Photographs by various photographers and three other items. They relate to the career of James Alexander Swettenham, who, after serving in Ceylon and Cyprus, became Colonial Secretary in Singapore in 1895. He was Governor of British Guyana 1901-1904 and of Jamaica 1904-1907. His period in Singapore coincided with the service in Malaya of his more famous brother, Sir Frank Swettenham. Their father was James Oldham Swettenham, Solicitor of Belper.
Lady Swettenham collection (Malaya and Jamaica)
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/Y3031C
- Dates of Creation
- 1880-1953
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .003 cubic metre(s) 1 folder containing 12 images and 3 documents photograph/paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Mary Emily Swettenham, nee Copeland, was the widow of Sir (James) Alexander Swettenham (1846-1933).
Access Information
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Presented by the British Columbia Provinicial Archives, March 1983. The collection was formerly the property of Lady Swettenham who lived in the Empress Hotel, Victoria for ten years preceding her death in January 1953; her photographs were placed in the Archives but as they had no relevance to British Columbia were offered to the RCS.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by PJ using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Swettenham, Lady, Mary Emily, 1905-1935