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Rajaratnam Private Papers Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.001 Speeches 1) Indonesian Cultural Mission Concert 2) 1950-1959 Digitized ‘Towards a Malayan Culture’ 3) AGM of the Singapore Union of Journalists SR.002 Speeches 1) Singapore Amateur Players 2) ‘Princess 1960 Digitized Kwei Ying ’3) Library Association of Singapore 4) ‘Cultural approach to politics’ SR.003 Speeches 1) Legislative Assembly 2) Luncheon of the 1961 Digitized Singapore Tourist Association 3) Opening of Singapore Library week 4) C.P.A Conference SR.004 Speeches 1) Legislative Assembly 2) Opening of 1962 Digitized exhibitions 3) 3rd convocation of Nanyang University 4) Opening of Somapah Clinic SR.005 Speeches 1) Kampong Glam Community Centre 2) 1963 Digitized Mass rally at the City Hall 3) Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday SR.006 Speeches 1) Third anniversary of Kota Raja 1964 Digitized Community Centre 2) Opening of festival of Sports at Kong Hwa School 3) Ponggal Festival at the Tamilian Association SR.007 Speeches 1) PAP – Bungsar, Seremban Branches 2) 1965 Digitized Farewell dinner for Mr. Alex Josey 3) Opening of the 1965 Photographic Exhibition SR.008 Speeches 1) Opening of the PAP Kampong Glam 1966 Digitized Branch New Premises 2) 10th anniversary celebrations of the Naval Base Kerala Library 3) Official opening of the Williow Avenue Secondary School Page 1 of 20 Last updated on 15 April 2021 Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.009 Speeches 1) In Parliament on Minority Rights 2) At 1967 Digitized the EDB welcoming the Belgian Trade Mission 3) Opening of the Singapore Spring Trade Fair 1967 4) Harbour Area Tamils Festival SR.010 Speeches 1) Opening of the Singapore Festival '68 1968 Digitized 2) To Officers of Safti at Officer's Mess, SAFTI 3) NTUC May Day Rally at the Singapore Conference Hall 4) In Parliaments SR.011 Speeches 1) Luncheon of the American Association 1969 Digitized of Singapore 2) 53rd session of I.L.O. Conference 3) 24th session of the UN General Assembly, New York 4) 3rd ASEAN Ministerial meeting SR.012 Speeches 1) Dinner in honour of Mr Walter Scheel 2) 1970 Digitized Opening of the ‘One Asia seminar’ 3) Dinner at Eusoff College 4) ‘Peasant Painters of Bali’ SR.013 Speeches 1) ‘The commonwealth in the Seventies‘ 2) 1971 Digitized PAP Party Congress 3) Before the 26th session of UNGA, New York 4) Opening of Hotel Summit SR.014 Speeches 1) ‘Davids in a world of Goliaths’ 1972 Digitized 2) ‘Singapore: Global City‘ 3) ‘New Directions in the International Relations of South-East Asia‘ 4) ‘South- East Asia after Vietnam’ SR.015 Speeches 1) ‘Southeast Asia and the great powers’ 1973 Digitized 2) 4th Summit Conference of Non-Aligned countries, Algiers 3) 28th session of the UN General Assembly in New York SR.016 Speeches 1) 151st Founder’s Day Celebration 2) 1974 Digitized ‘Singapore culture - Indian contribution’ 3) ‘Trends in Singapore’ 4) 7th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting SR.017 Speeches 1) Launch of National Productivity Board’s 1975 Digitized Productivity Campaign 2) ‘Asian values and modernisation’ 3) ‘Political and economic trends in Singapore’ 4) ‘ASEAN’s significant moment’ Page 2 of 20 Last updated on 15 April 2021 Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.018 Speeches 1) Pre-summit ASEAN Foreign Minister’s 1976 Digitized Meeting 2) ‘South East Asia and the great powers’ 3) ‘The economic and political growth pattern of Asia Pacific SR.019 Speeches 1) ‘Industrial Cooperation’ 2) Visit to the 1977 Digitized Soviet Union 3) Commissioning Ceremony of SAF Officers 4) ‘Economic relations between West and South-East Asia’ SR.020 Speeches 1) Official opening of the Hugh Tool 1978 Digitized company (Far East) Pte Ltd 2) 'Marxism-Leninism' 3) ASEAN-US dialogue - Ministerial meeting SR.021 Speeches 1) 'Old Maps in a New Age'2) UN meeting 1979 Digitized on Refugees and displaced persons in Southeast Asia 3) South-East Asian Banking and Finance Conference SR.022 Speeches 1) Mass rally in conjunction with the 25th 1980 Digitized anniversary of the PAP 2) 'Humanitarian Assistance and relief to the Kampuchean People' 3) 'Vietnam and the Elephant problem' SR.023 Speeches 1) 17th annual Business International Chief 1981 Digitized Executive Officers' roundtable 2) 'Soviet Bears and Yogi Bears' 3) 'Happy pigs and unhappy men” 4) Democratic Socialist Club SR.024 Speeches 1) NTUC political education course 1982 1982-1984 Digitized 2) 1/82 Officer Cadet Course 3) 'Investment Opportunities in Turbulent Times' 4) 'The future of Asia' SR.025 Speeches 1) 'Liberalisation of the International Civil 1985-1986 Digitized Aviation' 2) 1986 Singapore lecture 3) 'Theories and practices of parliamentary democracy' SR.026 Speeches 1) Opening of Exhibitions at National 1987 Digitized Museum Art Gallery 2) 'The unholy