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An account of personal misadventures coinciding with the Muslim festival in Ipoh during the 1930s (2 copies, 6 sheets).

Scope and Contents 400 x 149 mm. A panoramic view showing the Malay Volunteer Infantry, the Malay States volunteer Rifles and the Police on parade at Ipoh Armistice Day 1921. At the head of the parade stands Lieutenant Colonel G.M.P. HORNIDGE M.C., whilst on the steps to the left are: Cecil William Chase PARR (1871-1943); British Resident, Perak 1921-1926; Raja Alang Iskander Shah (circa 1881-1938); Sultan of Perak 1918-1938; Raja Yusuf Bandahara; nephew of Sultan Iskandar; A.D.C. to the Sultan; Raja Chulan;...

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Undated.

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An account of a legal case heard by Clayton during 1904 or 1905 concerning the failure to pay a debt, in which the defendant’s claim to have repaid the money was supported by eleven false witnesses. Clayton exposed their perjury by clever interrogation (2 sheets).

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206 x 152 mm. Showing Tuanku Abdul Halim greeting guests at a garden party at Ipoh. Tuanku Bahiyah stands behind him.

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144 x 92 mm. A view looking across gardens towards the Government Offices, a two storey complex in white stone with a pedimented façade facing the road. The exact date of construction has not been determined, unless these are the Town Hall Offices which were built 1912-1913.

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100 x 136 mm. Temple with cliffs behind.

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208 x 132 mm. Looking across recreation ground towards the Club.

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94 x 71 mm. A group photograph of team members and other Europeans, including a few women. No identifications.

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101 x 135 mm.

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209 x 150 mm. View looking along the street, with the premises of Eric Maxwell, Solicitor and Advocate, in the foregound.

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210 x120 mm. View looking across the river towards the Residency.

Scope and Contents The collection includes original letters from Le Fleming to his mother Florence, known in the family as 'FM’. Subjects include Le Fleming’s travel to Malaya and within the region for work and leisure; descriptions of his duties and colleagues at the FMSR in Ipoh and Kula Lumpur; friends and social life; painting and design; holidays in Europe; the Malay and Chinese people; Malaya’s landscape, butterflies, botany and wildlife; training with the FMS Volunteer forces; and the deteriorating...

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135 x 88 mm. Photograph of W.G. Stewart's daughter.

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105 x 79 mm. A group portrait of members of the Perak State Council, composed of the Sultan, the British Resident, the Secretary to the Resident and various prominent members of the Malay and Chinese communities. The Sultan, Raja Alang Iskander Shah, is seated in the centre of the group with C.W.C. Parr beside him while the Residents Secretary (unidentified) stands with the Chinese and Malay members in the back row.

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Contains loose photographs by various photographers including G.R. Lambert and Co., A Kaulfuss and Leonard Wray. This material includes prints from Sir Frank Swettenham's collection, and is of particular historical importance. Some items from the Langham-Carter collection have been included.

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115 x 75 mm. Photograph mounted in a greeting card of the Perak Flying Club, Ipoh. It shows the club hangar, with part of a biplane visible in the foreground.

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There are four main sets of photographs: jungle-dwelling Sakai men, a beach at Port Dickson, the Buckleys' bungalow at Swettenham Road, Kuala Lumpur, where they lived 1937-1940, and the Cameron Hills. These are followed by a number of individual photographs dating from the Buckleys' time in Malaya, with one taken in Australia. All of the photographs are in black-and-white.

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Peach’s account of his career as a teacher and missionary. Subjects include descriptions of his living and working conditions, the contribution of his wife Norah Nelson, standards of education, the contribution of Christian schools to Malay life, the growth of the school system and its Asian leadership, inter-faith cooperation, evacuation from Malaya during the Second World War, public health, political changes and the many friendships he formed with British colleagues (24 sheets).

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110 x 75 mm. Photograph mounted in a Christmas and New Year greeting card, 1938, of the club. Sent from Ipoh to Miss Adele Stewart by her father, William Gordon Stewart. It shows part of the Club buildings with a seaplane in the foreground.

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92 x 74 mm. Showing S.A. (no further identification) seated on a rock at the waters edge, with jungle in the background.

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Bennett's account of the foundation of the club in 1924 at a pool originally excavated by tin mining, and a letter to Hugh Bryson.

Scope and Contents This is a full transcript of the original letters made by Le Fleming’s son Stephen, retaining the original spelling and punctuation, with editorial commentary provided in italics or square brackets. The document is illustrated with reproductions of postcards, family photographs and some of Le Fleming’s art work. It also incorporates notes and extracts of letters from Rosalind Le Fleming to her mother, Beatrice Mary Lees, which have been reproduced in small print.Subjects include Le...

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74 x 101 mm. Showing a water channel, with jungle in the background.