Papers of Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins, Barrister 1860, Chief Justice of Madras 1885-99, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras 1889-99
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Papers of Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins (1834-1915), barrister 1860, Chief Justice of Madras 1885-99, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras 1889-99, comprising letters patent, newspaper cuttings, letters and photographs, mainly concerning official duties.
Ship's log kept by Capt Thomas Butler (b 1768), East India Company maritime service 1783-c1800, for the voyage of the East Indiaman `Walpole' to Bombay, Madras and Calcutta via Ceylon and St Helena.
Letters to Robert Watson Frazer (1854-1921), Indian Civil Service, Madras 1877-86, from colleagues, chiefly about local administration and affairs in various parts of Madras; also certificates covenants and indentures, dated 1875-85.
Report by Richard Jupp, surveyor of buildings, houses and warehouses, East India Company, on the proposal to build barracks at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, to house new recruits to the Company's armies.
Papers of John Henry Eustace Hart, Bombay Public Works Dept, his son Henry Eustace Hart, Bombay Port Trust, and other members of the Hart family
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Papers of John Henry Eustace Hart (1833-1914), Bombay Public Works Dept 1855-88; his son Henry Eustace Hart (1867-1927), employee and later Secretary of the Bombay Port Trust 1897-1915; and other members of the Hart family; illustrating their social life and official duties in Bombay.
Papers of Howell Arthur Gwynne, editor of the Morning Post
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Gwynne Collection: correspondence and papers of Howell Arthur Gwynne (1865-1950), journalist, editor of the `Morning Post' 1911-37, relating chiefly to the organisation of opposition among the Indian Princes to the Federal Scheme embodied in the Government of India Act of 1935.
Illustrated memoirs of Dr Claire Thomson (b1893), detailing her life and work from early childhood to retirement, including an account of her work as a medical missionary in various parts of India, 1939-64; also some letters, health education material and photographs
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Illustrated memoirs of Dr Claire Thomson (b 1893), detailing her life and work from early childhood to retirement, including an account of her work as a medical missionary in various parts of India, 1939-64; also some letters, health education material and photographs.
Papers of Sir Louis William Dane (1856-1946), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1876-1913, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1903-1908, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1908-1913, his daughter Denise, and other members of his family
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Papers of Sir Louis William Dane (1856-1946), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1876-1913, Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1903-08, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1908-1913, his daughter Denise, and other members of his family; including papers on Hydroelectric schemes in Kashmir, and the at...
Letters, dated Sep-Oct 1699, from Messrs Ash, Welch and Cooke, of Spain, to the East India Company giving details of the bullion they had sent to London on several Royal Navy ships; with bill of lading of one such consignment.
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Letters, dated Sep-Oct 1699, from Messrs Ash, Welch and Cooke, of Spain, to the East India Company giving details of the bullion they had sent to London on several Royal Navy ships; with bill of lading of one such consignment.
Letter, dated 30 Jan 1808, appointing Lt-Col (later Sir John) Malcolm (1769-1833), as envoy to Persia, issued by the Governor-General of Bengal Lord Minto; also letter, dated 1813, from Malcolm to his brother Gilbert on the death of their brother Robert.