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Thailand (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 153 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Credentials of Henry Burney as Political Agent to the Siamese States, signed by Robert Fullerton, Governor of Prince of Wales Island, 1825-01-12

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/1/17
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates: 1825-01-12
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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Deputy Governor of the Province of Chumpho̧n to the Governor of Tavoy, 1827-12-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/5/13
Scope and Contents

Kradat phlao, 387 x 360 mm.

Reply to an overture by Burney seeking to encourage trade between the two provinces. The Deputy Governor appears reluctant to make a decision in the absence of his superior.

Dates: 1827-12-04
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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Description of Siam and of our trade in that country, 1825 - 1841

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/3/25
Scope and Contents

Translation of the section on Siam in vol. 3 of 'Oud en Nieuw Ost-Indien' (1724-26) by François Valentijn. 114 pages.

Dates: 1825 - 1841
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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Details of trading in Moulmein and with Siam for years 1790-92 A.D., 1827 - 1838

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/8/43
Scope and Contents

3 large sheets of paper with tables. See also RCMS 65/9/16.

Dates: 1827 - 1838
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).
 Fonds

Diary: 'Footloose in S.E. Asia'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 112
Scope and Contents

A diary of Le Sueur's experiences in South-East Asia, October 1998-April 1999, 270 pages, including 48 pages of photographs and 4 pages of maps. The areas covered are, in order, Thailand; Laos; Northern Vietnam; South Vietnam; Cambodia; Luzon, Palawan, Central Archipaelago and Mindanao (Philippines); Sabah (Malaysia); Brunei; Sarawak (Malaysia); Western Malaysia; Bangkok.

Dates: 1999
Conditions Governing Access: 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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Duochrome (ink and yellow) map in Siamese., 1825 - 1826

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/7/8
Scope and Contents

298 x 343 mm. A local map of a very restricted area, drawn by a Thai for Burney (?). None of the place-names on it are immediately recognisable.

Dates: 1825 - 1826
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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Enamel Buddha, Temple Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377A/47
Scope and Contents

267 x 218 mm. View looking towards the entrance of the temple whose doors are flanked by massive guardian statues.

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).
 Series

English manuscripts relating to Siam, 1814 - 1841

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates: 1814 - 1841
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).
 Series

English manuscripts relating to the Malay States and Siam, 1823 - 1845

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates: 1823 - 1845
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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Extract from a letter from the Government of Prince of Wales Island to the Governor General in Council, regarding British interest in the Siamese States, 1825-01-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4/4
Scope and Contents

18 pages.

Dates: 1825-01-18
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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Extract from the 'Bengal Harkaru', 30 May 1827, relating to the rights of Siam in Queda, accompanied by a letter from G. Swinton asking whether the article was written by Burney, 1827-11-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4/19/7
Scope and Contents

8 pages. A copy of the 'Bengal Harkaru', 30 May 1827, is also included.

Dates: 1827-11-23
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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Extract of a letter to Mr Blundell from Burney, 1834-06-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/9/11
Scope and Contents

The letter concerns boundaries: Burney argues that the Salween was never a boundary between Burma, Siam and Zimmay; that river boundaries are a European concept; and that both Burmese and Thais are used to crossing the river for raids.

Dates: 1834-06-20
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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Feeding of cobras at snake farm, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/8
Scope and Contents

86 x 65 mm.

Dates: 1949
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).
 Series

Further Western language materials on Siam, 1825 - 1839

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates: 1825 - 1839
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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Giant’s Causeway, Wat Chang, Bangkok, Siam, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30377A/49
Scope and Contents

290 x 234 mm. View looking up the hillside towards the spire and part of the temple at the summit of Wat Chang or the ‘Golden Mountain’. The buildings are approached by a wide road that winds around the hill.

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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Governor of the Province of Takuathung to Burney, 1829-01-23

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/5/19
Scope and Contents

Kradat phlao, ca 310 x 255 mm. (Left margin defective).

Letter to Burney suggesting the encouragement of trade between Tavoy and Takuathung.

