Concerned largely with the anti-Cession campaign and her own participation in it. This included obtaining signatures for a petition to the Prime Minister, correspondence with Members of Parliament, and letters to the press. A letter from Anthony Brooke to her husband (MSS. Pac. s. 83/12, Vol. 40, folder 6, fol. 5) refers to her 'untiring energy, enthusiasm and pertinacity on behalf of the cause'.

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...

Comprises: (fol. 1) letter from J.B. Archer to [Bertram] Brooke about his own disagreement with the 'proposed order' and the need to consult the people, 24 Jul 1941 (fols. 2-3) copy of 'An Agreement between H.M.G. and the Rajah', signed by the Governor, T.S.W. Thomas, and the Rajah, C.V. Brooke, concerning the appointment of a British Representative, 22 Nov 1941 (fols....

Written (except for the first) in England. Comprises: (fols. 1-2) letter from Kuching about 'Dyak business', and plans for a trip to Sumatra, 18 Mar 1932 (fol. 3) letter about Anthony Brooke's return to England and other family news, 21 Aug 1940 (fol. 4) letter about Arthur Bryant's activities in connection with opposition to the Cession proposals, 14 Feb 1946 ...

Comprises: (fols. 1-10) seven letters from Professor Le Gros Clark, Principal Medical Officer of Sarawak, 1920-1923. The letters are about his brother, Captain Cyril Le Gros Clark, Chief Secretary of Sarawak in 1941, who was shot by the Japanese, and Mrs Noble's portrait of him; letters and articles in the press by himself, Arthur Bryant, and Anthony Brooke, and other anti-Cession efforts; the suggestion...

73 letters from Anne Bryant and a few enclosures. The letters, written at very frequent intervals during the Cession crisis, give detailed accounts of the reactions and activities of her family, particularly her husband (Arthur Bryant), her father, and her brother Anthony. Enclosures include the following papers: (fol. 101) copy of letter from three Malay associations to the ...

Comprises: (fols. 1-42) 33 letters from Anthony Brooke, 16 Feb 1946-13 Oct 1953, expressing appreciation of Mrs Noble's letters and of her support, and commenting on events and anti-Cession activities. There are references to the enclosure of papers not in the file, many of which will be found elsewhere in the collection; they include (fol. 7) Mrs Noble's 'parody on the Eagle', see MSS. Pac. s. 83/12, Vol. 41, folder 13, fols. 10-15. Topics include the following:...

Comprises: (fols. 1-25) Letters from F.F. Boult, former Chief Secretary, Sarawak, 24 Feb 1946-5 Jun 1950, about: letters to the press Mrs Noble's meetings with MPs, and other anti-Cession activities the visit to Sarawak in 1946 of two MPs the murder of the new Governor (fol. 24). (fols. 26-56) Letters...

Letters from Jean Halsey, on similar lines to those from her sister, Anne Bryant (MSS. Pac. s. 83/12, Vol. 40, folder 5), recounting the reactions and activities of her family during the Cession. Includes: (fol. 15) a copy of a message from Rev. Philip Clayton, Toc H, about the visit of Bertram Brooke to Sarawak in 1946 (fol. 23) copy of a report on Anthony Brooke by A. Hughes...

Comprises: (fol. 1) letter from Evelyn Hussey about Mrs Noble's portrait of Rajah Vyner, 3 Jun 1963 (fols. 2-10) four letters from Theodore Page, about the death in 1963 of the Rajah and Mrs Noble's portrait of him, the death in 1965 of the Tuan Muda, and the Brooke monuments at Sheepstor, 24 Jul 1963-1 Aug 1966 (fol. 11) letter from A.B. Ward (Sarawak Civil Service,...