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Papers of John Hamer

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Papers relating to British administration of Perlis, Malaya and relations with the Rajas, 1915-1957; some early agreements with Siam regarding loans and suzerainty, 1905-1909; papers relating to Communist infiltration and organised criminal activities, 193-?.

Dates

  • Creation: [1905-1957]

Extent

2 boxes, 1 portfolio

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Malay
  • Chinese

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 316].

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MSS. Ind. Ocn. s. 316

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 2186

Biographical / Historical

John Hamer (1910-1990) was educated at the University of Leeds. His war service was varied, ranging from work with the Free French to Combined Operations, and culminated in his appointment as Controller of Supplies, Singapore in 1945. After the war he joined the Malayan Civil Service, first as District Officer in Jasin and Klang and later as British Adviser in Perlis (1956). On Malayan independence he became Deputy Chairman of the Malayan Federation's Rural Industrial Development Authority, moving to the Ministry of Agriculture in 1958. He served as State Secretary, Penang, 1958-1961. He held the position of Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, 1962-1975 and was awarded the MBE. In 1940 he married Marjorie Agnes Martin, with whom he had one son and one daughter. She died in 1970, and in 1980 he married Joan Edith MacKinley, who died herself in 1988.

Other Finding Aids

Listed as no. 690 in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996). A handlist is also available in the library reading room.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The papers were donated to the library by the Hamer family in April 1990.

Title
Papers of John Hamer
Status
Published
Author
Paul Davidson
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

Contact:
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom