Adelaide University Initiatives-A: Roberts’ Oral History Project 1965-68

VISIT https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/83263 ………………. Michael Roberts. Oral History Project :  303

154 interviews by Michael Roberts of retired public servants who had served in Sri Lanka (mainly in the Ceylon Civil Service), politicians and other notables.

Prof C. Suntharalingam Dr. SA Wickremasinghe 

Collection’s Items (Sorted by Issue Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 303 

Preview Issue Date Title Author(s)
18-Nov-2015 Comments on E. Leach’s book ‘Pul Eliya’
18-Nov-2015 Comments on interviews. Roberts, Michael
9-Nov-2015 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Interview Transcript. Tilney, C.E. 16 November 1965 Roberts, Michael
9-Nov-2015 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Interview Transcript. Stevens, F. G. 13 December 1965 Roberts, Michael
30-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Interview Transcript. Mulhall, John Archibald. 19 July 1899. Roberts, Michael
30-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Interview Transcript. Miles, George Cockburn. 3 September Roberts, Michael
30-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Interview Transcript. Blood, Sir Hilary. 10 November 1965. Roberts, Michael
28-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 265. De Silva, Dr. M.W.M. 1 September 1968. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 245. Suntharalingham, Prof. C. 18 September, 1967. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 289. Banda, M.D. 7 January 1968. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 186. Wickremasinghe, Dr S.A. 1 July 1967. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 223. Sri Khanta, M. 22 September 1967. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 244. Suntharalingham, Prof. C. 18 September, 1967. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 261. Tampoe, Bala. 11 January 1968. Roberts, Michael
20-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 222. Wickremasinghe, Mrs. S.A. 21 & 22 September 1967. Roberts, Michael
13-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 272. Gooneratine, E. 11 January 1968. Roberts, Michael
13-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 279. Dias, Charles M. 21 July 1968. Roberts, Michael
13-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 227. Goonewardena, H.G. 20 September 1967.. Roberts, Michael
13-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 274. Jayasuriya, A.P. 15 January 1968. Roberts, Michael
13-Oct-2014 Roberts, Michael. Oral History Project. Tape 236. Gunawardena, Robert 30 December 1967. Roberts, Michael

Collection’s Items (Sorted by Issue Date in Descending order): 1 to 20 of 303

FOR THE REST OF THE LISTING go to https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/83263 …. Michael Roberts. Oral History Project : 

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SPECIAL NOTE re ACCESS to the Roberts Mss at the BARR SMITH library, Adelaide University

The full list of the cassettes tapes is athttps://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/mss/roberts/Taped_Interview_list.pdf

The full list of transcripts is at ……………….. https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/mss/roberts/transcripts%20listing/

If people are looking at the Roberts manuscripts collection, including items in the separate listings of interviews, transcripts, oral history recordings, maps and Government documents, they just need to email spark.collections@adelaide.edu.au and request a digitised copy.  The Barr Smith Library recommends the deployment of a NOTE such as this: “For access to this collection or to request a digitised version of an item, please contact Rare Books & Manuscripts at spark.collections@adelaide.edu.au

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