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1. Add MS 45158 A

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Add MS 45158 A
Title:
‘Diary of Gertrude Bell, 1911.’
Scope & Content:
The first of two oblong duodecimo volumes containing abbreviated notes recorded by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, during the course of a journey through Syria, Turkey and Iraq, from Damascus to Aleppo via Baghdad. The volume covers the period 9 February to 18 April 1911, covering Bell’s depart...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1911-18 Apr 1911
Extent:
1 volume (33 folios)

2. Add MS 45158 B

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Add MS 45158 B
Title:
‘Diary of Gertrude Bell, 1911.’
Scope & Content:
The second of two oblong duodecimo volumes containing abbreviated notes recorded by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, during the course of a journey through Syria, Turkey and Iraq, from Damascus to Aleppo via Baghdad. The volume covers the period 19 April to 23 May 1911, covering the journey from...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, Greek, Ancient, and Syriac
Date Range:
19 Apr 1911-23 May 1911
Extent:
1 volume (37 folios)

3. Add MS 45158 C

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Add MS 45158 C
Title:
Map of the area west of Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria; list of buildings for Dr David George Hogarth
Scope & Content:
Map of the area west of Ma‘arrat an Nu‘mān, Syria (f 1), and handwritten list of buildings, created by Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, for which plans and notes were required by David George Hogarth (f 2). The list includes: Qasr al-Azarak [Qasr Azraq], Qasr al-Amra [Qasr Amra], Qasr al-Kharane...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/6/692, ff 269-280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/692, ff 269-280
Title:
Messopotamia, Ruins of Babylon: Memoir and plans of the - By Commander Selby, Indian Navy.
Scope & Content:
This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch No. 65 of 4 July 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of Bo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1859-4 Jul 1859
Extent:
1 item (12 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/6/693, ff 46-73

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/693, ff 46-73
Title:
Persian Gulf, Babylon: Maps, sketches etc. description of the Ruins of -.
Scope & Content:
This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch Volume 21 of 23 May 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1858-23 May 1859
Extent:
1 item (28 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/6/693, ff 74-108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/693, ff 74-108
Title:
Persian Gulf, Babylon: Maps, sketches etc. descriptive of the ruins of -.
Scope & Content:
This item is a collection to Bombay Political Despatch No. 50 of 23 May 1859, from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of Bombay Political Department (the Political Despatch itself is not included in this item). The collection consists of papers forwarded with the Government of Bo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1858-13 May 1861
Extent:
1 item (35 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/10/742

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/742
Title:
File 2447/1918 'Antiquities Mesopotamia: Preservation of Historical Ruins. (Campbell Thomson and Hall Collection of Antiques)'
Scope & Content:
This volume contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, telegrams and minutes, regarding the preservation of ruins of historical interest in Palestine and Mesopotamia [Iraq] after the First World War. The papers notably cover the following: Arrangements for British specialists and archaeologi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1918-15 Feb 1921
Extent:
1 volume (336 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/1/192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/192
Title:
‘37 File 483 Memorandum on Bahrain; Major E L Durand’s Notes on the Antiquities of Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The volume’s contents fall into two categories: Reports and memoranda on Bahrain, dated 1875, including a report on the rulers of Bahrain (folios 2-7); a history and genealogy of the Uttoobee [ʿUtūb] tribe (folios 9-10); names of the ʿUtūb rulers (folios 11-13); a memorandum on Bahrain (folios ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1875-20 Feb 1889
Extent:
1 volume (104 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1513

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1513
Title:
‘16/16 Miscellaneous – Archaeological excavations at Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain, including archaeological excavations of, and damage inflicted to them. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); the Political Agent at Bahrain (Captain Char...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1927-29 May 1944
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

10. Mss Eur F111/29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F111/29
Title:
Subject Catalogue of Publications Relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
This volume consists of an alphabetised catalogue of publications relating to Persia divided by subject. The subjects cover a range of subjects but are mainly related to the history, art, geography and archaeology of Persia. The catalogue appears to have been either for or by Lord Curzon of Kedl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:

1 volume (194 folios)