Miscellaneous Indian correspondence. Many of these letters relate to Lansdowne’s arrival as Viceroy in 1888 and his departure in 1894, including personal greetings and congratulations, and recommendations for appointments and honours. Correspondents include Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1...
Indian Governmental Reforms, including papers on the transfer of the seat of government from Calcutta to Delhi. Includes correspondence with Robert Crewe-Milnes, Marquess of Crewe; Sir Charles Crosthwaite (on Indian opposition to British rule, 1909); George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon (Vic...
The Navy. Printed and typewritten, mostly government papers and newspaper cuttings, including two memoranda by Sir John Fisher entitled ‘Naval Notes’ and ‘Naval Questions’, and notes for a speech (presumably by Lansdowne) on naval policy.
Netherland South African Railway, 1905; German schemes in Madeira, 1905; French, Spanish and German claims in Morocco, 1911-1912. Mostly printed, but also including letters from Thomas Sanderson, Baron Sanderson (permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office), and J.S. Sandars (private secreta...