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- 1968-2003 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.025 cubic metres/ 2 archival boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
John Cecil Cloake was born in Wimbledon, London, England on 2 December, 1924, the son of Dr Cecil Stedman Cloake and Maude Osborne Newling. He was educated at King's College School and served in the Royal Engineers in India and Japan during and after… read more
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The material was donated to the RAS on 3rd June 2016 by John Newling Cloake, the son of John Cecil Cloake
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers consist of two sets of manuscripts and notes:
- Draft Manuscript and Notes towards a book on the Azerbaijan Crisis
- Draft Manuscript and Notes for a book on Old Tehran made by John Cecil Cloake and Margaret Cloake during his posting to Tehran with allied Correspondence.
System of arrangement
Two Series were created covering the material:
- JCC/1 Notes towards a book on the Azerbaijan Crisis
- JCC/2 Notes for Old Tehran
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Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.… read more
Conditions governing reproduction
Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.
Language of material
- English
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The RAS also holds photographic material belonging to John Cecil Cloake. There are seven albums related to his time serving in Tehran, 1968-1972, one album covering Afghanistan, a further album covering Iraq and Brazil and a few loose photographs. These… read more
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Archivist's note
The descriptions were created by Nancy Charley, Archivist at the Royal Asiatic Society, in 2016