Papers of Field Marshal Sir George White, British Army 1853-1912, C-inC, India 1893-98
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White Collection: papers and correspondence of Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), British Army 1853-1912; commanded Upper Burma Field Force 1886-89; C-in-C, India 1893-98; commanded in Natal 1899-1900, and defended Ladysmith; Governor of Gibraltar 1900-04.
Papers of John Adam, Bengal Civil Service 1796-1825, member of Supreme Council of India 1819-25, Acting Governor-General of India 1823
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Adam Collection: official papers and private correspondence of John Adam (1779-1825), Bengal Civil Service 1796-1825, including papers as Member of Supreme Council of India 1819-25 and Acting Governor-General 1823.
Papers of John Pybus, East India Company servant, Madras 1742-68, member of Madras Council 1768
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Papers of John Pybus, East India Company servant, Madras 1742-68, member of Madras Council 1768, including journal and report on his mission to the King of Kandy 1762; correspondence with Thomas Kelsall and others; volume of accounts, and notes on coins, weights and measures, commodities, and con...
Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
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Curzon Collection: correspondence and papers of George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925), Parliamentary Under-Secretary, India Office 1891-92 and Foreign Office 1895-98; Viceroy of India 1899-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-16; Lord President of the Council and member of War C...
Papers of the Dingwall Fordyce family including correspondence among the family relating to Lt-Gen Sir John Fordyce (1806-1877), Bengal Artillery 1823-1877
Papers of Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65; C-in-C, Bombay 1865-68; commanded Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68; C-in-C, India 1870-76; Governor of Gibraltar 1876-82
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Napier Collection: correspondence and papers of Robert Cornelis Napier, Field Marshal 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-90), Bengal Engineers 1826; Military Member, Governor-General's Council 1861-65; C-in-C, Bombay 1865-68; commanded Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68; C-in-C, India 1870-76; Governor...
Papers of Sir Harry Haig as Home Member, Governor-General's Council 1932-34, and Governor of United Provinces 1934-39
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Haig Collection: papers of Sir Harry Graham Haig (1881-1956), Indian Civil Service 1905-39, as Home Member, Governor- General's Council 1932-34, and Governor of United Provinces 1934-1939.
Papers of Sir Harcourt Butler, Indian Civil Service 1890-1928, Governor of United Provinces 1918-22, Governor of Burma 1923-27
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Butler Collection: correspondence and papers of Sir (Spencer) Harcourt Butler (1869-1938), Indian Civil Service, United Provinces 1890-1928; Foreign Secretary, Government of India 1908-10; Education Member, Governor-General's Council 1910-15; Lieutenant-Governor of Burma 1915-18; Lieutenant-Gover...
Personal and semi-official papers of the 1st Marquess of Reading, Viceroy of India 1921-26
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Reading Private Collection: personal and semi-official correspondence and papers of Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935), Viceroy of India 1921-26, relating to his entire career and including some financial records of his legal practice.