Bryson, Hugh Patterson, 1898 - 1977
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Negri [i.e. Negeri] Sembilan State Council, 1931, 1931
139 x 106 mm. A seated group portrait, taken outside the Palace (Sri Menanti) of the Negri Sembilan State Council of 1931. The figures in the group are: Tuanku Besar BURHANUDDIN; Head of royal household and brother of Tuanku Muhammed; James William SIMMONS; British Resident; Tuanku MUHAMMED; Dato' Klana MAAMOR; of Sungei Ujong; Dato' ABDULLAH; of Jelebu; Dato' KAMAT; of Johol; Dato' WONG YICK TONG; Dato' ABDULLAH of Rembau; Hugh Patterson BRYSON; Clerk of Council.
'Odd memories - wearing two hats', 1964
Bryson's account of juggling overlapping duties during his administrative career in Kedah.
Opening Colonial Secretariat Canteen, Singapore, 1946, 1946
145 x 109 mm. Showing a group seated round a table having a meal. H.P. Bryson is at the centre of the group.
P.A.B. McKerron taking oath of office as Officer Administrating the Government, Singapore, 1947, 1947
116 x 145 mm. Showing Sir Patrick Alexander Bruce MCKERRON (1896-1964), taking the oath of office before (Sir) Charles Murray MURRAY-AYNSLEY (1893-1967), Chief Justice of Singapore 1946-1955. McKerron was Colonial Secretary, Singapore from 1946-1950 and administered the government on two occasions. Hugh BRYSON stands at the right of the photograph.
R.A.F. plane at Alor Star, Kedah, October 1936, 1936-10
85 x 55 mm. A closer view of one of the aircraft seen in the preceding print.
R.A.F. planes at Alor Star, Kedah, October 1936, 1936-10
86 x 55 mm. Showing two R.A.F. biplanes parked on the runway at Alor Star. Photograph probably by H.P. Bryson.
Roll call of internees, 1945-08 - 1959-10-27
This file contains two copies of the final roll call of internees, made on 15 Aug. 1945, along with a letter to Hugh Bryson concerning its donation (3 sheets).
Second World War, 1947 - 1971
This section includes archives received at a later date from Hugh Bryson and some items acquired directly by the Royal Commonwealth Society.
Singapore Badminton Team on visit to Seremban, 1949, 1949
Spectators at football match, Kuala Lumpur, circa 1949, 1949
130 x 78 mm. Showing a group of seated spectators at a football match. Identified on the reverse of print are: Dato' HAMZAH; Mrs H.P. BRYSON; H.P. BRYSON; Dr C.P. RAWSON; Chief Social Welfare Officer.
Spectators at football (? or rugby) match, Kuala Lumpur [1948-1949], 1948 - 1949
Taiping Gymkhana meeting, about June 1922, 1922
195 x 148 mm. An informal group photograph taken at the meeting with the Sultan of Perak, Raja Sir Alang Iskandar Shah and the British Resident C.W.C. PARR seated in the centre. Gathered around them are: George Alexander de Chazal de MOUBRAY (1888-1977), Malay Civil Service 1912-1945; H.P. BRYSON; J. Murray ROSS, Assistant Simpang Estate, Matang; Reginald CRICHTON (1877-), Malayan Civil Service 1900-circa 1927; T. (?) WELSH, A.D.C. to Sultan.
Terengganu rising, 1962-02-12 - 1962-02-25
Notes by Hugh Bryson on the resistance to paying land taxes and other grievances in Terengganu which led to violent confrontation with the government in May 1928. The file includes comments upon Bryson's notes by the Malayan civil servant W.F.N. Churchill (10 sheets).
'Twenty nine and a half years in the Malayan Civil Service', 1963-04
This is a personal record of Hugh Bryson's career in the Malayan Civil Service including observations upon the social life and customs of Malaya's European, Malay and Chinese populations, politics and government, legal affairs, and the Malayan Emergency. It is accompanied by an index.
Watching school sports at Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan [? 1950], 1950
127 x 80 mm. Showing Tuanku Besar Berhanuddin (uncle of Tuanku Abdul Rahman), Chi Khatijah (wife of Abdul Malek, Chief Minister), and H. P. Bryson seated under an awning with other spectators at the school sports.
'When Bunga Mas was offered to King Edward VII', 1965-01-11 - 1965-01-22
Two annotated drafts of an article by Hugh Bryson describing how the tribute of golden and silver trees and flowers was sent from the Sultan of Kedah to King Edward VII in 1909, following the transfer of the suzerainty of Kedah from Siam to Britain. There is also a letter from Bryson to the Royal Archives at Windsor, enquiring about their location (7 sheets).
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