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Language Not applicable Place Delhi, India Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP1104/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/11
Title:
Private Collection of Royal family of Cussimbazar (Roy)
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Around 1700 AD Ajodhya Ram Roy of Pirojpur village near Bhagabangola and the river Padma (who traced his descent from Patrasayer of Burdwan District) came with his family to settle down in Cossimbazar, a renowned port city of Bengal closed to Murshidabad, the capital of the Na...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
2818 TIFF images

2. EAP1274/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1274/1
Title:
Collections of Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar of Coimbatore
Scope & Content:
This collection was produced by Rao Bahadur C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar (known as Kovaikizhar) of Coimbatore between 1925-1953. Presently the collection is in Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigalar Arts, Science & Tamil College library at Coimbatore. The collection contains five folders in series le...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:
1925-1953
Extent:
228 TIFF images

3. EAP1274/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1274/3
Title:
Collections of Nilgiri Documentation Centre (NDC)
Scope & Content:
This collection contains 262 files and 2522 images. NILGIRIS DOCUMENTATION CENTRE (NDC) officially inaugurated by British council Director Mr. Chris Gibson in 2006. This is the only surviving unique collection in this region, and not yet explored by any researchers. 1) Mr. A. Dharmalingam, son o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Not applicable, and Tamil
Date Range:
1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
2522 TIFF images

4. Photo 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 4
Title:
Two loose mounted prints showing the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi of 1877 and a portrait group of Sir William Muir and staff. Photographer(s): Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Two loose prints mounted on card with contemporary captions and identifications in ink.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
2 items

5. Photo 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 53
Title:
Tytler Collection: Views of India by Robert and Harriet Tytler. Photographer(s): Tytler, Robert and Harriet
Scope & Content:
Collection of 45 loose prints mounted on contemporary card, tipped into modern window mounts, with pencilled captions (modern) written on reverse of print mount. The collection shows architectural and topographical views of locations associated with the Indian Uprising of 1857–58 at Delhi, Agra,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
45 items

6. Photo 318

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 318
Title:
Return of the sacred weapons of Guru Govind Singh to India Photographer(s): Ministry of Information
Scope & Content:
Loose prints, some with captions written on the reverse. The set records the return to India of a shield, Dal-i-abince (iron weapon), Shumsher Teghab (scimitar), Chakra (golden quoit), a large spear and a small spear, which had once belonged to the Sikh leader Guru Govind Singh and which came in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1966
Extent:
6 items

7. Photo 659

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 659
Title:
Presentation album: 'The King Emperor's Indian Durbar Tour, 1911-1912'.
Scope & Content:
Red full-leather album, 318x400mm, containing uncaptioned mounted prints (with 9 additional prints inserted loosely at the end). The photographs record the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911-12 and include a large series of views during the King's Nepal shikar, portraits on b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1911-1912
Extent:
1 item