The Charles Wilcox Papers belong to the Keene, New Hampshire resident who was a Union soldier during the Civil War and was captured and imprisoned in Confederate internment camps as well as prisons from 1864-1865. These papers include Wilcox’s diary, correspondence, and official documents. The papers are part of the archival holdings of the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene, New Hampshire, and were included as part of the NH Citizens Archivists' Initiative.
Peter Duncan, producer of CBS documentary, Our Man in Borneo, shown on Philadelphia TV in December, 1965 and now part of the United States National Archives. Mr. Duncan is holding Angan binte Botek at Gombak Hospital.
Angan binte Botek preparing for her trip to the United States in September, 1966. She is shopping in Kuala Lumpur with Wem bin Mat, Marilyn Joseph, and Marilyn Haasnoot Sjafiroeddin (left to right).
Angan binte Botek at Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur, October, 1966. Also in the photo: Wem bin Mat (left), members of the Gombak Hospital staff, and Marilyn Haasnoot Sjafiroeddin.
Angan binte Botek being carried by Marilyn Haasnoot Sjafiroeddin and using her primary means of communication: pointing. She had very few verbal skills. Dr. Ed Ragan in striped shirt, on right.
Wem bin Mat and Dr. Ed Ragan reviewing passport and other documents, receiving last minute advice regarding the flight and what lay ahead in the United States. This was to be the first visit to United States by Orang Asli people. Also in photo are two Gombak Hospital staff members (right), Che Zainal in the white shirt.
Angan binte Botek, Wem bin Mat, Peter and Jeanie Duncan, their two children, and Joan Flood Swetz (right) at the Philadelphia Zoo. Angan traveled 12,000 miles from Malaysia to see a Malay tiger!
Angan binte Botek with Peter Duncan's children. Duncan was the producer of the CBS documentary, Our Man in Borneo, who facilitated Angan's journey to the United States in hopes of correcting her congenital heart defect at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. Unfortunately her condition was inoperable.
Photo of volunteer staff house on the hospital grounds. Included electricity, 2 bedrooms, living/dining room, kitchen and bathroom, with indoor plumbing. Cold water source was bamboo pipe line from stream above house.
People stopped to watch the helicopter. An open area in the center of the hospital grounds provided a landing zone for helicopters, operated by the Malaysian Air Force, to transfer patients to/from jungle kampongs and the hospital.
