Correspondence, chiefly concerning books about, and comments on, the Brookes, with notes added by Mrs Noble, 1913-1919; [1930]-1975
folder
Held at the Weston Library
Comprises:
- (fols. 1-4) letter from H.F. Deshon, Sarawak Civil Service (retired), to Arnold White, about the first and second Rajahs, 3 Feb 1913
- (fols. 5-6) letter from Bertram Brooke to his mother, the Ranee Margaret, about plans for his activities in Sarawak during his brother's absence in England, 7 Feb 1919
- (fol. 6a) obituary notice on Emma Evelyn, sister of Sir James Brooke, [1930]
- (fols. 7-9) letter from the Ranee Margaret to Sir Frederick Ponsonby, to be shown to the Prime Minister, about the Ranee Sylvia and the succession, 21 Feb 1934
- (fols. 10-14) letter from C.H.C. Macaskie to the Ranee Margaret about her recently published autobiography Good Morning and Good Night, 22 Oct 1934
- (fols. 15-17) letter from the Ranee Sylvia to the Ranee Margaret about the same book (Good Morning and Good Night), 20 Nov 1934
- (fols. 18-19) letter [copy?] from Lord Louis Mountbatten to Captain T.E. Halsey about plans for Anthony Brooke's future, 7 Jul 1944
- (fols. 20-22) letter from Mrs Noble to Jean Halsey comparing the characters of Vyner and Bertram Brooke, and also quoting the views of Sir Douglas Jardine, 2 Dec 1945
- (fols. 23-27) copy of letters from Sir George Maxwell to the Editor, The World Today, about objections to the Malayan Union among the Malay community, sent by Sir George to Bertram Brooke, and the latter's reply, Sep, 13 Oct 1948
- (fols. 28-32) two letters from Robert Payne [author of The White Rajahs of Sarawak, 1960] to Lady Halsey about her help with the book, as well as a questionnaire sent to the Rajah and his replies, 10 Sep, 18 Oct 1958
- (fols. 33-35) two letters and a card from Steven Runciman to Jean Halsey, about the loan of documents and help given with his book, The White Rajahs, and comments on Payne's book as well as on Rajah Vyner and Ranee Sylvia, 18 Jul, 5 Aug 1960
- (fols. 36-40) correspondence between Steven Runciman and Bertram Brooke about The White Rajahs, 8 Aug 1960-20 Sep 1961
- (fols. 41-43) letter from Cedric Watts to Edgar Elam about Watts' research on Joseph Conrad and the use Conrad had made of works by and about the first Rajah, 27 Apr 1964
- (fols. 44-60) letters from Runciman to Mrs Noble about Thomas Brooke and his illegitimate son Charles William Brooke (see MSS. Pac. s. 83, Vol. 14), Sir Charles Brooke and his treatment of J. Brooke Brooke, and the latter's unsuitability to be Rajah. Also three reviews of Runciman's book The White Rajahs, 1960, from the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, and Malaya (the last includes a review of World Within by Tom Harrisson), 1 Mar 1969-7 Jul 1975.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1919; [1930]-1975
Extent
60 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Pac. s. 83/12, Vol. 40, folder 1
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk