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IOR/R/15/2/853
- Record Id:
- 040-000229157
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000124
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025657122.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/853
- Title:
- File 36/1 (1 A/7) American Mission in Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence between British officials regarding employees of the American Mission Hospital in Bahrain.
The topics discussed include the appointment of Dr W H Storm to a position in Bahrain, visits made by Dr L P Dame to treat patients in Dubai and Sharjah (including a letter in Arabic from the ruler of Sharjah) and details regarding a number of possible candidates for employment as doctors at the hospital including their curricula vitae and references (some of which are in German).
The file also contains correspondence related to the activities of a female American missionary and doctor based in Kalba (on the Trucial coast) named S L Hosmon. This correspondence concerns her activities to date and her desire to bring more missionaries to the region to work with her.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000229156
040-000229157 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/853-857 : File 36: United States Interests
IOR/R/15/2/853 : File 36/1 (1 A/7) American Mission in Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0041]/038-000229156[0001]/040-000229157
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (131 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000124
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English
German - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 24 May 1934-7 Oct 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 131; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-108; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Former External References:
- Confidential Files: 36/1
File no. 1 A/7 - Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)