Interview with Judge K. K. Banerjee [sound recording]

Interview with K.K. Banerjee about his career as a lawyer in Ranchi and Patna (1925-44) and later as a judge in the District and High Courts, his relationship with British officials, his view of British justice and of the British administration generally.


Date(s) of creation: October 1975-February 1976
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber OA2/04/1-2
callnumber_txt OA2/04/1-2
callnumber-sort OA2/04/1-2
prefix_number 1-2
title Interview with Judge K. K. Banerjee [sound recording]
scb_date_creation October 1975-February 1976
scb_level Item
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author Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
author_facet Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
authorStr Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
author_letter Banerjee; K K (fl 1925-1976); judge
author2 Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
author2Str Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
format Archive
scb_admin_history K.K. Banerjee - Pleader, Ranchi c.1925-30; Advocate, High Court, Patna 1930-c.1944; afterwards District and Sessions Judge and High Court Judge
description Interview with K.K. Banerjee about his career as a lawyer in Ranchi and Patna (1925-44) and later as a judge in the District and High Courts, his relationship with British officials, his view of British justice and of the British administration generally.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_conditions_gov_access Sound recording currently unavailable to consult at SOAS Library. Transcript is available to consult. Researchers can access a copy of the sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service [BL reference:C5/107]. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
scb_use_restrictions Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
language English
language_search English
scb_copies Copy of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [reference: C5/107].
scb_related_material Transcript available at SOAS Library [OA2, British in India Oral Archive, Transcripts, Box 1]
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hierarchy_sequence OA2.0004.001-2