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Interview with Lady Frances Smyth [sound recording]

Audio recording of oral history interview with Lady Frances Smyth, covering the period 1908-1942. Cassette side OA1/62/1: Childhood recollections of India. Breaking tradition of women spending hot season in hill stations. Slightly alien position of women in India. Different attitudes of army and ci...

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OA1/62/1-2

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Date(s) of creation:	1972-1974
Level:	Item
Format:	Archive
Main author:	Smyth; Lady; Frances Mary Blair Read (fl 1908-1972); née Chambers, wife of Sir John George Smyth
Other authors:	Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

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- 'The Raj Running Notes'
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Allen, Geoffrey
- Interview with Geoffrey Allen [sound recording]
- Interview with Geoffrey Allen [transcript]
Caroe, Olaf
- Interview with Sir Olaf Caroe [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Olaf Caroe [transcript]
Carroll, George A.
- Interview with George A. Carroll [sound recording]
- Interview with George A. Carroll [transcript]
Carroll, Mary
- Interview with Mary Carroll [sound recording]
- Interview with Mary Carroll [transcript]
Cashmore, Thomas Herbert
- Interview with Reverend Thomas Herbert Cashmore [sound recording]
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Cashmore, Marjorie
- Interview with Marjorie Cashmore [sound recording]
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Chatterjee, Raj
- Interview with Raj Chatterjee [sound recording]
- Interview with Raj Chatterjee [transcript]
Corfield, Conrad
- Interview with Sir Conrad Corfield [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Conrad Corfield [transcript]
Corfield, Sylvia
- Interview with Lady Sylvia Corfield [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Sylvia Corfield [transcript]
Cotton, John
- Interview with Sir John Cotton [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir John Cotton [transcript]
Cotton, Mary
- Interview with Lady Mary Cotton [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Mary Cotton [transcript]
Allen, Joan
- Interview with Joan Allen [sound recording]
- Interview with Joan Allen [transcript]
Crichton, Walter Hugh
- Interview with Colonel Walter Hugh Crichton [sound recording]
- Interview with Colonel Walter Hugh Crichton [transcript]
Crichton, Dorothy
- Interview with Dorothy Crichton [sound recording]
- Interview with Dorothy Crichton [transcript]
Das, S.K.
- Interview with Justice S.K. Das [sound recording]
- Interview with Justice S.K. Das [transcript]
Davis, Ed
- Interview with Ed Davis [sound recording]
- Interview with Ed Davis [transcript]
Dhar, Bimal
- Interview with Bimal Dhar [sound recording]
- Interview with Bimal Dhar [transcript]
Dillon, F.J.
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- Interview with Brigadier F.J. Dillon [transcript]
Dixon, Edith
- Interview with Edith Dixon [sound recording]
- Interview with Edith Dixon [transcript]
Dring, John
- Interview with Sir John Dring [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir John Dring [transcript]
Dring, Deborah
- Interview with Lady Deborah Dring [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Deborah Dring [transcript]
Edwards, Irene
- Interview with Irene Edwards [sound recording]
- Interview with Irene Edwards [transcript]
Auchinleck, Claude
- Interview with Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck [sound recording]
- Interview with Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck [transcript]
Foster, Ridgby & Foster, Nancy
- Interview with Sir Ridgby Foster and Lady Nancy Foster [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Ridgby Foster and Lady Nancy Foster [transcript]
Griffiths, Percival
- Interview with Sir Percival Griffiths [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Percival Griffiths [transcript]
Griffiths, Kathleen
- Interview with Lady Kathleen Griffiths [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Kathleen Griffiths [transcript]
Gupta, R.P.
- Interview with R.P. Gupta [sound recording]
- Interview with R.P. Gupta [transcript]
Hamilton, Arthur & Hamilton, Olivia
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Hart, F.C.
- Interview with F.C. Hart [sound recording]
- Interview with F.C. Hart [transcript]
Humphries, E.S.
- Interview with Major E.S. Humphries [sound recording]
- Interview with Major E.S. Humphries [transcript]
Johnson, Leslie J.
- Interview with Leslie J. Johnson [sound recording]
- Interview with Leslie J. Johnson [transcript]
Laithwaite, Gilbert
- Interview with Sir Gilbert Laithwaite [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Gilbert Laithwaite [transcript]
Lawrence, Rosamund
- Interview with Lady Rosamund Lawrence [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Rosamund Lawrence [transcript]
Baksh, Nabbi
- Interview with Nabbi Baksh [sound recording]
- Interview with Nabbi Baksh [summary]
Lee, A.
- Interview with Mrs A. Lee [sound recording]
- Interview with Mrs A. Lee [transcript]
Marchland, Lewis P.
