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  • Geoghegan collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference
  • 2009/004
Archive collection
  • British Empire & Commonwealth
Level of description
  • Collection
Date
  • 1920s-1930s
Description
  • This collection of films consists mainly of Geoghegan's various encounters within Burma. He documents the social lives of the British, as well as the Burmese locals, in their engagement with both traditional culture and their means of living and labour.
Extent and medium
  • 6 films
Creator
  • Eric Geoghegan
Biographical history
  • Eric Geoghegan was born in July, 1903. In 1924 Geoghegan sailed to India to work for BAT (British American Tobacco), a British owned multinational company, the largest traders of tobacco in the world at that time. His career led him to Mandalay and Rangoon prior to 1936; this is where the majority of his film collection is shot.
Access status
  • Open
Access conditions
  • None

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Geoghegan Collection 1: Scenes in Rangoon and the Yenangyaung oil field, Burma Geoghegan Collection 2: Travelling to Burma by sea, and various scenes in Burma and in the UK Geoghegan Collection 3: Scenes in Burma including shots of the German cruiser 'Berlin' Geoghegan Collection 4: Colonial and traditional Burmese life Geoghegan Collection 5: Commercial Film Geoghegan Collection 6: Commercial Film