Melvill Keverne Trelawny Sandys diaries
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- Sandys, Melvill Keverne Trelawny (b 1890) civil servant in Ceylon
TitleMelvill Keverne Trelawny Sandys diaries
Reference codeICS71
Date1923-1933
Scope and ContentManuscript diaries of Melvill Keverne Trelawny Sandys as Assistant Government Agent in Mullaittivu (1922-1923) and Mannar, (1931-1933), Ceylon; subjects include visits to villages, court cases, land sales, settlement of disputes, public health, inspection of salvage operations after cyclone and tidal wave.
Conditions governing accessOpen for research although at least 24 hours notice before a research visit. However, access to individual items in archival collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.
Extent1 box
System of ArrangementChronological
Finding aidsHandlist available in the Special Collections reading room. A pdf version is also attached to this description.
Related files
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies has several other collections relating to administration in Ceylon, including J R Granville Bantock ICS27; Edward Trevor Dyson (ICS16) John Ferguson (ICS86), M W Roberts (ICS65)
Level of descriptionfonds