Interview with Nabbi Baksh [sound recording]

Audio recording of oral history interview with Nabbi Baksh, covering the period 1927-1940. Cassette side OA1/4/1: Family background. Working in Delhi as dressing boy and head bearer. Other servants. Getting job. Dismissal of servants. Employer's daily drinking routine. Description of meals. Giving...

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Archive & Special Collections OA1/4/1-3 Closed

Date(s) of creation: 1972-1974
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Baksh; Nabbi (fl 1927-1972); servant
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

collection SOAS Archive
id OA1.4.1-3
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber OA1/4/1-3
callnumber_txt OA1/4/1-3
callnumber-sort OA1/4/1-3
prefix_number 1-3
title Interview with Nabbi Baksh [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1972-1974
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 0 hr. 50 min.
author Baksh; Nabbi (fl 1927-1972); servant
author_facet Baksh; Nabbi (fl 1927-1972); servant
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
authorStr Baksh; Nabbi (fl 1927-1972); servant
author_letter Baksh; Nabbi (fl 1927-1972); servant
author2 Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
author2Str Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
format Archive
scb_admin_history Indian servant to British officer in Delhi, India.
description Audio recording of oral history interview with Nabbi Baksh, covering the period 1927-1940. Cassette side OA1/4/1: Family background. Working in Delhi as dressing boy and head bearer. Other servants. Getting job. Dismissal of servants. Employer's daily drinking routine. Description of meals. Giving parties. Working for British Army officer; attending shooting and hunting trips. Cassette side OA1/4/2: Camping trips. Working for British civilian; his excessive drinking. Employer's social activities; description of food. Bearer's uniform. Description of house and furnishings. Visiting club. Opinion of bearers. Servants' complaints over pay. Enjoyment of British rule. Recollections of good and bad experiences. Cassette side OA1/4/3: Working for British civilian; his excessive drinking.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_conditions_gov_access Access to sound recording of this interview is currently unavailable at SOAS Library. Researchers can access a copy of this sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service. Reference: C1510/04/01-03. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
scb_copyright Copyright held by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
scb_use_restrictions Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
language English
language_search English
scb_copies Copy available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service. Reference: C1510/04/01-03 Copy available at Imperial War Museum. Reference: 004903/03
scb_related_material Summary available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA1/4/T
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA1
hierarchy_sequence OA1.004.001-3

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