Sound recordings

Recordings made by Rev A. R. Downs, who dictated his reminiscences. Recordings span Rev Down's life from his school days in Exeter, his approach to the London Missionary Society and training at theological college in Bristol, his arrival in Madagascar and life at the mission station (Anzozorobe), tr...

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Order number: MS 381281, Box 2
Date(s) of creation: n.d.
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MS_381281.012
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MS 381281, Box 2
callnumber MS 381281/012
callnumber_txt MS 381281/012
callnumber-sort MS 381281/012
prefix_number 012
title Sound recordings
scb_date_creation n.d.
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 11 tapes & 1 disc
format Archive
description Recordings made by Rev A. R. Downs, who dictated his reminiscences. Recordings span Rev Down's life from his school days in Exeter, his approach to the London Missionary Society and training at theological college in Bristol, his arrival in Madagascar and life at the mission station (Anzozorobe), travels in Marofotsy, 1937-1940 rule of Vichy France in Madagascar, his work as an army chaplain and move to East Africa and later Burma where he was involved in the final stages of the Burma campaign, travels in India and return home to the UK in 1947, until his retirement. Includes digital copy of the recordings.
scb_access_status Restrictions
scb_conditions_gov_access Original cassette tapes are restricted. Apply to CWM Archivist in the first instance re access to digital copies of these sound recordings.
scb_finding_aids A list of the contents of each tape is available with the cassettes and digital recording.
hierarchy_top_id_raw MS 381281
hierarchy_sequence MS_381281.00012