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1. EAP205/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP205/3
Title:
Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman Collection of Sufic Texts
Scope & Content:
The manuscripts in this collection were digitised as part of the EAP205 Endangered Manuscript Collections of Sufi Brotherhoods in Western Sumatra project. The original manuscripts are held at the Surau Sheikh Abdurrahman in Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota, Western Sumatra. One manuscript is a compendi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Arabic and Malay
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
2 electronic folders comprised of 469 TIFF images, 10.53 gigabytes in total

2. IOR/R/15/1/558

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/558
Title:
File 61/6 vol.4 (D 34) Bin Saud and Akwan Movement
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, reports, and notes relating to Ibn Sa'ud and the affairs of Najd. The correspondence is mostly between: Harold Dickson, the Political Agent in Bahrain; Percy Cox, the High Commissioner in Baghdad; Ibn Sa'ud; King Hussein of the Hijaz; the Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1920-8 Nov 1921
Extent:
1 volume (280 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/564

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/564
Title:
File 61/11 I (D 41) Relations between Nejd and Hejaz
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and memoranda relating to relations between Najd and the Hejaz. The majority of the correspondence is between Reader Bullard, the British Agent in Jeddah, the Political Residency in Bushire, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Agency in Kuwai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1923-6 Nov 1924
Extent:
1 volume (295 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/1/575

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/575
Title:
File 61/13 I (D 133) Wahabis and Pilgrimage to Hedjaz
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports relating to the Hajj pilgrimage to the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina. The majority of the correspondence is between the British Agency (later British Legation) in Jeddah, the Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and Indian Office in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 May 1923-2 Mar 1937
Extent:
1 volume (213 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/36

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/36
Title:
File E-8 VI. Bin Saud
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain and Basrah, Baghdad Bushire and Kuwait, as well as with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd). Throughout the file, there are items of numerous correspondence with Ibn Sa'ud detailing his subsidy, o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1920-30 Jul 1920
Extent:
1 volume (455 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/41

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/41
Title:
File E-15. Khan Sahib Syed Siddiq Hasan, Indian Assistant, Bahrain, on Deputation to Riyadh and Mecca
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent at Bahrain, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, British representative in Jeddah, as well as with the Civil Commissioner and High Commissioner at Baghdad. The correspondence concern the deputation of Si...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1920-4 Sep 1920
Extent:
1 file (255 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1439

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1439
Title:
‘File 15/5 I Rules & Regulations Rules & instructions for pilgrims to Hedjaz and other correspondence relating to Pilgrims’
Scope & Content:
British officials in Bahrain and other Arab Gulf States received information at regular intervals about the regulations imposed on pilgrims travelling to the Hejaz, by the Saudi Arabian Government. This information enabled the British authorities to make the necessary administrative arrangements...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1925-13 Oct 1947
Extent:
1 file (346 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/147

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/147
Title:
File 6/2 Foreign Interests: Discontinuance of American Consulate at Muscat
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence sent from the British Political Agency and Consulate in Muscat to the Political Residency in Bushire concerning the closure of the US Consulate in Muscat. It also contains a limited amount of correspondence on the same subject between the British Political Agenc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1915-22 Jul 1915
Extent:
1 file (23 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/151

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/151
Title:
File 6/4 Foreign Interests: French Interests in Muscat
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the French Consulate in Muscat and French interests in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman generally. Much of the correspondence relates to the Consulate building itself including the period after the French Government closed the Consulate and the buildi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Feb 1939-2 Dec 1948
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/158

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/158
Title:
File 6-D/5 Foreign Interests: Persian Consul's Visit to Gwadar
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence concerning a visit to Gwadur made by A H Meftah, the Persian Vice-Consul in Quetta without permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Sa'id bin Taymur Al Bu Sa'id. The correspondence in the file is mainly between officials at the British Agency in Gwadur, th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1934-10 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)