Papers of Charles Lovell Pigott (1860-1920), Indian Post Office 1881-1914, and other members of his family, including articles and stories by Pigott, copies of his books `On Postal and Public Service' (1898) and `On Public Service' (1907), newspaper cuttings, photographs and postcards.
Papers of David Symington, Indian Civil Service, Bombay
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Papers of David Symington (alias James Halliday) (1904-86), Indian Civil Service, Bombay 1926-47, Director of Northern Rhodesian Chamber of Mines 1953-60, chiefly comprising his literary writings including the draft of his unpublished book on `Thibaw, King and Exile'.
Papers of the Le Bas family, including Rev Charles Webb Le Bas (1779-1861), Principal of Haileybury College 1837-43, and his son Charles Theodore Le Bas (1817-58), Bengal Civil Service 1836-58; mainly comprising correspondence, including Charles Theodore's letters to his family describing his lif...
Papers of Sir Louis William Dane (1856-1943), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1876-1913, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1908-13, relating to schemes devised by him and Sir John Benton (1850-1927), Inspector-General of Irrigation, India 1905-12, for irrigation of Palestine, with reference to irrig...
Two military memorabilia: (i) xerox copy of poster celebrating achievements of 12th Army in Burma May-Sep 1945 signed by its Commander, Lt-Gen Sir Montagu Stopford; (ii) National Savings Poster illustrating Formation Badges 1939-45 including Indian Army formations.
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Two military memorabilia: (i) xerox copy of poster celebrating achievements of 12th Army in Burma May-Sep 1945 signed by its Commander, Lt-Gen Sir Montagu Stopford; (ii) National Savings Poster illustrating Formation Badges 1939-45 including Indian Army formations.
Memoir, written c1870, by William Prinsep (1794-1874), Calcutta businessman 1817-42; and photocopies of papers relating to other members of the Prinsep family
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Memoir, written c1870, by William Prinsep (1794-1874), Calcutta businessman 1817-42, of his early life, and career in India; also photocopies of materials relating to the Prinseps including `De Principe', a typescript family history, dated 1923, by James Charles Prinsep (b 1855), and notes for a ...
Bills, receipts, tax papers, and photographs of Douglas Hamer (1897-1981), Professor of English at Aligarh Muslim University 1923-25, and at University of Rangoon 1925-27. 13 photographs (folios 1-10) depicting Douglas Hamer, students and colleagues, plus the grounds of Aligarh Muslim University.
Letters from Sir (Henry) Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Bart (1815-84), Bombay Civil Service 1834-67, written while Chief Commissioner in Sind 1850-59, to Brig-Gen John Jacob, Political Superintendent of Upper Sind 1847-58; with copy of Secret Despatch 64 of 1858 from Frere to Governor of Bombay on Kal...
Printed papers, with some manuscript annotations, relating to the work of the Baptist Missionary Society including resolutions of the Ceylon Conference (1855), and reports on the Delhi Mission (1872, 1878), Serampore College (1880, 1882), and the Baptist Mission Press (1882).