Malaysia -- History -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
'End of Empire' transcripts
Xerox copies of transcripts of filmed interviews with contributors, 1985, including material not present in the edited versions, but not including transcripts relating to the loss of Aden; related papers, including 'research interviews' relating to Malaya, shotlists (itemised lists of footage) and press releases, 1985.
Extents: 36 Volumes : The papers have been bound in 36 dark blue cloth-bound volumes.
Dates:
1985
Collection
Interviews with Malcolm John MacDonald
Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Dame Margery Perham, Sir Kenneth Bradley, Ivan Lloyd Phillips and Curtis Nordman, 1970-1974, relating to service as Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs and for the Colonies, 1935-1940, and later in Kenya and Malaya.
Extents: 8 Files
Dates:
1970-1974
Single Item
Papers of C.H.F. Blake
Papers relating to service, including memoranda, reports, minutes, etc., [1942-1960].
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 276
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
[1942-1960]
Collection
Papers of David Beatty
Letters home from Canton and Christmas Island, with related photographs, press cuttings and farewell addresses, 1899-1954; transcript of journal of his father Robert Beatty's voyage to India, 1856.
Extents: 3 boxes : The farewell address, 1926, written on silk and originally stored in a wooden box, was donated to the library in a large frame format, with degraded paper backing. The Conservation Section of the Bodleian Library undertook limited drycleaning, minor repairs, etc. in [March 1997], rehousing the item in a card box and placing a hollytex sheet against the silk to prevent abrasion when rolled. Future plans for the item's preservation include flat storage and remounting of the silk with new borders by an experienced Oriental conservator.
Dates:
[1856], 1899-1954
Collection
Papers of Desmond William G. Faris
Papers relating to Changi and Sime Road internment camps, Malaya, [1942-1945], including personal papers, statistics, plans, and material on various diseases, medical facilities, sanitation, etc.; , [1946-1956].
Extents: 3 boxes
Dates:
[1942-1956]
Single Item
Papers of Desmond William G. Faris
File of medical papers, 1931-1946, including Selangor Coast district annual report, 1931, accrued while Health Officer; reports on the working of the Government Health Department, Singapore, 1941-1945; reports on the hospital and nutrition at civilian internment camp, [1942-1945].
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 135
Extents: 1 file
Dates:
[1931-1946]
Collection
Papers of Frank Brewer
Joint Wages Commission Report of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore, 1948, with related papers on labour regulation and statistical information; Chinese papers relating to the Malayan emergency, 1948-1949; notes on Malayan political parties, 1954; lectures and articles on Malayan Chinese; speeches and pamphlets given to Brewer by Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan; invitations and programmes for independence celebrations and other events, 1953-1959.
Extents: 3 boxes
Dates:
1948-1959
Collection
Papers of Ivan Lloyd Phillips
Letters written home while on service in the Gold Coast, Palestine, Cyprus and Malaya, 1934-1959, with related appointment diaries, photographs, letters and papers, 1931-1984.
Extents: 4 boxes
Dates:
1931-1977
Single Item
Papers of J.C. Griffiths
Article entitled On Understanding the Chinese by Griffiths, 1997.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 557
Extents: 3 folders
Dates:
1984-1997
Collection
Papers of John Hamer
Papers relating to British administration of Perlis, Malaya and relations with the Rajas, 1915-1957; some early agreements with Siam regarding loans and suzerainty, 1905-1909; papers relating to Communist infiltration and organised criminal activities, 193-?.
Extents: 2 boxes, 1 portfolio
Dates:
[1905-1957]
Collection
Papers of John William Ferris
Nothing to Declare, the story of his service in the Royal Air Force and as Executive Officer in Hong Kong, 1947-1967; Semper Paratus, the story of his service in the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force; On the Record, a volume of Hong Kong press cuttings, etc.
Extents: 1 volume, 1 box
Dates:
[1947-1967]
Single Item
Papers of M.C. Ayton
Reports and handing-over notes, 1958-1961.
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 362
Extents: 4 items
Dates:
1958-1961
Single Item
Papers of R.G. Heath
Inspection notes, reports, correspondence, handing-over notes, etc. as Director of Agriculture, Malaya, with a report on the Lower Volta flood plain area, Ghana, 1953-1962.
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 267
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1953-1962
Collection
Papers of Robert Noel Turner
From the depths of my memory, reminiscences of service in Malaya, Brunei, Singapore, Sarawak, Barbados and Malaysia, 1912-1976 (photocopied typescript), with texts of speeches made in Barbados.
Extents: 3 Files
Dates:
[1912-1976]
Single Item
Papers of Sir Jack Johnston
Recollections, typescript memoirs, 1997, of Sir Jack Johnston, covering his service, 1950-1978.
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 555
Extents: 1 folder
Dates:
1997
Collection
Papers of Sir William Allmond C. Goode
Reports, speeches, etc. concerning North Borneo, [1954-1963]; correspondence, official papers, etc. concerning the Federation of Malaysia, [1961-1963]; articles, tributes and lectures, 1963-1978; interview notes and transcripts, etc., 1969-1985; correspondence, 1964-1986.
Extents: 5 boxes
Dates:
[1960-1963]
Collection
Papers of W.P. Winston
Papers relating to service with the Public Works Department, Malaya, 1937-1959; including war service in the Indian Engineers, 1942-1945, office diaries, 1946-1959, and cine-films of PWD road building and Merdeka celebrations.
Extents: 6 boxes
Dates:
[1937-1959]
Single Item
Papers of W.P. Winston 1957-1960
Certificate of the Technical Association of Malaya, 1957; letter of appointment as Councillor of State, Kedah, 1956; citations and correspondence relating to Kedah medals, 1958-1960; Malayan proclamation of independence, 1957
Shelfmark: MSS. Ind. Ocn. t. 9
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1957-1960