Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
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Lyveden Collection: correspondence and papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73), as President of the Board of Control 1855-58, relating in particular to the Persian Campaign 1856-57 and the Indian Mutiny 1857-58; also papers, dated 1898-1900, relating to the service and death of...
Diaries and papers of Louise Ouwerkerk, University teacher in Travancore 1929-39, teacher in West Africa 1953-63, teacher in India and England 1963-71
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Ouwerkerk Collection: diaries, letters and papers of Louise Ouwerkerk (1904-89), University teacher in Travancore 1929-39, wartime internee 1940-41, employed on official publicity work in India 1942-46, teacher in West Africa 1953-63, teacher in India and England 1963-71.
Diaries and papers of Lt-Col (George Norman) Patrick Hodder, Assistant, James Finlay & Co Ltd, Assam 1923-25; Manager, Midnapore Zamindari Company Ltd, Bengal 1925-37; Manager, Anderson Wright & Company Ltd 1937-39; Wartime Service in Supply Dept, GHQ, India; later Chief Executive, East India Clinic and European Hospitals Association, Calcutta.
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Diaries, miscellaneous papers, and memorabilia of Lt-Col (George Norman) Patrick Hodder (b 1903); Assistant, James Finlay & Co. Ltd, Assam 1923-25; Manager, Midnapore Zamindari Co. Ltd, Bengal 1925-37; Manager, Anderson Wright & Co. Ltd; wartime service in Supply Dept, GHQ, India; later C...
Grant Duff Collection: papers of Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (1829-1906), MP 1857-81, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India 1868-74, Governor of Madras 1881-86; also includes correspondence with numerous British and European public figures; some correspondence of his son Evelyn Grant Duff (1863-1926), diplomat 1886-1913, and of other members of the Grant Duff family; draft biographies of Sir M E Grant Duff and Lady Grant Duff by their descendant Sheila Sokolov-Grant.
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Grant Duff Collection: papers of Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff (1829-1906), MP 1857-81, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for India 1868-74, Governor of Madras 1881-86, including correspondence with numerous British and European public figures; some correspondence of his son Sir Eve...
Thomas Collection: papers, dated c 1913-60 but mainly 1944-60, of Sir Roger Thomas (1886-1960), Indian Agricultural Service, Madras 1913, serving in Mesopotamia 1917-25; Managing Director, Sind Land Development Company 1932-60; Agricultural Adviser to Government of Sind 1944-52; member, Pakistan ...
Papers of W G Archer, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1931-47, and of his wife Mildred Archer, experts on Indian poetry and art
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Archer Collection: papers of Dr William George Archer (1907-79), Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1931-46; served in Naga Hills, Assam 1946-48; Keeper, Indian Section, Victoria and Albert Museum 1949- 59; and of his wife Dr Mildred Agnes Archer (b 1911), Curator, Prints and Drawings Section, India Off...
Papers of the 1st Marquess of Willingdon, Viceroy of India 1931-36
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Willingdon Private Collection: private correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and photographs of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866-1941), chiefly while Governor- General of Canada 1926-31 and Viceroy of India 1931-36.
Letters, journals, genealogies, histories, memoirs and literary works of and pertaining to the Tucker family, in particular Henry St George Tucker (1771-1851), Bengal Civil Service 1791-1815, East India Company Director 1826-51, and his wife Jane Tucker (nee Boswell) (1789-1869)
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Letters, journals, genealogies, histories, memoirs and literary works of and pertaining to the Tucker family, in particular Henry St George Tucker (1771-1851), Bengal Civil Service 1791-1815, East India Company Director 1826-51, and his wife Jane Tucker (nee Boswell) (1789-1869).
Cooper's Hill Society: papers relating to the Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill, and the careers of some of pupils
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Minute books, annual reports, and magazine of the Cooper's Hill Society 1907-61, and materials relating to the Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill 1872-1906, chiefly donated by former students illustrating life at the College and their subsequent careers.
Papers of Arthur Herbert Cocks, Indian Civil Service 1837-63
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Cocks Collection: diaries, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Arthur Herbert Cocks (1819-81), Bengal Civil Service 1837-63, relating to his career in India and including material relating to the Indian Mutiny.