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1. IOR/F/4/2032/92038

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2032/92038
Title:
Scope & Content:
Petitions from Weavers of the Chingleput District complaining of the imposition of a tax on their looms, together with correspondence which took place on a previous representation on the same subject. Also included are various revenue statements for the District. One of the petitions includes a ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Tamil
Date Range:
Oct 1814-Nov 1843
Extent:
1 file

2. IOR/R

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R
Title:
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Scope & Content:
The main areas of origin for the records in IOR/R are India, Nepal, Burma, Malaysia, China, Afghanistan, Persian Gulf, Egypt, and Aden.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Malay, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1623-1985
Extent:
c 38,000 files / volumes, 1370 boxes

3. IOR/R/9

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/9
Title:
Malacca Records
Scope & Content:
The records originally comprised 36 boxes of Orphan Chamber records, 54 boxes of records of the College of Justice, 1 box of the records of the Political Council, and 7 boxes of miscellanies. For the most part the records are written Dutch. The bulk relates to the period 1785-1825 i.e. the last y...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Chinese, Dutch, English, French, Malay, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1685-1835
Extent:
98 boxes (899 files)

4. IOR/R/9/29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/9/29
Title:
Miscellanea 3 - Government Proclamations and Public Notices
Scope & Content:
Includes a precedence list for the Dutch East Indies revised to 20 Jun 1783
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Chinese, Dutch, English, Malay, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1810-1819
Extent:
3 files

5. IOR/R/9/29/3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/9/29/3
Title:
Public notices and advertisements, Malacca
Scope & Content:
Includes a precedence list for the Dutch East Indies revised to 20 Jun 1783
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Chinese, Dutch, English, Malay, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
Dec 1816-24 Dec 1819
Extent:
1 file

6. IOR/R/15/5/20-23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/20-23
Title:
File 9: [Claims]
Scope & Content:
The four surviving Claims files contain correspondence, witness statements and other related documents. The first and second files concern the investigation and prosecution of criminal and civil offences in Kuwait, falling within the jurisdiction of the British Political Agent for Kuwait. In mos...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Persian, Portuguese, and Tamil
Date Range:
1908-1930
Extent:
4 files (579 folios)

7. IOR/S

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/S
Title:
Linguistic Survey of India Records
Scope & Content:
These records comprise the Files of Sir George Grierson, Superintendent of the Linguistic Survey, 1898-1902. They consist mainly of his correspondence with various scholars and institutions, and Files, containing basic research data, such as examples of India languages and dialects; also publishe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
A-sho, Abor, Angani, Ao, Arakanese, Asho-zo, Assamese, Bengali, Bhili, Bhotia, Bihari, Burmese, Central Pahari, Chingpaw, Chyang, Coorgi, Danaw, Dima-sa, Dulien, Eastern Pahari, English, Gadaba, Garo, Gondi, Gujarati, Gurung, Hatigorria, Hills Kachari, Hindi, Hkun, Kachin, Kanarese, Kandhi, Karen Languages, Khandesi, Kharia, Khas-kura, Khasi, Kherwari, Khond, Khun, Khyang, Kodagu, Kolami, Kota, Kui, Kurku, Kurukh, Lai, Lepcha, Lisu, Luhupa, Luppa, Lushei, Magahi, Magar, Magari, Malayalam, Mande Kusik, Marathi, Mikir, Modern Mon, Mro, Mru, Naipali, Newari, Orao, Oriya, Palaung, Phon, Phun, Rajasthani, Rong, Sanskrit, Savara, Shan, Sho, Sindhi, Talaing, Tamil, Tangkhul, Taungtha, Taungyo, Telugu, Toda, Tulu, Tuluva, Tulvi, Western Pahari Languages, and Yawyin
Date Range:
1890-1938
Extent:
396 files and gramophone records

8. IOR/S/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/S/2
Title:
Linguistic Survey of India Gramophone Records
Scope & Content:
These records were made to supplement the Linguistic Survey of’ India, which was set up in 1894 under the supervision of George Grierson. The survey’s aim, not fully realised, was to collect specimens of every known language and dialect covered by its operations. These extended from Baluchistan ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
A-sho, Abor, Angani, Ao, Arakanese, Asho-zo, Assamese, Bengali, Bhili, Bhotia, Bihari, Burmese, Central Pahari, Chingpaw, Chyang, Coorgi, Danaw, Dima-sa, Dulien, Eastern Pahari, Gadaba, Garo, Gondi, Gujarati, Gurung, Hatigorria, Hills Kachari, Hindi, Hkun, Kachin, Kanarese, Kandhi, Karen Languages, Khandesi, Kharia, Khas-kura, Khasi, Kherwari, Khond, Khun, Khyang, Kodagu, Kolami, Kota, Kui, Kurku, Kurukh, Lai, Lepcha, Lisu, Luhupa, Luppa, Lushei, Magahi, Magar, Magari, Malayalam, Mande Kusik, Marathi, Mikir, Modern Mon, Mro, Mru, Naipali, Newari, Orao, Oriya, Palaung, Phon, Phun, Rajasthani, Rong, Sanskrit, Savara, Shan, Sho, Sindhi, Talaing, Tamil, Tangkhul, Taungtha, Taungyo, Telugu, Toda, Tulu, Tuluva, Tulvi, Western Pahari Languages, and Yawyin
Date Range:
1913-1929
Extent:
242 gramophone records

9. IOR/S/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/S/2/7
Title:
Madras
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Coorgi, Gadaba, Gujarati, Kanarese, Kandhi, Khond, Kodagu, Kota, Kui, Malayalam, Marathi, Savara, Tamil, Telugu, Toda, Tulu, Tuluva, and Tulvi
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
49 gramophone records

10. IOR/S/2/7/13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/S/2/7/13
Title:
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Scope & Content:
Spoken language: Tamil (Kasuva dialect)
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
1 gramophone record