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These Papers of William (Bill) Roff relate mainly to his research interests in the Hajj pilgrimage particularly among pilgrims from Southeast Asia. The material consists of research notes, papers of Roff and others, and official documents.

Documents, copies of documents and articles collated by Roff, and a table of Hajj statistics. These are:

• Passport Application form issued by the Passport Office, Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore. Printed form, predating 1955 when the Colonial Secretary's Office ceased to exist.
• 'Federation of Malaya, Report of the Pilgrims Economic Welfare Committee, presented to Parliament by command of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, ordered by the Dewan Ra'ayat to lie upon the table, 14 August 1962'. Photocopy of the report, 16 pieces, stamped University of Singapore Library, 25 August 1962.
• 'Federation of Malaya, Act of Parliament, No. 34 of 1962, Malayan Muslim Pilgrims Savings Corporation Act, 1962'. Report concerning the incorporation of the Savings Corporation to manage a fund for the maintenance and utilisation of savings in connection with pilgrimage to Mecca. Printed, 4 pieces, dated, 7 September 1962.
• 'Malaysia Act of Parliament, No. 83 or 1965, Muslims Pilgrims (Amendment) Act, 1965'. An act to amend the Muslims Pilgrims Ordinance, 1951. Printed, 1 piece, dated 5 November 1965.
• 'Law of Malaysia, Act 8, Lembaga Urusan Dan Tabong Haji Act, 1969'. An Act concerning pilgrimage given Royal Assent on 22 April 1969. Printed pamphlet, 52 pages.
• 'Pilgrims' progress, Asian style' by Nancy Nash, article from the Far Eastern Economic Review, 17 November 1978. With the article is a map of Mecca, a pentagram of the approaches to Mecca, glued onto a piece of paper with typed labels, and a photocopy of a map entitled 'Mecca: Centre of the World'. 5 pieces.
• 'Taj Mahals in the Desert' by Virginia Fairweather, an article about the planned airports for Saudi Arabia, from Civil Engineering, November 1984. Printed, 3 pieces.
• 'Table 1, Statistics of the eastern Pilgrimages, table listing numbers of pilgrims from eastern nations between 1882 and 1936. 2 versions.

Article about the purging of members of the Mongolian Academy of Science for not heeding Soviet advice. Handwritten note on top: "from Alan Sanders". From the Far Eastern Economic Review, 19 February 1982.