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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur D922 Name Lorimer, David Lockhart Robertson, army officer, linguist, 1876-1962

1. Mss Eur D922

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D922
Title:
Papers of Lt (later Lt-Col) David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer and Emily Overend Lorimer
Scope & Content:
These papers are composed of two files as follows: D 922/1 (which is itself divided into two physical volumes): an account of a journey in Kashmir in 1898-99 written by Lt (later Lt-Col) David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer of the Indian Army (folios 1-262). Copies of letters sent by the linguist, p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1898-1914
Extent:
2 files (668 folios)

2. Mss Eur D922/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D922/1
Title:
An Account of a Journey in Kashmir by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer and Letters from Emily Overend Lorimer to her Parents sent from Bahrain and Kerman
Scope & Content:
This file consists of two separate physical files as follows: 1) An account of a journey in Kashmir in 1898-99 written by David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer of the Indian Army. His account is entitled 'Three Months of Privilege Leave'. It contains his observations on the languages, peoples, trans...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
1898-1914
Extent:

2 files (630 folios)