A small notebook containing diary entries from 24 February 1939 - 22 June 1939 when the battalion arrived at Gyantse. The entries have been annotated with pencil-written dates in 1978, presumably made when copying of the diaries was undertaken.
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A series of three hand-drawn maps showing the routes taken by Fleming Mackenzie.
Lieutenant-Colonel Fleming Mackenzie of the 1st Battalion of the Fifteenth Punjab Regiment commanded the Escort to the Trade Agent in Tibet in 1938-1939. This material contains original diaries written whilst in Tibet, later typed drafts of these diaries, essays written about his experiences, hand-drawn maps and other material associated with his visit.
Fleming MackenziePhari Zung by Fleming Mackenzie. Print of a pen and ink drawing.
Shubra - Shabra - concerning Mackenzie's journey from The Pass of Nathu-La to the Tung-La Pass overlooking the Shubra-Shabra stream of "Whispering Waters". Typed draft with some handwritten edits.
Drawn map of route from Siliguri to Lhasa on a scale of 1 inch to 25 miles. Pencil and ink. On the reverse are recorded the Distances between Gyantse and Lhasa, Gyantse and Jalap-La, and Jalap-La and Gangtok.
Southern Tibet - handwritten list in ink of glass slides with further additions and corrections in pencil.
Southern Tibet 1938-39 (Slides 3 1/4" x 3 1/4") - typed list of glass slides with handwritten annotations. Two copies, one of which is dated 'checked 1979'.
'Talk on Tibet 25 mins Jan 1962', notes on Tibet for giving the talk. These may belong to more than one talk as they do not create a cohesive draft.
The Dancing Lamas - typed draft concerning Monastery Dances attended by Mackenzie. Some handwritten edits.