Two handwritten manuscripts by Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy, two allied letters, and some provenance information.
Papers of Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy
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- ReferenceGB 891 MT
- Dates of Creation[1930 - 1950]2000
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish Azerbaijani Turkmen
- Physical Description2 archival folders
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Major Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy (1912-86) Tandy had a career spanning the Royal Artillery, the North-West Frontier Province of India, and colonial administration in the Persian Gulf, where he was Political Officer, Trucial Coast, and later Political Agent, Kuwait. His posts and dates include: Vice-Consul Zabul 1939-40, Assistant Commissioner Kohat 1940-41, Vice-Consul Bushire 1941, Political Officer Trucial Coast 1943-44, Assistant Political Agent Bahrain 1944-45, Political Agent Kuwait 1945-48.
Arrangement
There are two manuscripts, one of which has allied correspondence, so two files were created for these manuscripts, and a further file for the provenance material.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
An document under Library Reports lists that these manuscripts and some issues of Asian Affairs were donated by Mrs Virginia Pilbrow. A copy of this document has been placed with this material. This document dates to June 2000.
Archivist's Note
These papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2019.
Conditions Governing Use
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Custodial History
With the "Grammar of Azerbaijan Turkish" is a letter sent from Tandy to General Sir John O'Shea of The Royal Central Asian Society in 1946 to give the material to the Society.