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Project / Collection India Office Private Papers Name Bell, Charles Alfred, Knight, administrator in India and Tibetologist, 1870-1945

1. Mss Eur C909

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C909
Title:
Kazi Dawasamdup papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters to Lama Kazi Dawasamdup (d 1923), headmaster of Bhutea Boys School, Gangtok, Sikkim, official translator for Government of India, collaborated with W Y Evans Wentz on translation of 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead' (1927); from Sir Charles Alfred Bell, W L Campbell and others mainly concern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1908-1920
Extent:
1 folder

2. Mss Eur F80

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80
Title:
Papers and photographs of Sir Charles Bell, Indian Civil Service 1891-1919; Tibetologist
Scope & Content:
Bell Collection: papers and photographs of Sir Charles Alfred Bell (1870-1945), Indian Civil Service 1891-1919, on political duty in Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim 1904-21, adviser to British Plenipotentiary (Sir Henry McMahon) at Simla Conference on Tibet 1913-14; in retirement devoted himself to scho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1901-1944
Extent:
304 items

3. Mss Eur F80/289(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(2)
Title:
A present from the Dalai Lama of cream cheeses, dried apricots, and dried apples. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of cloth parcel fastened with a seal. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 309. [Gelatin silver print, 128x94mm]. Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F80/289(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(4)
Title:
The Dalai Lama in 1930, aged fifty-four. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the 13th Dalai Lama, seated on an ornately carved wooden throne. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 372. [Gelatin silver print, 78x138mm]. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; lamas; religious leaders; T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F80/289(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(6)
Title:
Kun-pel La, favourite of the Dalai Lama's last years. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Kun-pel La, seated in front of curtains. Kun-pel La exercised power briefly in Tibet after the death of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1933, but was then arrested and tried. He was exiled to a monastery in Kong-po province, and later escaped to Kalimp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1933
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur G97

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G97
Title:
Hugh Edward Richardson papers.
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers chiefly on Tibet, compiled by Hugh Edward Richardson (b 1905), Indian Civil Service 1930-50, Indian Political Service 1934-50, Trade Agent, Gyantse 1936-40 and 1946-50; including letters, dated 1920-21, from the Dalai Lama and others to Sir Charles Alfred Bell (1870-1945); an...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1943
Extent:
1 portfolio