) Bulletin’, November 1987 with a cover letter from…
Mss Eur F663/19 : ‘Report to the combined chiefs of staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945. Vice-Admiral the Earl…
Mss Eur F663/20 : Magazine Special Warfare – the professional bulletin of the John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, July 1988. Vol 1,…
Mss Eur F663/21 : Don’t believe a word of it by Sii Boi-pa [Professor Kenny Fraser]
Mss Eur F663/22 : Hillscape with Chins 1947, travel-diaries by John Whitehead
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- 032-002353850
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 24 files
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1947
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 1947-1999
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
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Bequest of John Whitehead. Presented by Mrs Ella Whitehead, October 2012.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- 14 maps relating to Burma transferred to Map department, Oct 2012.