Gifford collection

Reference	2001/286
Archive collection	British Empire & Commonwealth
Level of description	Collection
Date	c.1890-1960
Description	This collection consists of 8mm films and photographs, taken or collected by Bart Gifford, and mainly relating to India in the 1930s-1940s. This catalogue was produced with support from the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives
Extent and medium	10 films, 1 bundle
Creator	Herbert Bartholomew Gifford
Biographical history	Herbert Bartholomew Gifford (known as Bart) came from Winchester, where his family ran a Corn & Coal Merchants business. He obtained a degree in engineering from Cambridge University, and went to India in the 1930s to work as a railway engineer at Bikaner. He joined the army and served in India during WW2. From the mid-1950s, he worked in Thailand.
Access status	Open
Access conditions	None

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