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The Roberts Oral History Project, 1964-1969: Its Conception, Inception & Outcomes-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis In re-establishing communication with two old Mertonians of the early 1960s generation at my College in Oxford, viz, Tony Roberton and Keith Shuttleworth, I have been induced to reflect upon my unusual circumstances as a postgraduate at Merton and Oxford. Apart from being one of the few Sri Lankans in that University,[i] I happened to be (A) engaged in postgraduate work which demanded research at the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane in London, and (B) a colonial visitor with the asset of two sisters domiciled in London.[ii] Tony is kneeling on the left upfront; while Keith is on my rght– Merton rugger team c. 1964/65 My father TW Roberts was also in London – aged in his eighties and staying with his favourite daughter Pamela after the changing political circumstances and the abandonment of horse racing under Mrs ...