Miscellaneous papers of the Muston and Young families including William Pitt Muston (1779-1837), Bengal Medical Service 1801-37, Harrington James Muston (b 1814), Bengal Salt Dept 1834-63, and Sir William Muston Need Young, 3rd Bart (1847-1934), Indian Telegraph Dept 1871-97.
Certificate of election as a corresponding member issued in 1881 by the Anjuman-I-Panjab, Lahore, to Frederic Pincott, member of the Royal Asiatic Society, London.
Papers of John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, as President of the Board of Control 1835-41 and 1846-52
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Broughton Collection: papers and correspondence of John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), as President of the Board of Control 1835-41 and 1846-52.
Sermons of Bishop Edward Alfred Livingstone Moore (1870-1944), missionary 1896-1937; Principal, Church Missionary Society Divinity School, Madras 1904-14; Chairman, Tinnevelly CMS Church Council 1915-24; Bishop of Travancore 1925-37; vicar of Horspath, Oxford 1938-44.
Papers relating to the Festival of India held in Britain in 1982
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Festival of India Archives: papers of the Festival of India, a festival of Indian exhibitions held in the United Kingdom (Mar-Nov 1982), reflecting the development and administration of the festival from its inception to its dissolution.
Papers of Sir George Birdwood, medical scientist, botanist, promoter of Arts and Crafts movement, and Indologist
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George Birdwood Collection: personal correspondence and papers of Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1832-1917), mainly while Special Assistant, India Office Revenue and Statistical Dept 1871-1902; reflecting his interests in medical science and botany, the arts and crafts movement in Bo...
Copy of letter, dated 29 May 1820, from King George IV to Azim Jah, Nawab of the Carnatic, informing him of the appointment of Maj-Gen Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Bart (1761-1827) as Governor of Madras.
Papers of Harry Verelst, East India Company servant, Bengal; Governor of Bengal 1767-69
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Verelst Collection: papers, correspondence and accounts of Harry Verelst (1733-85), East India Company servant, Bengal 1749-69, Governor of Bengal 1767-69, relating to his administrative, political and business career; also papers, dated c1699-1861, of the Verelst and Wordsworth families.
Archives of the Friends of Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital; and of their predecessor, the British Board of the Hospital
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Friends of Vellore: archives of the Friends of Vellore Christian Medical College and Hospital; and of their predecessor, the British Board of the Hospital.
Archives of the Friends of the Women's Christian Colleges in Madras, and of their predecessors, the British Boards of the Colleges
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Women's Christian Colleges in Madras: archives of the Friends of the Women's Christian Colleges in Madras, and of their predecessors the British Boards of the Women's Christian College, St Christopher's Training College, and the Christa Seva Vidhyalaya; containing minutes, papers, correspondence,...