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Place Sylhet, Assam Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP921/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4
Title:
The Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of India(as the executive committee of library has claimed for a long times) in Midnapur district of Bengal. Aft...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
12th century-20th century
Extent:
12036 TIFF images

2. EAP921/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1
Title:
Books from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of books from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of In...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1849-1940
Extent:
9147 TIFF images

3. EAP921/4/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1/2
Title:
Sylhet
Scope & Content:
It is a brief record on Sylhet. The writer who stayed at there for 2 yrs, described his experiences and observations on Sylhet. He briefly depicted about general characteristic of people, peculiar manners & customs, religion and religious practices, education and other reletive subjects of t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880
Extent:
125 TIFF images

4. EAP921/4/1/47

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1/47
Title:
ইতিবৃত্ত-তত্ত্ব বা আর্য্য-অনার্য্য-বুভুৎসা
Scope & Content:
History of Sylhet. To be more specifically it was a critically review of the book 'Srihatter Itibritta'. The author of present book tried to analys the mistakes of 'Srihatter Itibritta'. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudit...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
69 TIFF images

5. Mss Eur C400

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C400
Title:
Gerald Pakenham Stewart papers.
Scope & Content:
`The Rough and the Smooth': memoir by Gerald Pakenham Stewart (b 1906), Indian Civil Service, Assam 1930-47, recounting his early life in Ireland, his career in Assam and Manipur, his experience as a prisoner of war 1942-45, and his life in New Zealand since 1948.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906-1974
Extent:
239 pp

6. Mss Eur E325

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E325
Title:
Printed papers, tour diaries and reports relating to Manipur State and the Naga Hills collected by Christopher Gimson (1886-1975), Indian Civil service, Assam, 1911-47, Political Agent, Manipur from 1933, including report on Court of Enquiry and proceedings of the Manipur Commission for the trial of the members of the Manipur Ruling Family in 1891.
Scope & Content:
Printed papers, tour diaries and reports relating to Manipur State and the Naga Hills collected by Christopher Gimson (1886-1975), Indian Civil Service, Assam 1911-47, Political Agent, Manipur from 1933, including report on Court of Enquiry and proceedings of the Manipur Commission for the trial ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850-1945
Extent:
19 items

7. Mss Eur F174

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F174
Title:
London archives of the Indian Tea Association, the Pakistan (later Bangladesh) Tea Association, and the South Indian Association
Scope & Content:
Indian Tea Association: archives of three related organisations involved in the tea industry: the Indian Tea Trades Association (later the Indian Tea Association, London); the Pakistan (later Bangladesh) Tea Association, London; and the South Indian Association in London.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1879-1982
Extent:
2344 items

8. Mss Eur F257

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257
Title:
Papers of Capt Francis Jenkins, Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Capt (later Maj-Gen) Francis Jenkins (1793-1866), Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32); Commissioner, Assam 1834-61; including letter book and private journals relating to surveys in Arakan and Assam, and a description of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1831-1838
Extent:
6 items

9. Mss Eur F532

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F532
Title:
Account Book of Maj-Gen (later Lt-Gen) Sir John Hunter Littler (1783-1856), Bengal Army 1800-56, whilst in Sylhet
Scope & Content:
Account Book of Maj-Gen (later Lt-Gen) Sir John Hunter Littler (1783-1856), Bengal Army 1800-56, whilst in Sylhet
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1840-1843
Extent:
1Volume

10. Mss Eur F697/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F697/2/4
Title:
Diary of a visit to Sylhet
Scope & Content:
Account of Lydia King Baker's journey from Noacolly [Noakhali] to Sylhet by boat 4-12 August 1843; and of time spent in Sylhet staying with Annie Sealy (1821-1869), wife of Cudbert Thornhill Sealy the local magistrate, until 12 October 1843. The diary recounts her daily life in Sylhet includin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Aug 1843-16 Oct 1843
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)