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  • Layard collection, 1930s-1951

Reference
  • 2001/132
Archive collection
  • British Empire & Commonwealth
Level of description
  • Collection
Date
  • 1930s-1951
Description
  • This collection consists of films taken by Layard during his time serving in the Indian Civil Service during the 1930s to 1950s.
Extent and medium
  • 15 films
Creator
  • Austen Havelock Layard
Biographical history
  • Austen Havelock Layard (1895-1956) served in the Indian Civil Service during the 1930s and 1940s. He worked in the Central Provinces, then between 1932 and 1947, held roles of Deputy Commissioner, Officiating Commissioner in various places, and Secretary to the Governor of Central Provinces. Post-independence, he held appointments in the Office of the High Commissioner for the UK in India, at Delhi and Calcutta. Layard married Irene King in 1927 and they had two daughters who feature in the films. After her death, he married Elizabeth Byrne.
Access status
  • Open
Access conditions
  • none

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Films taken by Austen Havelock Layard mainly in India and the UK