Box 606754301
Container
Contains 10 Results:
Madras (Chennai), 1913-1964
File
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 282/1
The papers in folders 1-3 are fastened into the folders in reverse chronological order.
Extents: 9 folders
Dates:
1913-1964
Letters from Williams to his mother and family: from Madras (Chennai), Colombo, Kandy, and Swanwick (Wesleyan Summer School), 6 Jan-11 Apr 1921
Folder
Extents: 71 Leaves
Dates:
6 Jan-11 Apr 1921
Papers connected with the case of Mr M.P. Narayana Menon of Madras (Chennai), 1920-1949
Folder
M.P. Narayana Menon of Madras (Chennai) was arrested in 1921, accused of making a disloyal speech at the time of the Mappilla rebellion. He was convicted of having waged war against His Majesty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Williams was convinced of his innocence and endeavoured to bring about his release. Comprises:
(fols. 1-2) letter from Menon to Williams (the middle page is missing) about his...
Extents: 107 Leaves
Dates:
1920-1949
Further memoranda and correspondence about the Menon case (as in MSS. Brit. Emp. 282/1, folder 1), 15 Jan 1925-8 Oct 1929, 11 May 1964
Folder
The final item is a cutting from The Times about Sir John Thorns, supplementing the obituary notice.
Extents: 62 Leaves
Dates:
15 Jan 1925-8 Oct 1929, 11 May 1964
Letters from Williams in Madras (Chennai) to his family and others; the final one (fols. 1-2) refers to his visits to Menon in jail, as well as to A.G. Fraser's suggestion that Williams join him at Achimota College, Accra, 22 Nov 1917-22 Apr [1926?]
Folder
Extents: 21 Leaves
Dates:
22 Nov 1917-22 Apr [1926?]
Copy of 'An Appeal to the Members of the Madras Legislative Council' and letter from H.J. Stooke, 1963-1964
Folder
Comprises:
(item 1) envelope containing a copy of 'An Appeal to the Members of the Madras Legislative Council concerning Mr. M.P. Narayana Menon's case, published by Mr. K. Kelappan Nair, 1924', 1963
(item 2) letter from H.J. Stocks, Superintendent of the Indian Institute Library, Oxford, to Williams, agreeing to examine the Menon folder, 13 May 1964.
Extents: 1 folder
Dates:
1963-1964
Letters from Williams to his mother and family: from Chingleput (Chengalpattu) and Kodai Kanal, Madras (Chennai), and Kottayam, Travancore, 2 Jan-Oct 1913
Folder
The last letter in the folder (fols. 171-176) is a printed circular giving some account of the year he had spent in India.
Extents: 176 Leaves
Dates:
2 Jan-Oct 1913
Letters from Williams to his mother and family: from Royapettah and Wesley College, 1914-1916
Folder
Comprises:
letters from Royapettah, Madras (Chennai), 2 Jul-27 Aug 1914
letters from Wesley College, Madras (Chennai), 26 Feb-16 Dec 1916.
Extents: 57 Leaves
Dates:
1914-1916
Letters from Williams to his mother and family: from Wesley College and Kotagari, 21 Jan 1917-28 Aug 1918
Folder
Included is a copy (and galley proofs) of a reprint from the Madras Christian College Magazine, Dec 1917, of an article by Williams, 'The True Church' (fols. 9-15).
Extents: 45 Leaves
Dates:
21 Jan 1917-28 Aug 1918
Letters from Williams to his mother and family: from London; Swanwick; S.S. Sparta; Wesley College, Madras (Chennai); Chik-Ballapur, Mysore (Mysuru); Bolpur, Bengal (West Bengal) (c/o Dr Rabindranath Tagore); and Serampore College, Bengal (West Bengal), 5 May-31 Dec 1919
Folder
Extents: 141 Leaves
Dates:
5 May-31 Dec 1919