- Interview with Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis P. Le Marchland [sound recording]
- Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Lewis P. Marchland [transcript]
Mason, Kenneth
- Interview with Colonel Kenneth Mason [sound recording]
- Interview with Colonel Kenneth Mason [transcript]
Mason, Phililp
- Interview with Philip Mason [sound recording]
- Interview with Philip Mason [transcript]
Masterman, Christopher
- Interview with Sir Christopher Masterman [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Christopher Masterman [transcript]
Mayne, Rupert E.M.
- Interview with Rupert E. M. Mayne [sound recording]
- Interview with Rupert I.M. Mayne [transcript]
Mazumdar, Lakshmi
- Interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar [sound recording]
- Interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar [transcript]
Milligan, Spike
- Interview with Spike Milligan [sound recording]
- Interview with Spike Milligan [transcript]
Moon, Sir Penderel
- Interview with Sir Penderel Moon [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Penderel Moon [transcript]
Morris, John
- Interview with John Morris [sound recording]
- Interview with John Morris [transcript]
Bannerjee, Bishwa Nath
- Interview with Bishwa Nath Bannerjee [sound recording]
- Interview with Bishwa Nath Bannerjee [transcript]
Norie, Grace
- Interview with Grace Norie [sound recording]
- Interview with Grace Norie [transcript]
Palit, D.K.
- Interview with General D.K. Palit [sound recording]
- Interview with General D.K. Palit [transcript]
Pierce, Eugene A.H.
- Interview with Eugene A.H. Pierce [sound recording]
- Interview with Eugene A.H. Pierce [transcript]
Portal, Iris
- Interview with Iris Portal [sound recording]
- Interview with Iris Portal [transcript]
Pratt, Edwin B.
- Interview with Edwin B. Pratt [sound recording]
- Interview with Edwin B. Pratt [transcript]
Rivett-Carnac, John C.
- Interview with John C. Rivett-Carnac [sound recording]
- Interview with John C. Rivett-Carnac [transcript]
Roberts, Arfon & Roberts, Rosalie
- Interview with Reverend Arfon Roberts and Rosalie Roberts [sound recording]
- Interview with Reverend Arfon Roberts and Rosalie Roberts [transcript]
Rowe, John & Rowe, Dorothy
- Interview with John Rowe and Dorothy Rowe [sound recording]
- Interview with John Rowe and Dorothy Rowe [transcript]
Savory, Reginald
- Interview with Sir Reginald Savory [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir Reginald Savory [transcript]
Sawhney, Rathy
- Interview with Brigadier Rathy Sawhney [sound recording]
- Interview with Brigadier Rathy Sawhney [transcript]
Bentley, Stephen
- Interview with Stephen Bentley [sound recording]
- Interview with Stephen Bentley [transcript]
Sidebottom, Radclyffe
- Interview with Radclyffe Sidebottom [sound recording]
- Interview with Radclyffe Sidebottom [transcript]
Singh, Karnail
- Interview with Karnail Singh [sound recording]
- Interview with Karnail Singh [transcript]
Smyth, Frances
- Interview with Lady Frances Smyth [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Frances Smyth [transcript]
Smyth, John
- Interview with Sir John Smyth [sound recording]
- Interview with Sir John Smyth [transcript]
Symington, David & Symington, Anne Ellen
- Interview with David Symington and Anne Ellen Symington [sound recording]
- Interview with David Symington and Anne Ellen Symington [transcript]
Stephens, Ian
- Interview with Ian Melville Stephens [sound recording]
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Vira, Dharam
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- Interview with Dharam Vira [transcript]
Thompson, Mr
- Interview with Mr Thompson [sound recording]
- Interview with Mr Thompson [transcript]
Vernede, Raymond V.
- Interview with Raymond V. Vernede [sound recording]
- Interview with Raymond V. Vernede [transcript]
Vernede, Nancy
- Interview with Nancy Vernede [sound recording]
- Interview with Nancy Vernede [transcript]
Birdwood, Vere
- Interview with Lady Vere Birdwood [sound recording]
- Interview with Lady Vere Birdwood [transcript]
Warren, Kenneth & Warren, Mrs
- Interview with Kenneth Warren and Mrs Warren [sound recording]
- Interview with Kenneth Warren and Mrs Warren [transcript]
Watney, Norman C.
- Interview with Norman C. Watney [sound recording]
- Interview with Norman C. Watney [transcript]
Wickham, H.T.
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Wood, George Neville & Wood, Mary
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- Interview with Major General George Neville Wood and Mary Wood [transcript]
Wright, Charles & Wright, Isobel
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- Interview with Charles Wright and Isobel Wright [transcript]
Zaidi, B.H.
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- Interview with B.H. Zaidi [transcript]
Wilkie, [Allan]
Bowder, Cuthbert & Bowder, Norah
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- Interview with Cuthbert Bowder and Norah Bowder [transcript]
Brown, Ed
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- Interview with Ed Brown [transcript]

Interview with Lady Frances Smyth [sound recording]

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