Collis, Maurice ___ 1889-1973 ___ Irish ___ civilservant, writer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Born and brought up in Ireland, but educated at Oxford, Collis joined the Indian Civil Service, and was sent to Burma in 1912. In 1917, the British army raised a Burmese brigade with which Collis went to Palestine, but he saw no action. In 1919, he went on leave and travelled in Europe. Thereafter, he became very involved with Burma and Burmese life, and only won promotion slowly. On returning to England in 1934, he wrote many books, including 'Siamese White' and 'Foreign Mud', as well as art and literary criticism. As an old man he turned his hand to painting.
No biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1949-1969 ___ literary culture people art society

WEB TEXT LINKS
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Trinity College Dublin - possibly

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Maurice Collis Diaries 1949-1969
 

December 2005, August 2008
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