A transcript of letters from Copeland to his mother, 6 June 1917 - 22 April 1918, 236 pages, describing his service in Agra and Chakrata, U.P; Maymo, Burma; and Poona. The volume is marked 'Volume 5', but nothing is known of the earlier and later volumes, or of the fate of the writer. The transcript was presumably made by Copeland's mother, although the date it was written is not known. The volume includes 101 photographs and 12 postcards of India and Burma, including architectural features, costumes and different racial groups.
Letters from India
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 72
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1918
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .01 cubic metre(s) 1 volume paper/photograph
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Private A.E. Copeland served in the Signal Section of D Company, 1st/5th Hampshire Regiment.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from David Pratt in 1972.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 22 V
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 61-62. The photographs are described at Y3022IIII in the photograph catalogue.
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Additional Information
This collection level description was entered by SG and RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Copeland, A E, fl 1917-1918