Albums donated by Kathleen Brooke: Volumes compiled by Mrs Gladys Brooke, 1939-1951
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 83/31
Held at the Weston Library
Vol. 1, 24 Jun 1939-31 Aug 1950:
Album (pp. 1-142) of cuttings from British and foreign (chiefly Malayan (Malaysian)) newspapers, about the Brooke family and Sarawak affairs; and photographs, 24 Jun 1939-11 Jun 1947. Papers inserted loosely include cuttings and photographs of Bertram and Anthony Brooke, and the following:
- (fol. 150) copy of message of loyalty to the Rajah from the people of Limbang, 30 Jun 1945
- (fols. 151-152) copies of the Rajah's Proclamation, about resumption of his powers and the restoration to Anthony Brooke of the title of Rajah Muda, 5 Oct and 1 Dec 1945
- (fols. 153-154) copy of letter [from Gladys Brooke to the Datu Pattingi] (see MSS. Pac. s. 83/19, folders 10, fols. 3-4), 27 May 1946
- (fols. 155-157) letter from Anthony Brooke to his mother in Bombay (Mumbai), about family matters and the proposed litigation against the Rajah, 15 Sep 1946
- (fols. 165-166) letter from Jean Halsey to her mother, written on the voyage home with her father from Bermuda, 2 Mar 1950.
Vol. 2, 24 May 1942-21 Feb 1949:
Album (pp. 1-204), chiefly of cuttings, with a few papers inserted loosely:
- (fols. 1-11) reprint and cuttings about the legality of the Cession and the ban on Anthony Brooke, 15 Jul 1948-17 Jan 1949
- (item 1) Colombo Parish Magazine, with paragraph about a gift from the Dayang Muda of Sarawak, Oct 1951.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1951
Extent
2 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Pac. s. 83/31
Repository Details
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