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File consists of colour photographs of administrative records pertaining to the exhibition including budgets, contracts, images, book text, labels, installation photographs, marketing material, module photographs, object lists and timeline documentation.

File consists of a colour photograph.

The file consists of correspondence, plans, and a photograph of a memorial tablet laid in 1909 in Samoa and commissioned by George B. Stallworthy (and wrought by his son William Wilson Stallworthy) to commemorate his parents and his nurse Eunite.

The file consists of a scrapbook containing material about Rev. George Stallworthy and his descendants, especially his son George B. Stallworthy and William Wilson Stallworthy. The scrapbook consists primarily of correspondence, with photographs, postcards, drawings, business cards, school records and copies of diplomas, memoranda, pamphlets and other ephemera.

The file consists of 20 photographic portraits/cards depicting various members of the Stallworthy family.

The file consists of a biography of Rev. George Stallworthy and his time in Samoa produced after his death and reprinted from the 1862 issue of Penny Magazine.

The file reflects the work and life of George B. Stallworthy. It consists of a handwritten poem by George B. Stallworthy, printed hymns and congregational responses, reprinted copies of his resignation and obituary from the Farnham, Haslemere and Hindhead Herald, a copy of the sermon from his memorial service, a drawing gifted to him by his cousin Sarah Greenhalgh, and a drawing by his son William Wilson Stallworthy of the Mission House in Samoa where George B. Stallworthy was born.

Also includes a copy of the S.S.M. Old Boys' Association annual report from 1908-1909. Stallworthy was President of this association at this time. A newspaper clipping was tucked into this book, with a poem written by Stallworthy, "To Brother Chinaman."

This file contains reproductions of the correspondence from file 4-1-1

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This file contains correspondence between Eric Parker and Charles Bell, the 13th Dalai Lama, and his wife Minnie Parker.

ref # 4-1-1

This file contains correspondence between Eric Parker and Harold Nation, Tenzing Chhodak, and the editor of Country Life Magazine.

ref # 4-1-2

The ‘General Notes” include eight leaves that appear to be written by Col. Parker, but are not dated. They include notes on such topics as ‘the moral code’, ‘2 cycles of time’, ‘Lhasa cathedra’, ‘Eight Fold Path’, and lists that include categories such as, ‘journey’, ‘country’, ‘weather’, ‘sport’, ‘people’, ‘customs’, etc..

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The ‘Publications’ file consists of one bound, 59-page Almanac with pages wood block-printed with Tibetan text. A folded rice paper envelope accompanies the Almanac and has a handwritten annotation that reads, “Almanac of Iron Bird Year from Feb 28, ’21 to Mar 2, ’22.” Supplementary information provided by Father Donald indicates that this Almanac was printed specifically for British/Indian government use, although its contents is unknown. Also included in this file is a published map of Tibet titled, “North-Eastern Frontier,” and dated July 1905. Of significance is the map’s close temporal association with the (Francis) Younghusband Expedition of 1904, a famous military mission to Tibet. The file also includes more recent materials such as two newspaper clippings (1974; n.d.), a program guide to a service held for the Dalai’s visit to Vancouver (1980), a newspaper (“News Tibet,” 1988), and two newsletters (1988, 1989).

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The ‘Publications’ file consists of one bound, 59-page Almanac with pages wood block-printed with Tibetan text. A folded rice paper envelope accompanies the Almanac and has a handwritten annotation that reads, “Almanac of Iron Bird Year from Feb 28, ’21 to Mar 2, ’22.” Supplementary information provided by Father Donald indicates that this Almanac was printed specifically for British/Indian government use, although its contents is unknown. Also included in this file is a published map of Tibet titled, “North-Eastern Frontier,” and dated July 1905. Of significance is the map’s close temporal association with the (Francis) Younghusband Expedition of 1904, a famous military mission to Tibet. The file also includes more recent materials such as two newspaper clippings (1974; n.d.), a program guide to a service held for the Dalai’s visit to Vancouver (1980), a newspaper (“News Tibet,” 1988), and two newsletters (1988, 1989).

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The ‘Speech Notes’ consist of handwritten notes on Tibet written for a talk Col. Parker was to make to the Royal Overseas League in Victoria, B.C., on 8 May 1961. Included are notes on Tibet’s history, population, Parker’s journeys through the country, Gyantze, Lhasa, religion, trade, troops, and the ‘wheel of life’ among other topics. A second set of notes gives a brief outline of his military life (most in India) up to 1947.

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