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Tan Chin Tuan Private Papers in the Iseas Library TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_001 Local Personal Correspondence: A to K 1958 - 1966 TCT_002 Local Personal Correspondence: L to Z 1957 - 1967 TCT_003 Overseas Correspondence (1959-66) 1958 - 1966 TCT_004 Mr Yeo Cheow Wai (Pension), Correspondence 1946 - 1969 with Bank Directors, Government Correspondence (1948) TCT_005 Rent Compensation Ratepayers Test case (Claims 1946 - 1947 & Hirings) TCT_006 Unions of Domiciled Malayans 1945 TCT_007 CAS (Malaya) 1944 - 1945 TCT_008 Registration of Chinese British Subjects under 1943 - 1944 Foreigners Registration Act TCT_009 Personal Correspondences - Mar 1943 to July 1943 - 1945 1945 TCT_010 Personal Correspondences - 1944 to 1945 1944 - 1945 TCT_011 Personal Correspondences - 1947 & 1948 1947 - 1948 TCT_012 Personal Correspondences - 1949 1949 TCT_013 Personal Correspondences - 1950 1950 TCT_014 Personal Correspondences - 1951 (Jan - Jun) 1951 TCT_015 Personal Correspondences with Sir Franklin 1950 - 1963 Gimson - 1950 to 1963 & Yap Pheng Geck - 1952 to 1954 TCT_016 Personal Correspondences 1958 - 1988 TCT_017 Correspondences (M) : Feb 1967 - Dec 1979 1967 - 1979 TCT_018 Correspondences (C) : Feb 1976 - Jun 1983 1976 - 1983 TCT_019 Miscellaneous papers & arbitration court case 1960 - 1961 TCT_020 Leg Co Proceedings (RE: Banking Bill) & 1960 & 1962 Judgement on application under Sec 52 of 1RO TCT_021 Personal Correspondences (A): 1967 - 1980 Mar 1967 - Mar 1980 TCT_022 Personal Correspondences (F): 1967 - 1979 Feb 1967 - Dec 1979 TCT_023 Personal Correspondences (H): 1966 - 1975 Aug 1966 - Nov 1975 TCT_024 Personal Correspondences (P): 1967 - 1979 Feb 1967 - Jun 1979 TCT_025 Personal Correspondences (P): 1969 - 1988 Feb 1969 - Jan 1988 TCT_026 Personal Correspondences; R.J Tolley; Peter 1967 - 1982 Tripp; C. Y. Tung: Mar 1967 - Jul 1982 TCT_027 Personal Correspondences (S): 1976 - 1983 Jan 1976 - Jul 1983 TCT_028 Personal Correspondences (S): 1983 - 1987 Sep 1983 - Nov 1987 1 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_029 Personal Correspondences (T): 1967 - 1982 Oct 1967 - Nov 1982 TCT_030 Personal Correspondences (T): 1969 - 1971 Apr 1969 - Oct 1971 TCT_031 Personal Correspondences (U & V): 1967 - 1986 Jan 1966 - Jan 1986 TCT_032 Personal Correspondences (W): 1967 - 1979 Jan 1967 - Dec 1979 TCT_033 Personal Correspondences (W): 1980 - 1987 Jan 1980 - Dec 1987 TCT_034 Personal Correspondences (Y): 1981 - 1988 Jun 1981 - Jan 1988 TCT_035 Personal Correspondences (Z) : 1967 -1986 Jan 1967 to Jun 1986 TCT_036 Correspondences - Singapore Ratepayers 1941 - 1963 Association: 1941 to 1963 TCT_037 Correspondences - Singapore Ratepayers 1964 - 1968 Association: 1964 to 1968 TCT_038 Correspondences - University of Malaya: 1956 - 1967 Jan 1956 to Feb 1967 TCT_039 Correspondences - Singapore Badminton Hall: 1955 - 1966 Nov 1955 to Nov 1966 TCT_040 Correspondences - Singapore Chinese Chamber 1958 of Commerce, 1958 TCT_041 Correspondences - Social & Public Welfare 1943 - 1945 Services: Nov 1943 to Aug 1945 TCT_042 Personal Correspondences - Lee Kong Chian: 1943 - 