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Collection Area India Office Records and Private Papers Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur D1038

1. Mss Eur D1038

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1038
Title:
Percy William Elliott papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Percy William Elliott [born Ahson Ali Khan] (1904-82), clerk and superintendent at the Lucknow Secretariat 1927-47; also an Indian flag said to be the first flown over the Lucknow Secretariat buildings after independence in 1947.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1947
Extent:
1 portfolio; 1 flag

2. Mss Eur D1038/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1038/1
Title:
Large silk Indian flag, 1947.
Scope & Content:
A large Indian flag made of three sewn together panels of silk. It is said to have been the first Indian flag flown over the Lucknow Secretariat buildings after Independence in 1947. The flag was presented to the India Office Collections in 1983-1984 as part of Percy William Elliott's private ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
1 Item

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