Author
Adrian-Vallance concerning reforms undertaken between December 1939 and May 1940
Publication Date
15 Feb 1940-31 May 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
181
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/208
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0003af
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
15 Feb 1940-31 May 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials relating to the development of education in Bahrain (with some reference to Kuwait).
Specifically, the file contains details of the reform and expansion of Bahrain's educational system under Director of Education, C R L Adrian-Vallance and his successor, F J Wakelin. Much of the correspondence relates to the hiring of teachers from other parts of the Arab world, including Palestine and Syria. The file contains a letter in Arabic (with English translation) from a group of Palestinian teachers regarding their expenses spent when travelling to Bahrain from Palestine (ff 103-107).
The file contains a report written by Adrian-Vallance concerning reforms undertaken between December 1939 and May 1940 (ff 26-37).
The file also contains translations of a number of articles about education that were placed in the local newspaper
Al Bahrain
by Adrian-Vallance in early 1940 (ff 3-15).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 4/16 I
