| Reference number: |
MS 380572
|
| Summary: |
Manuscript journals, Aug 1946-Sep 1948, of Philip Rounds, including the period while he worked for the teak merchants McGregor & Co in Toungoo, Burma (Myanmar), containing detailed daily entries including religious reflections, his preparations and journey to Burma, work and life there, and trip home via Africa, also including notes of letters sent and finances. Also includes miscellaneous inserted ephemera, some undated, including invitations, advertisements for hotels, and press cuttings.
|
| Main author: |
Rounds; Philip Rigby (b 1921); clergyman
|
| Extent: |
3 volumes
|
| Admin history: |
Born, 1921; travelled to Burma to work for the teak merchants McGregor & Co in Toungoo, 1946; returned to Britain, 1948; ordained deacon, 1952; ordained priest, 1953; Canon at Salisbury Cathedral, 1977. |
| Acquisition: |
Acquired from the creator in 1993.
|
| Access status: |
Open
|
| Language: |
English
Burmese
|
| Format: |
Archive
|
| Subjects: |
|
| Access Points - Person, Corporate & Family Names: |
| Name Code |
Person, Corporate or Family Name |
Type of Entity |
|
GB/SOASNAF/P624
|
Rounds; Philip Rigby (b 1921); clergyman |
Person |
|
GB/SOASNAF/C254
|
McGregor & Co; teak merchants |
Corporate |
|
| Access Points - Places: |
|
