Letters Home

By: Ciel Haviland
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  • A podcast that enlivens the letters of the English sisters Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds in 1801-1807 while they were in Madras, India, and enters into conversation with the researchers who investigated their lives.
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  • Is it costume or dress? Talking about the history of clothing with a dynamic trio

    Is it costume or dress? Talking about the history of clothing with a dynamic trio
    Nov 10 2024

    Please enjoy this episode, where we get into English and Indian historic dress at the turn of the 19th century through Mary and Elizabeth’s letters with Alexandra Kim, Dr. Ann Wass, and Dr. Toolika Gupta.

    Webinar: "My Things from the Ship are All Come Safe"
    and
    Case study: “Best for this country”: Limerick Gloves
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    50 mins
  • The Birds of South India and Elizabeth’s Watercolors with Dr. S. Subramanya

    The Birds of South India and Elizabeth’s Watercolors with Dr. S. Subramanya
    Oct 27 2024

    Digital collection of Elizabeth Gwillim's watercolors of birds at McGill Rare Books and Special Collections here.

    More information at the Gwillim Project here.

    For more information Hidden Hands in Colonial Natural Histories, find their website here.
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    39 mins
  • Henry Gwillim and 19th Century English Law in India with Arthur MacGregor

    Henry Gwillim and 19th Century English Law in India with Arthur MacGregor
    Oct 13 2024

    For more on Henry Gwillim, some brief biographical information can be found here on the Gwillim Project website. There is also a Youtube symposium Personal Histories Revealed, which includes a presentation from Arthur MacGregor on Henry Gwillim.

    More work from the prolific Arthur MacGregor:
    St Helena: An Island Biography (2024)
    The India Museum Revisited (2023)
    Company Curiosities: Nature, culture and the East India Company, 1600–1874 (2018)
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    49 mins

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