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Mss Eur F747
- Record Id:
- 032-003707887
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003707887
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108801197.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F747
- Title:
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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:
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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to his parents and his wife Penelope; letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph and her adopted mother; and unpublished manuscripts by Penelope Tanner.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
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003707887", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F747: Papers of Ralph Esmond Selby Tanner (1921-2017), British Army 1939-1946, Burma Frontier Service 1945-1948; and his wife Penelope Tanner…" },{ "id" : "036-004526293", "parent" : "032-003707887", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1: Correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-004526374", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/1: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526376", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/2: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526378", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/3: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526381", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/4: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his fiancée Penelope Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526384", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/5: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his fiancée Penelope Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526385", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/6: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his wife Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526386", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/7: Letters from Ralph Tanner to his wife Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526387", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/8: Letters from Penelope Dell to her fiancé Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526388", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/9: Letters from Penelope Dell to her fiancé Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526389", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/10: Letters from Penelope Dell to her fiancé Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526390", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/11: Letters from Penelope Dell to her fiancé Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526392", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/12: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526394", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/13: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526396", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/14: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526408", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/15: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526409", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/16: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526411", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/17: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526413", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/18: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526415", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/19: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526416", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/20: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526417", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/21: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526418", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/22: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her husband Ralph Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526419", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/23: Letters from Penelope Tanner to her adopted mother" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526420", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/24: Letters and telegrams to Ralph Tanner from family and friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526421", "parent" : "036-004526293", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/1/25: Christmas 'Thank you' letters to Penelope Tanner from family and friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004526294", "parent" : "032-003707887", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2: Penelope Tanner Manuscripts" },{ "id" : "040-004526312", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/1: 'Evidence Not Withheld' by Olive Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526313", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/2: 'Close Connections' by Penelope Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526314", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/3: 'The Troglodytes of Kilibasi' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526315", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/4: 'Batu and Tatu. A day in the life of two goatherds.' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526316", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/5: 'Mamlak goes hunting antelope' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526318", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/6: 'Tamu goes to Market' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526321", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/7: 'Saskata's Fireside Stories' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526323", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/8: 'The firemakers', a short story by Penelope Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526325", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/9: Articles and notes by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526327", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/10: 'Tact', a play by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526329", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/11: 'The Sweat of Heaven' by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526330", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/12: Short stories by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526331", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/13: 'Sorrel' by Penelope Dell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526333", "parent" : "036-004526294", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/2/14: Notes from a trip to Crete by Penelope Tanner" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004526295", "parent" : "032-003707887", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/3: Other Papers" },{ "id" : "040-004526296", "parent" : "036-004526295", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/3/1: Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526297", "parent" : "036-004526295", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/3/2: German East Africa banknotes issued by Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004526298", "parent" : "036-004526295", "text" : "Mss Eur F747/3/3: Miscellaneous papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003707887
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F747/1 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F747/2 : Penelope Tanner Manuscripts
Mss Eur F747/3 : Other Papers
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- 032-003707887
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F747
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 boxes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1905
- End Date:
- 1982
- Date Range:
- 1905-1982
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated by David Tanner, 08 October 2020 and 08 March 2021
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Tanner, Penelope, nee Dell, 1918-1985
Tanner, Ralph Esmond Selby, 1921-2017 - Related Material:
- See also Mss Eur Photo Eur 411 and Mss Eur C522. There is also an oral history recording at C63/197.
A collection of papers of Ralph and Penelope Tanner is also held at Bristol Archives.