Search

Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/20 Digitised Content No Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. IOR/L/PS/20/1-289C

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/1-289C
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: Works received later, through official channels, plus miscellaneous items
Scope & Content:
The majority of the items in this sub-series came to the India Office Library and Records from Government Department Libraries in London, principally those of the Foreign Office and War Office. The source of each work, where it has been established, is given in this list at the end of the releva...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1864-1952
Extent:
c 255 items

2. IOR/L/PS/20/A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/A
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library 'A' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers Russian Empire, Chinese Turkestan and Central Asia (also includes some early items relating to Persia and Afghanistan)
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1834-1929
Extent:
33 volumes (55 items)

3. IOR/L/PS/20/B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/B
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'B' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers Afghanistan, Baluchistan, North West Frontier of India, Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Frontier of India
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1834-1944
Extent:
163 volumes (180 items)

4. IOR/L/PS/20/C

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'C' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers Persia, Persian Gulf, Arabia (including Muscat), Turkey/Ottoman Empire, Mesopotamia/Iraq, Syria and Palestine
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1834-1945
Extent:
138 volumes (154 items)

5. IOR/L/PS/20/CA

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/CA
Title:
Confidential abstracts of Letters, Secret Letters, Military Letters and Marine Letters received from India, and Letters and Secret Letters received from Aden, Zanzibar, Bushire, Muscat, Straits Settlements and Abyssinia, with indexes
Scope & Content:
These volumes contain confidential printed abstracts of letters received in London from the Governor General (Viceroy) of India in Council covering all departments of the Government of India, and of letters received from senior officials in certain areas outside India. The abstracts were printed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1861-1908
Extent:
43 volumes

6. IOR/L/PS/20/D

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/D
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'D' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers Assam, Bhutan, Burma (including Shan States, Chin Hills etc), Burma-China Frontier, China (except Chinese Turkestan, for which see L/PS/20/A), Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim, North East Frontier of India, Siam, South East Asia and Far East
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1949
Extent:
129 items

7. IOR/L/PS/20/E

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/E
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'E' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers Aden, Africa, Arabia, Red Sea and Middle East
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1945
Extent:
42 items

8. IOR/L/PS/20/F

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/F
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'F' Books
Scope & Content:
Covers the Indian Princely States (except Kashmir, for which see L/PS/20/B, and Bhutan, the Shan Stares and Sikkim, for which see L/PS/20/D). Also includes some reports on political/civil disturbances
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
150 volumes (156 items)

9. IOR/L/PS/20/FO

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/FO
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: Foreign Office Prints
Scope & Content:
Printed papers of HM Foreign Office, London, relating to India and neighbouring countries
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1843-1937
Extent:
91 volumes (280 files)

10. IOR/L/PS/20/G

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/G
Title:
Political and Secret Department Library: 'G' Books: Miscellaneous External
Scope & Content:
As well as material relating to neighbouring countries includes items on India's geopolitical position, on the French and Portuguese possessions in India, and on treaties between British India and the Indian Princely States
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1757-1933
Extent:
84 volumes (145 files)

Limit your search