Mr. George Simpson: Shipping Agent Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Malaya, Hong Kong 1948-1980

Item

Edited Title

Mr. George Simpson: Shipping Agent Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Malaya, Hong Kong 1948-1980

Archivist's Original Title

Mr. George Simpson: Shipping Agent Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Malaya, Hong Kong 1948-1980

Original description

Mr. George Simpson, a Shipping Agent in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong from 1948-1980, is the focus of the Scottish Decolonisation Project collection at the National Library of Scotland. The collection includes three compact cassette recordings of interviews conducted by Mr. Bill Dorward, covering Simpson's work in Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Malaya, and Hong Kong. Additional documentation is available from the library's Manuscripts Division.

MetadataURL

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Country Name

Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia

Recording place

Singapore
Borneo
Penang
Hong Kong

Resource Language

English

Performer/Speaker

George Simpson

Tags, Keywords

George Simpson
Singapore
British North BorneoPenang
Malaya
Hong Kong
Scottish Decolonisation Project
Scotland
Bill Dorward
Kuala Lumpur

Archivist Category

Radio Programme

Recording context

Radio Programme

Holding Institution of Original Materials

British Library

Licensing Institution

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Accessing Institutions

British Library

Copyright Information

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Physical format

Audio cassette

Original item number

UNLS002/161-163

SEAH Identifier

BBC00049

Broadcast Topic

Business

Description

Collection title: Scottish Decolonisation Project ^A259507 Product title: Mr George Simpson: Shipping Agent Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Malaya, Hong Kong 1948-1980 Documentation/Sleeve notes: Additional documentation available from the National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division Product note: An additional handwritten note on all of the cassette inlay sleeves reads 'Interviewed by Mr Bill Dorward. Product note: An additional handwritten note on cassette inlay sleeve of MS.22794 reads 'Singapore, British North Borneo, Penang, Kuching, Kuala Lumpur 1948-1966...Hong Kong 1966-1980..Shipping Agent'. 3 compact cassettes. Dubbing ref no.: National Library of Scotland (NLS). Scottish Decolonisation Project. MS.22794 Dubbing ref no.: National Library of Scotland (NLS). Scottish Decolonisation Project. MS.22795 Dubbing ref no.: National Library of Scotland (NLS). Scottish Decolonisation Project. MS.22796

Item sets

Sound Archive of BBC South East Asian Broadcasts
Sound Archive of BBC South East Asian Broadcasts (with sound)
https://omekas.seasia-hearing.org/images/NLS_MS-22796_s1_f1_v1.mp3

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