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Missionary correspondence (1817-1900) and geographic files relating to activities of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Burma.

Scope and content Pamphlets, brochures, photographs and posters relating to Burma (Myanmar). Tourist brochure produced by Tourist Burma. Political pamphlet published by the People's Liberation Front, 1991. Brochure from the Union of Myanmar, Works Implemented for the Development of Border Areas and National Races. Penguin press kit including photographs; Freedom from Fear and Other Writings by Aung San Suu Kyi. Poster size calendar featuring an image of Aung San Suu Kyi produced by the Burma Youth Volunteer...

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24 photographs of Burma including street scenes, people, funeral customs, pagodas, Buddhist monasteries and monks, and the English mission house, church, and school. Photographs are captioned in English. Scenes are primarily from Monywa and were originally mounted in an album.

Abstract The Hartmann Collection's main focus is Vietnam, but there is material on Cambodia and Laos, as well as a few items on Burma and Thailand. There are numerous scenes of all parts of Indochina, with particular attention to various important architectural sites. Historical materials emphasize the colonial period. Of particular interest are an extensive collection of portraits of Vietnamese and Cambodian monarchs from the colonial period and a wide and (generally) well-labelled selection of...

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Typescript travel diaries describing Nathan's consulting work in countries including Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Nigeria, and Vietnam.