1945 Apr 1943 to Sep 1945 TCT_043 Personal Correspondences - Lee Kong Chian: Not DUPLICATES digitized TCT_044 Personal Correspondences - Tan Cheng Lock: 1944 - 1945 1944 to 1945 TCT_045 Personal Correspondences - Wee Theam Seng: 1946 - 1954 Nov 1946 to Apr 1954 TCT_046 Personal Correspondences - Aw Boon Haw: 1948 - 1949 1948 to 1949 TCT_047 Personal Correspondences - Rev R L Peach: 1958 - 1967 Oct 1958 to Nov 1967 TCT_048 Personal Correspondence Overseas: 1958 - 1972 Jan 1958 to July 1972 2 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_049 Personal Correspondences (B): 1967 - 1975 Jan 1967 to Dec 1975 TCT_050 Personal Correspondences (L): 1967 - 1975 Jan 1967 to Dec 1975 TCT_051 Personal Correspondences (T): 1967 - 1975 Jan 1967 to Dec 1975 TCT_052 Personal Correspondences: 1950 - 1952 1950 - 1952 TCT_053 Tan Chin Tuan, Oversea-Chinese Banking Not Corporation, Limited. Singapore, S. S. Scrap Book digitized & c/o Bank of New South Wales, Head Office, Sydney. "IDEAS" Book 1943 TCT_054 Agents, Correspondence & Clients (Bank of New 1952 - 1954 South Wales): 1952 to 1954 TCT_055 Personal Correspondence: 1955 Jan 1955 to Dec 1955 TCT_056 Personal Correspondence: 1956 - 1967 Jul 1956 to Sep 1967 - Dato S Q Wong - Sir Daniel Davies - Tunku Ya' acob - WHC Bailey - Dato Dr Ismail TCT_057 Personal Correspondence: 1958 - 1964 Jan 1958 to Jan 1964 - R P Newell - Loke Wan Tho - Lee Kong Chian - Kan Tong Po - Sir Henry H S Lee TCT_058 Personal Correspondence: 1958 - 1977 Jan 1958 to Aug 1977 - A G Marcus - Run Run Shaw - R Camrass - Dato Abdul Rahman - Dato Haji Abdul Malek - W H Wilcock 3 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_059 Personal Correspondence: 1958 - 1970 Jan 1958 to Mar 1970 - Max Lewis - Tan Cheng Lock Scholarship Fund - Mentri Besar Johore - Ms Chong Toong Fong - H R Brown TCT_060 Personal Correspondence: 1951 - 1952 June 1951 to Jun 1952 TCT_061 Personal Correspondence: 1952 - 1953 July 1952 to Feb 1953 TCT_062 Personal Correspondence: 1953 Mar to Dec 1953 TCT_063 Personal Correspondence: 1954 Jan to Dec 1954 TCT_064 Personal Correspondence: 1955 - 1956 Dec 1955 to Dec 1956 TCT_065 Personal Correspondence: 1957 Jan to Dec 1957 TCT_066 Assorted Subjects 1961 - 1994 - NUS Endowment Fund - Loh Man Chee - Food Processing 1987 - Simbl/Schroders (Mr George W Mallinckrodt) - Kwek Hong Png - CBT 1989 to 1991 - NUS - Chancellors & Hon. Graduates - Mr N D Davidson - 1989 to 1992 - Eastern Hotel (Cameron Highlands) Bhd - Liquidation - The Tan Chin Tuan Auditorium 1993-1994 - Scholarship for Teachers & Pelangi Home - Personal correspondence From Jan 1967 to June 1984 - Allan Ng - Insider Trading TCT_067 Visit to New Zealand & Australia: 1979 23 Nov - 2 Dec 1979 TCT_068 Verifications, Introduction & Recommendations: 1946 - 1949 Nov 1946 - June 1949 TCT_069 Personal Correspondences - Chinn Ho: 1958 - 1987 May 1958 - Mar 1987 TCT_070 Personal Correspondences - Harper Gilfillan: 1975 - 1980 Aug 1975 - Sep 1980 TCT_071 Correspondence: 1968 - 1985 Mar 1968 - Aug 1985 4 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_072 Correspondences: 1945 - 1987 - Dr Goh Keng Swee, 1968 - First National City Nak's personnel - 1967 - 1976 - Apr 1978 - Nov 1984 - William Mundy (artist who painted OCBC President's portrait) 1984 - 1987 - International Monetary Fun/World Bank, Sep 1977 - Bank Colleagues , Oct 1945 - Dec 1953 TCT_073 Assorted Files: 1988 - 1991 - Telecom NZ, May 1990 - F H Faulding, Feb 1990 - Mar 1991 - Sir Leslie Froggatt, Oct 1990 - May 1991 - Tan Chok Kian, Oct 1991 - Prof. Tien Chang Jin, Jan 1991 - Aug 1991 - Dr Don Stammer of Bain & Co, Jan 1990 - Mr Mano Sabnani, June 1991 - Mr Peter Sung, Oct 1991 - Singapore Assoc for the visually handicapped - Sue Suckling consultant, Sep 1988 - Feb 1991 - Mrs Benjamin Sheares, Feb 1991 TCT_074 OCBC Income Tax Appeal, Dec 1960 - June 1963 1960 - 1993 - Tan Sai Siong, Feb 1993 - Eastern Realty Co Ltd, May 1964 to Dec 1982 - Khim Jul - Oct 1993 - Hoover Institute, Dec 1981 to May 1982 TCT_075 OCBC - Miscellaneous Papers (Bombay 1943 - 1945 Correspondence): Aug 1943 - Oct 1945 TCT_076 Policy for Head Office & Branches 1945 - 1957 (Correspondence With and Reports of Bank officers): Nov 1945 to Dec 1948 Feb 1946 to Sep 1957 TCT_077 Correspondences - Island Club Debentures: 1949 - 1955 Mar 1949 to Dec 1955 TCT_078 OCBC 1951 - 1981 - Correspondences, Compulsory Acquisition of 110 Neil Road, Appeal No. AB-185/80: Nov 1970 to Oct 1981 - Who’s Who (on TCT): Jun 1951 to Oct 1958 5 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_079 OCBC 1953 - 1978 - Pre-liberation Outstanding Deposits & Unpaid Remittances - Chinese National dollars (CND) - opinions: Aug 1956 to May 1977 - Pre-liberation Accounts - Shanghai & Amoy Branch: May 1953 to Jan 1962 - Reclaiming of Pre-war deposits in Chinese National Currency (1977): Oct 1976 to Apr 1977 - Pre-1948 Drafts & Deposits in Chinese Currency (opinion): Aug 1975 to Jan 1978 TCT_080 OCBC 1955 - 1976 - Case against Nanyang Siang Pau: Feb to Mar 1955 - OCBC - Agreement dated 22/3/74 with the Wing On Life (Holdings) Ltd/Wing On Corporate Management Ltd: Mar to May 1974 - Tan Sri H T Ong - Disciplinary Committee Rules: Dec 1975 to Apr 1976 - List of Persons to be included in guest list for OCBC Centre opening: Sep to Oct 1976 - Letter to A C Simmons (RE: 40th Anniversary of OCBC Ltd): Feb 1972 TCT_081 OCBC 1956 - 1979 - Defamation suit by Mr Lee Kuan Yew - Newspaper cuttings: Nov 1978 to Jan 1979 - Memos to Mr Khoo Teck Puat: Jan 1956 - Establishment of a Central Bank in Malaya Caine/Watson Report: Jul 1956 to Sep 1957 - Correspondence - 293 to 299 Orchard Road: Oct 1975 - Correspondence with Chinese Chamber of Commerce (1956): May to Jul 1956 6 TAN CHIN TUAN PRIVATE PAPERS IN THE ISEAS LIBRARY Folio No. Description Year Remarks TCT_082 Correspondences, OCBC Officers – Head Office & 1956 - 1962 Singapore Branches: Jan 1956 - Aug 1962 TCT_083 OCBC 1956 - 1978 - Bank's Property at Cavenagh Road: May 1956 to Jan 1963 - Papers in connection with false & malicious rumours about OCBC: Jan 1968 - Correspondence (RE: Lawrence K F Lam) and proposed merger -- Reorganization of MCO: Dec 1976 to Mat 1978 TCT_084 OCBC - OCBC - Misappropriations: Oct 1964 to Mar 1965 - OCBC - Representations to Governor of Bank Negara: Oct
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