| Order number: |
OA4, Memories of the British in India, Sound Cassettes, Box 1 [CLOSED]
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| Summary: |
Comments on aspects of British rule in India including race relations, the transfer of power, the Indian Civil Service, and the Indian Police; and on his role in the creation of the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh.
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| Main author: |
Moon; Sir; Penderel (1905-1987); Knight; colonial administrator |
| Other authors: |
Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer |
| Previous numbers: |
OA2/181/1-3
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| Extent: |
2 sound casettes
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| Admin history: |
Sir Penderel Moon - Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1929-44; served under independent Government of India, including a period c1949-50 as Chief Commissioner, Himachal Pradesh. |
| Custodial history: |
Recorded as part of the ’Memories of the British in India’ project by India Office Library & Records [subsequently the Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library]. This recording was previously held at SOAS Library as part of the 'British in India Oral Archive Project' collection [Reference OA2], removed from this collection in August 2014 to reflect the recording’s alternative provenance as part of the ‘Memories of the British in India’ project. |
| Access status: |
Closed
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| Access conditions: |
Sound recording currently unavailable at SOAS Library due to preservation reasons. Researchers can access a copy of this audio recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by British Library |
| User restrictions: |
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: |
English
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| Originals: |
Original sound recording of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [Reference: C63/166-171]
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| Format: |
Archive
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