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1. Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Title:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
Scope & Content:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1825
Extent:
51 volumes

2. IOR Neg 4325-70

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4325-70
Title:
Papers of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin as Viceroy of India 1884-88
Scope & Content:
Papers of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902) as Viceroy of India 1884-88. [See also Mss Eur F 130].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1884-1888
Extent:
46 reels

3. IOR Neg 4390

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4390
Title:
Spencer Compton Cavendish papers.
Scope & Content:
Letterbook of Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington (later 8th Duke of Devonshire) (1833-1908) as Secretary of State for India 1880-82.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1881
Extent:
1 reel

4. IOR Neg 4391-94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4391-94
Title:
Henry Dundas papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811) chiefly as Member 1784 and President 1793-1801 of the Board of Control; also of his son Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville (1771-1851) as President of the Board 1807-12.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1782-1811
Extent:
4 reels

5. IOR Neg 4396

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4396
Title:
Richard Assheton Cross papers.
Scope & Content:
`A Political History, 1868-1900': by Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross (1823-1914), Secretary of State for India 1886-92 (privately printed, 1903): the author's personal annotated copy, containing a number of original photographs and letters.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1868-1900
Extent:
1 reel

6. IOR Neg 4986-5020

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4986-5020
Title:
Correspondence of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru (1872-1949), Indian moderate politician
Scope & Content:
Correspondence of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru (1872-1949), Law Member, Governor-General's Council 1920-23; President, Indian Liberal Federation 1923; Delegate to Round Table Conference 1930-32 and to Joint Parliamentary Committee 1933; leading Indian moderate politician.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1949
Extent:
35 reels; also negs of reels 4997-5020

7. IOR Neg 8608-09

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 8608-09
Title:
Spencer Compton Cavendish papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters received by Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington (later 8th Duke of Devonshire) (1833-1908) as Secretary of State for India 1880-82.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1883
Extent:
2 reels

8. IOR Neg 10760-826

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 10760-826
Title:
Papers of Quaid-i-Azam Mahomed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), leader of Muslim League in India and founder of Pakistan
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers, dated 1903-48 (but chiefly 1936-48), of Quaid-i-Azam Mahomed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), President, All-India Muslim League 1916, 1920 and 1934-48; Governor-General of Pakistan 1947-48 and President of the Pakistan Constituent Assembly.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936-1948
Extent:
67 reels

9. IOR Neg 11637-43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 11637-43
Title:
Francis Rawdon-Hastings papers.
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, household accounts and other papers of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1828), Governor-General of Bengal 1813-23. For summary report on these papers: see Huntington Library Bulletin, no.5, Apr 1934, pp1-65.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1795-1825
Extent:
7 reels

10. IOR Neg 11644

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 11644
Title:
Francis Rawdon-Hastings papers.
Scope & Content:
Journal of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1754-1828), Governor-General of Bengal 1813-23.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1813-1814
Extent:
1 reel