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1. IOR Neg 1873-81

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 1873-81
Title:
Papers of General Chesney, Royal Artillery, explorer and surveyor
Scope & Content:
Papers of General Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872), Royal Artillery, explorer and surveyor, chiefly relating to his survey (1830) of the Isthmus of Suez showing that a canal was practicable, and his exploration of the Euphrates valley (1831, 1835-37) with a view to the development of an overlan...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1823-1885
Extent:
9 reels

2. Mss Eur C380

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C380
Title:
Memoirs, letters and photograph albums of Maj Donald Samuel Foster (1923-1997), Indian Army 1941-49, Colonial Service 1950-66, British overseas aid programme 1968-78, seconded to the Diplomatic Service at New Delhi 1971
Scope & Content:
`The Sunlit Silences. An Experience of India' and `Letters from Lebanon': memoirs by Major Donald Samuel Foster (1923-1997), Indian Army 1942-49, of his life as a soldier in India, the Middle East and Sumatra during the 1940s; and later as a diplomat; with photograph albums and related papers.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1970
Extent:
6 items