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11. Mss Eur F724/10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/10
Title:
Journal X
Scope & Content:
Kodaikanal, September 1905. Barber is visiting the hill station for the second time and remembering his last visit when he gave Ada away at her wedding and suffered an attack of malaria. Barber is still suffering with pain in his fingers. Reports there is cholera and a scarcity of water in Madr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1905-11 Sep 1906
Extent:
1 volume

12. Mss Eur F724/11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/11
Title:
Journal XI
Scope & Content:
Madras [Chennai], September 1906. Reflection on the reception of recent journals and his feeling that recipients had lost their initial interest, Barber is pleasantly surprised at their warm reception. The Governor is laying foundation of the college at Coimbatore. Barber is feeling slighted b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1906-25 Aug 1908
Extent:
1 volume

13. Mss Eur F724/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/12
Title:
Journal XII
Scope & Content:
Coimbatore, September 1908. Barber’s thoughts on restarting his journal and fond memories of his English furlough. Discussion of the Agricultural College at Coimbatore and the weather. A description of the new house that is being built in Coimbatore and thoughts on the cost of electric lighting...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1908-18 Jul 1909
Extent:
1 volume

14. Mss Eur F724/13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/13
Title:
Journal XIII
Scope & Content:
Coimbatore, August 1909. Barber discusses his work studying root sections and teaching at the newly opened Agricultural College. Describes the difficulties of hiring replacements for the departed servants and cooks [staff, servants]. Barber is feeling some disappointment in Miss R, governess. D...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
04 Aug 1909-03 Jul 1910
Extent:
1 volume

15. Mss Eur F724/14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/14
Title:
Journal XIV
Scope & Content:
Coimbatore, October 1910. Discussion of recent weather, unsure whether the North East monsoon has arrived. Edith and the children have spent seven and a half months at Kotagiri and will journey to the agricultural college tomorrow. Description of tidying the compound and having paths remade aft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Oct 1910-21 May 1911
Extent:
1 volume

16. Mss Eur F724/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/15
Title:
Journal XV
Scope & Content:
Irruttupallam Forest Bungalow, May 1911. Barber is visiting a new area, he won't stay in the forest due to the risk of fever for himself and his ‘subordinates’ [staff, servants]. Discusses wanting to study the dry forest, work on his lectures in the morning and hunt [shooting, shikar] in the af...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 May 1911-14 Jan 1912
Extent:
1 volume

17. Mss Eur F724/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/16
Title:
Journal XVI
Scope & Content:
Coimbatore, March 1912. Barber has injured his leg playing tennis. Edith is on her way to Dindigul and then on to the Bibby boat with the children back to England. Thoughts on Edith and the children's departure, details of Edith's send off from the ladies at the college. Barber discusses Indian...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1912-22 Jun 1913
Extent:
1 volume

18. Mss Eur F724/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/17
Title:
Journal XVII
Scope & Content:
Calcutta [Kolkata], July 1913. Barber has just spent almost four months in Coimbatore. Description of work including landscaping and infrastructure for the sugar-cane farm and at the laboratory. He is now visiting the North during the rains, describes flooding [weather]. Description of fellow r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1913-29 Mar 1914
Extent:
1 volume

19. Mss Eur F724/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/18
Title:
Journal XVIII
Scope & Content:
Long Leave, April 17 - October 28 1914. Barber travels on the ‘new Danushkodi route’ to Colombo and the Bibby S.S. Warwickshire to London. Mention of plague inoculations in Colombo. Diary of Barber’s engagements and outings while on furlough. Details of dining at Christ's Cambridge and at the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1914-17 Jan 1915
Extent:
1 volume

20. Mss Eur F724/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F724/19
Title:
Journal XIX
Scope & Content:
Madras, January 1916. Off on the sixth [?] tour in North India with Edith, poor selection and high prices shopping in Madras - effect of war, train journey - ships being sunk, Ada and Edith going to a small at home at Government house with Lady Pentland, Barber playing tennis at the club, railw...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
06 Jan 1916-03 Mar 1916
Extent:
1 volume

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