Interview with Violet Rogerson [sound recording]

This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London

Scope and Content

Comments on life as a nanny companion from 1925-30 to the family of Colonel Ronald Playfair St Vincent Bernard (1888-1943), Indian Army 1907-43, recounting her experiences on the North-West Frontier and at Delhi.

Access Information

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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Conditions Governing Use

Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist

Copyright held by British Library

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.

Location of Originals

Original sound recording of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [Reference: C63/129-130]