trinity' 3) 'Tribal Wars' 4) 'Is God a liberation theologian?' SR.027 Speeches 1) 'Hinduism in changing societies' 2) LVMH 1988 Digitized Asia Conference 3) 1988 Singapore lecture SR.028 Speeches 1) Transpacific Conference 2) Launching of 1989-1992 Digitized the NBDCS Reading Trust Fund 3) ASEAN Oral History Colloquium Dinner Page 3 of 20 Last updated on 15 April 2021 Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.029 1) Correspondences 2) Raayat Article 1959-2007 Digitized SR.030 Letters, Correspondences, Memos, Invitations – 1987-1997 Digitized Singapore Lecture SR.031 Speeches 1) 'Singapore's Foreign Policy' 2) Asian 1960-1985 Digitized Business briefing 3) ASEAN/EBIC/EEC conference on Industrial Cooperation 4) Far East-America Council of Commerce and Industry SR.032 Letters, Correspondences 1) Singapore Taxation of 1989-1997 Digitized Share Options 2) A film show to raise money for needy children 3) French embassy on a survey 4) 'Survey on the Korean economy' SR.033 Correspondences 1) Straits Times 2) Lianhe Zaobao 1989-1992 Digitized SR.034 Drafts, Speeches – Modernisation 1966-1976 Digitized SR.035 Speeches 1) 'A World Culture' 2) 'New directions in 1960-1973 Digitized the international relations of South-East Asia' 3) 'South-East Asia and the Great Powers' SR.036 Letters, Correspondences – Interviews, Meetings, 1985-1992 Digitized Appointments, Article Requests SR.037 Correspondences – Interviews, Meetings, 1990-1997 Digitized Permissions SR.038 1) Invitations 2) Correspondences 1984-1997 Digitized SR.039 Letters, Correspondences 1) Mrs Wong-Lee Siok Tin 1988-1991 Digitized 2) Mdm Yeong Pui Fun SR.040 Drafts, Articles, Speeches 1991-1992 Digitized SR.041 Drafts 1) 'In search of national values: the Singapore 1990 Digitized case' 2) 'Nation-building in Singapore: an historical perspective' 3) 'Responses to national issues' SR.042 Message for souvenir magazine 1989-1994 Digitized SR.043 David Marshall Professorship Appeal Committee 1993-1995 Digitized SR.044 Correspondences – Honorary Advisor 1) Singapore 1990-1995 Digitized Chinaware Merchants Association 2) Singapore Metal & Machinery Association Page 4 of 20 Last updated on 15 April 2021 Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.045 Letters, Correspondences – Donations, Trust Funds, 1989-1990 Digitized Scholarships SR.046 S Rajaratnam Education Trust Fund 1988-1997 Digitized SR.047 Correspondences – Ministers 1988-1992 Digitized SR.048 Curriculum Vitae (CVs) 1) Somasundram Premarani 1988-1994 Digitized 2) Dr Rameshwar Tandon 3) Dr Chiang Hai Ding 4) Klyne Michele Carolyn SR.049 Congratulatory messages 1990-1991 Digitized SR.050 S. Rajaratnam's 80th birthday 1994-1995 Digitized SR.051 Correspondences – Applications, Requests, Appeals 1992-1995 Digitized SR.052 1) ISEAS Annual Function 1997 2) Prof Chia Siow Yue 1996-1997 Digitized SR.053 Dr Mahathir's speech on 14.12.88 1988 Digitized SR.054 Letters, Correspondences 19,891,991 Digitized SR.055 Letters, Correspondences 1990-1992 Digitized SR.056 Letters, Correspondences 1988-1997 Digitized SR.057 Letters, Correspondences 1985-1994 Digitized SR.058 Letters, Correspondences 1988-1996 Digitized SR.059 Correspondences – Presidential Council for Minority 1997 Digitized Rights SR.060 Drafts 1) 'The war of Jenkin's ear' 2) 'The lady is not NA Digitized for taming' 3) 'Birth, ageing and death' 4) 'Babas: The first Singaporeans' SR.061 Letters, Correspondences 1) The Pyramid 2) Ministry 1979-1996 Digitized of Foreign Affairs SR.062 Letters, Correspondences – Donations 1986-1996 Digitized SR.063 Letters, Correspondences 1989-1998 Digitized SR.064 Letters, Correspondences 1) Purchases of books 1983-1994 Digitized 2) Magazine subscription Page 5 of 20 Last updated on 15 April 2021 Folio No Title Period Remarks SR.065 Letters, Correspondences 1) Purchases of books 1982-1996 Digitized 2) Magazine subscription SR.066 Letters, Correspondences – Books, Donations, 1971-1993 Digitized Magazines SR.067 Letters, Correspondences – Greeting Cards 1988-1997 Digitized 1) Christmas cards 2) Hari Raya greeting cards SR.068 Letters, Correspondences – ISEAS 1988-1997 Digitized SR.069 Letters, Correspondences – ISEAS Job Applications 1988-1996 Digitized SR.070 Deposition of S Rajaratnam papers 1986-1996 Digitized SR.071 Invitation to dinner 1994 Digitized SR.072 Confidential Correspondences Not Digitized SR.073 S Rajaratnam Education Trust Fund Digitized SR.074 Letters, Correspondences – Books, Gifts, Donations 1992-1997 Digitized SR.075 Certificate of appointment as Member of Parliament 1968 Digitized in the Cabinet of the Republic of Singapore SR.076 Certificate of commendation as Honorary Advisor 1991 Digitized from Singapore Textile Dealers Friendly Association SR.077 Newspaper Articles – Malaysia and Singapore, Lee 1996 Digitized Kuan Yew SR.078 Censorship in Singapore 1980-1989
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