Lipscombe, Tasman (Lieutenant, b.1908 - d.1995) Accession Number: PR03004

Description

Set of translation notes compiled by Lieutenant Tasman Lipscombe for his work as an AIF Intelligence officer and Japanese-language interpreter for New Guinea campaigns during Second World War. Items in the collection include various reference texts, such as a commercially-published English-Japanese dictionary, bible texts used as translation resources and thirteen packets of cards featuring Japanese-language characters.

Details

Accession Number
PR03004
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
1 wallet: 1 cm
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Status to be assessed

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