Francis Light letters in the limelight

Bygone era: Haryany showing an old photo of the Penang State Museum building in Farquhar Street, George Town. It was bombed during the Second World War.

A HUGE collection of Malay manuscripts including the Francis Light letters will be among the exhibits on display during the 50th anniversary celebration of the Penang State Museum & Art Gallery at the end of this month.

State museum director Haryany Mohamad said the collection, known as as The Light Letters, was kept at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London.