Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1975-1987 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
11 boxes (6 boxes of sound recordings, 5 boxes of transcripts)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The British in India Oral Archive Project, under the British in India Oral Archive Committee at the School of Oriental and African Studies, continued the work of recording the experiences of inhabitants of India begun for the BBC Radio 4 series 'Plain Tales from the Raj' (1974). The bulk of the interviews were carried out in 1975-1976, with a few additional interviews in 1984 and 1987.
Archival history
GB 0102 OA2 1975-1987 Collection (fonds) 11 boxes (6 boxes of sound recordings, 5 boxes of transcripts) School of Oriental and African Studies , British in India Oral Archive Committee
The British in India Oral Archive Project, under the British in India Oral Archive Committee at the School of Oriental and African Studies, continued the work of recording the experiences of inhabitants of India begun for the BBC Radio 4 series 'Plain Tales from the Raj' (1974). The bulk of the interviews were carried out in 1975-1976, with a few additional interviews in 1984 and 1987.
Deposited by the British in India Oral Archive Committee.
Cassette copies and transcripts of sound recordings of over 80 interviews with British and indigenous inhabitants of India, covering the pre- and post-Independence periods, made for the British in India Oral Archive Project, 1975-1976, 1984, 1987.
Alphabetical by name of interviewee.
Unrestricted.
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English
Unpublished handlist arranged by alphabetically by name of interviewee.
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds sound recordings from the two radio series 'Plain Tales from the Raj', on British India (Ref: OA1), and 'India: A People Partitioned' (Ref: OA3).
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. May 2002 Asians Colonial countries Ethnic groups Field work Historical methods History India Indians Interviews Magnetic tape recordings Newly independent states Oral history Political systems Recordings Research work School of Oriental and African Studies , British in India Oral Archive Committee Sound recordings South Asia Whites
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by the British in India Oral Archive Committee.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Cassette copies and transcripts of sound recordings of over 80 interviews with British and indigenous inhabitants of India, covering the pre- and post-Independence periods, made for the British in India Oral Archive Project, 1975-1976, 1984, 1987.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Alphabetical by name of interviewee.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted.
Conditions governing reproduction
No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The School of Oriental and African Studies holds sound recordings from the two radio series 'Plain Tales from the Raj', on British India (Ref: OA1), and 'India: A People Partitioned' (Ref: OA3).
Finding aids
Unpublished handlist arranged by alphabetically by name of interviewee.
Allied materials area
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Existence and location of copies
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- Ethnic groups » Asians
- Political systems » Colonial countries
- Ethnic groups
- Research work » Field work
- History » Historical methods
- History
- Ethnic groups » Asians » Indians
- Research work » Field work » Interviews
- Recordings » Sound recordings » Magnetic tape recordings
- Political systems » Newly independent states
- History » Historical methods » Oral history
- Political systems
- Recordings
- Research work
- Recordings » Sound recordings
- Ethnic groups » Whites
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Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English