Programmes, dinner invitations, table plans and souvenir brochures collected by Bernard Drake, relating to state functions and receptions for distinguished visitors in Malaya.
Malayan official programmes
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 109
- Dates of Creation
- 1959-1961
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English , Malay .
- Physical Description
- .02 cubic metre(s) 2 archive boxes paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bernard L. Drake was a member of the Malayan Civil Service, 1955-1961, who opted to stay in Malaysia for four years after independence in 1957. His last position was Principal Assistant Secretary, Prime Minister's Department in Charge of Ceremonial and Public Functions.
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 Bernard L. Drake, December 1995.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
Photograph catalogue, vol. 12.
A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript photograph catalogue.
Drake, Bernard L, fl 1955-1961, civil servant