GB 0102 PP MS 33 - Cromwell, Tom Pearson

12 boxes

GB 0102 PP MS 33 Created 1923-1966 Collection (fonds) 12 boxes Cromwell , Tom Pearson , b 1909 , colonial administrator
Tom Pearson Cromwell was born in 1909 and educated at Bradford High School, and at Christ's College, Cambridge. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1932 and served as a cadet in Malaya until 1939. He was interned from 1942-1945. In 1945 he conducted a survey on Chinese schools in Malaya. He became the Assistant Secretary for Chinese Affairs in Malaya in 1946, holding the Portfolio of Labour in Sarawak by 1947. In 1953, he was appointed Director of Social Welfare in Singapore. From 1957 until he retired in 1960, he held the post of Departmental Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Lands and Housing.

Transferred from office of SOAS Director, July 1989.

Papers, 1923-1966, of Tom Pearson Cromwell, comprising letters written mainly by Tom Pearson Cromwell to his parents (1926-1964). There are also some photographs taken in Malaya of Tom, his wife Betty, Malaya people, flora, fauna etc.

The collection is arranged into eight sections: letters from Cromwell to his parents; letters written by Cromwell to his uncle; letters to Cromwell from his parents; letters from Betty Cromwell to her parents-in-law; letters to Cromwell by others; letters to Josh and Ethel Cromwell from relatives and friends; photographs; and other material.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist.

16 May 2000 Animals Asian cultures Biology Botany Central government Civil servants Civil service Colonial administration Colonial Administrative Service Colonial countries Cromwell , Betty , fl 1938-1958 Cromwell , Ethel , fl 1909-1964 Cromwell , family Cromwell , Josh , fl 1909-1964 Cromwell , Tom Pearson , b 1909 , colonial administrator Fauna Flora Government Humanitarian law International conflicts Internment camps Malaya Malaysia National cultures Photographs Political systems Public administration Singapore South East Asia University of Cambridge , Christ's College Vegetation Visual materials War World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Zoology Wars (events) People by occupation People

Transferred from office of SOAS Director, July 1989.

Papers, 1923-1966, of Tom Pearson Cromwell, comprising letters written mainly by Tom Pearson Cromwell to his parents (1926-1964). There are also some photographs taken in Malaya of Tom, his wife Betty, Malaya people, flora, fauna etc.

The collection is arranged into eight sections: letters from Cromwell to his parents; letters written by Cromwell to his uncle; letters to Cromwell from his parents; letters from Betty Cromwell to her parents-in-law; letters to Cromwell by others; letters to Josh and Ethel Cromwell from relatives and friends; photographs; and other material.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English

Unpublished handlist.

• English