Papers of 5th Baron Brabourne, Governor of Bombay 1933-37, Governor of Bengal 1937-39, and Viceroy and acting Governor General of India Jun-Oct 1938
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Brabourne Collection: papers of Michael Herbert Rudolph Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne (1895-1939) as Governor of Bombay 1933-37, Governor of Bengal 1937-39, and Viceroy and acting Governor General of India Jun-Oct 1938. Transcripts available on request.
Papers of Sir Richard Carnac Temple, Indian Army 1877-1904, orientalist
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Temple Collection (2): papers of Lt-Col Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 2nd Bart (1850-1931), British Army 1871, Indian Army 1877-1904, including papers relating to the Burmese War of 1885, and to Temple's interest in oriental studies.
Miscellaneous papers of Sir Henry McMahon, Indian Political Department 1890-1914
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Miscellaneous letters and official reports of Col Sir (Arthur) Henry McMahon (1862-1949), Indian Army 1885, Indian Political Dept 1890-1914; photograph of McMahon with Chinese and Tibetan delegates to Simla Conference, 1913-14; letter from Dalai Lama, 1915.
Papers of Hormuzd Rassam (1826-1910), assistant to Sir Henry Layard, archaeologist, chiefly relating to Rassam's expedition to Abyssinia (1864-68) to effect the release of the British subjects held captive by Theodore III, King of Abyssinia.
Probate of will of John Milne; probate of will of John MacGregor; and baptismal and marriage certificates and administrations of goods of the Davidson family.
Letters addressed to Andrew Vans Dunlop (1805-80), Bengal Medical Service 1827-51, to Jane (nee Fergusson) his wife, and to Ensign William Dunlop (1807-27), Bengal Army, mainly by relatives of Jane Dunlop.
(i) Account Book, dated Nov 1808-Jul 1810, for the Jumna Baug (garden) and five Fort gardens, Agra; (ii) Commonplace book (nd) [of Sir George Sackville Browne ?] containing poems and literaray extracts.
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(i) Account Book, dated Nov 1808-Jul 1810, for the Jumna Baug (garden) and five Fort gardens, Agra; (ii) Commonplace book (nd) [of Sir George Sackville Browne ?] containing poems and literaray extracts.