Dates: 1829-01-23
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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Guardian to Emerald Buddha, 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/1
Scope and Contents

60 x 83 mm.

Dates: 1949
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).
 Fonds

Henry Burney Collection

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65
Scope and Contents Archives created by the British soldier and diplomat Henry Burney relating to his service in Burma [Myanmar] and Siam [Thailand]. The cataloguing of the collection has occurred in several stages. In 1921, the RCI Librarian Evans Lewin listed the main English language material in four series, assigning each a letter, A to D. In 1958, Dr D.K. Wyatt examined the Siamese material, including some as yet uncatalogued European material. He listed it in three sections, with the letters E, F, and...
Dates: 1784 - 1845
Conditions Governing Access: 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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Henry Burney's Journal, 1825-10-08 - 1826-09-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/4/13
Scope and Contents The following documents are copied into appendices:1 Reply, dated 26 Feb 1826, from the ministers of Siam. 10 pages 2 Memorial, dated 2 Jan 1826, to the ministers of Siam. 2 pages 3 Memorial to the ministers of Siam 10 Jan 1826. 2 pages 4 Note to the ministers of Siam. 16 Jan 1826. 1 page5 Memorial to the ministers of Siam. 19 Jan 1826. 2 pages 6 Letter. 4 pages 7 Suggestions respecting Siamese negotiations, 31 Jan 1826. 4 pages...
Dates: 1825-10-08 - 1826-09-09
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).
 Fonds

Hugh Le Fleming Collection

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 371
Scope and Contents

The collection includes letters, postcards, photographs, art work, maps and books.

Dates: 1929 - 2009
Conditions Governing Access: 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).
 Sub-Series

Instructions, memorandum and reports relating to Burney's appointment as Political Agent to the Siamese States, 1825

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/3/4
Scope and Contents

Includes material from the Governor of Prince of Wales Island and the Resident at Singapore. 8 items.

Dates: 1825
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).
 Sub-Series

Instructions to Captain Burney as Envoy to the Court of Siam, 1825

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/3/6
Scope and Contents 1 Letter from the Secretary to the Government, dated 13 May 1825. 14 pages.2 Letter from the Secretary to the Government, dated 13 May 1825. 4 pages. 3 Letter from Captain Burney to A. Sterling, Secretary in the Persian Dept., dated 26 May 1825, enclosing a list of presents for the King of Siam. 6 pages.4 Acknowledgement of above from A. Sterling, 27 May 1825. 2 pages.5 Letter from Captain Burney to Sterling regarding the presents, dated 30 May 1825. 2...
Dates: 1825
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).
 Fonds

James D C Noble Collection

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 370
Scope and Contents After the outbreak of the Second World War, James D.C. Noble volunteered for military service in Sept. 1939. He joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with the rank of second lieutenant on 14 Oct. 1940 and sailed to Malaya, where he fought with its second battalion against the Japanese. Noble was captured following the fall of Singapore on 15 Feb. 1942 and spent the remainder of the war in Japanese prisoner of war camps, which included work upon the Thailand Railway. Noble recorded...
Dates: 2012
Conditions Governing Access: 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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JDC Noble’s diary (dated 6 Sept. 1943), 2012

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 370/2
Scope and Contents

The diary covers the period from Feb. to Apr. 1942 when Noble was interned in Changi. Appended is the transcript of a letter to the Commanding Officer of the POW Camp, Chunkai, Thailand, from Nov. 1942, concerning officers being required to do manual labour (13 pages).

Dates: 2012
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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Khun Akso̧nsombat to the Governor of the Province of Samut Prakan, 1826-02-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 65/5/6
Scope and Contents

Kradat phlao, 332 x 278 mm.

A letter from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the governor of the province controlling navigation to and from Bangkok. It directs him to allow 'the ship which had come with Captain Burney' (probably the brig ‘Guardian’) to clear the customs station at Samut Prakan. Burney had sent the brig to Penang for supplies and mail in February and it returned in May.

Dates: 1826-02-19
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).