Interview with Sister Emilia [sound recording]

Sister Emilia interviewed about raid on St Joseph's convent (Franciscan Order of Mary) at Baramulla in 1947.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 8 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: -; Emilia (b c 1901); nun, of Baramulla
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Summary: Sister Emilia interviewed about raid on St Joseph's convent (Franciscan Order of Mary) at Baramulla in 1947.
Main author: -; Emilia (b c 1901); nun, of Baramulla
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:14:15
Admin history: Sister Emilia was an Italian-born nun from Verona. She came to India in 1930 and to Baramulla, Kashmir in 1933. She was present during a raiders' attack in 1947, and was evacuated out in November 1947; and returned in 1949 at request of local people.
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead at St Joseph's convent (Franciscan Order of Mary) at Baramulla, Kashmir
Access status: Open
Access conditions: MP3 audio file can be accessed on DVD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
Copyright: Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
User restrictions: The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 words) can be published with an appropriate acknowledgement. Any publication of longer extracts or use of interviews for broadcast requires the prior written permission of Andrew Whitehead.
Language: English
Originals: MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 38, Side B
Copies: Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
Related material: Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
Publications: Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
Format: Archive