Swettenham, Frank Athelstane, Sir, 1850-1946 (Knight, colonial administrator)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1850 - 1946
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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[Arrival of High Commissioner for opening of Federal Conference, Kuala Lumpur, July 1903], 1903-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/26
Scope and Contents
213 x 272 mm. Showing the arrival of Sir Frank Swettenham (standing beside coach) at the wooden pavilion constructed for the conference of the rulers and administrators of the Federated Malay States held in Kuala Lumpur in July 1903. In the foreground stands a guard of honour of Indian Cavalry. This was the second such conference but this occasion did not yield such a whole hearted expression of appreciation of British rule as its precessor. In particular, the Sultan of Perak complained...
Dates:
1903-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
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Chinese temple on Pudu Road, Kuala Lumpur, 1880 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/50
Scope and Contents
258 x 177 mm. Watercolour sketch of a female with a small lake in the foreground. Captioned on the reverse in Swettenham's hand and possibly painted by him.
Dates:
1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
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[Participants at Federal Conference, Kuala Lumpur, July 1903], 1903-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 4/27
Scope and Contents
366 x 283 mm (mounted on card). An official group portrait of the conference participants taken in the specially built wooden pavilion. Figures identified are (front row, left to right starting from first European figure): (Sir) Henry Conway BELFIELD (1855-1923); British Resident, Selangor 1902-1912; (Sir) John Pickersgill RODGER (1851-1910); British Resident, Perak 1901-1904; (Sir) William Hood TREACHER (1849-1919); Resident General, F.M.S. 1902-1904; Allh el din Suleiman Shah; Sultan of...
Dates:
1903-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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).
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