Interview with Betty Keyes [sound recording]

Betty Keyes interviewed about her life and her personal memories of Partition.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/18/44 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1st June 2007
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Keyes; Betty (b 1930); telephonist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Betty Keyes [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1st June 2007
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scb_extent 00:25:25
author Keyes; Betty (b 1930); telephonist
author_facet Keyes; Betty (b 1930); telephonist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Keyes; Betty (b 1930); telephonist
author_letter Keyes; Betty (b 1930); telephonist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Betty Keyes was born in 1930 in Tarkisha into an Anglo-Indian family. Her father was born in England and worked for the railway in West Bengal. Her mother was born in India of Portuguese heritage. Keyes was educated at Calcutta Girls High School worked in the telephone exchange, first as an operator and later as a supervisor. She retired in 1985.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Kolkata, India
description Betty Keyes interviewed about her life and her personal memories of Partition.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access MP3 audio file can be accessed on CD-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_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
scb_publications Research for the publication: Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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