Interview with Brigadier Dhillon [sound recording]

Brigadier Dhillon interviewed about Lahore; refugee convoys; retrieving abducted women


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 15 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Dhillon; - (fl 1947-1997); Indian army officer
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

collection SOAS Archive
id OA3.01.10.03
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/10/03
callnumber_txt OA3/01/10/03
callnumber-sort OA3/01/10/03
prefix_number 03
title Interview with Brigadier Dhillon [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 15 March 1997
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 00:26:16
author Dhillon; - (fl 1947-1997); Indian army officer
author_facet Dhillon; - (fl 1947-1997); Indian army officer
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Dhillon; - (fl 1947-1997); Indian army officer
author_letter Dhillon; - (fl 1947-1997); Indian army officer
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Brigadier Dhillon, a Sikh, was defence company commander in Lahore from 20th July to 19th September 1947. Moved to India following Partition and joined the police.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Brigadier Dhillon's home in Chandigarh, India
description Brigadier Dhillon interviewed about Lahore; refugee convoys; retrieving abducted women
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
scb_copyright Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
scb_use_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
language_search English
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 43, Side B and OA3 Tape 44, Side A
scb_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
scb_publications Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA3
hierarchy_sequence OA3.0001.0010.0003