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Name India Office, 1858-1947

1. Add MS 39165

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Add MS 39165
Title:
CATALOGUE of books in European languages in the Library of the College of Fort William, Calcutta, arranged alphabetically under authors. The College was founded by Lord Wellesley in 1800 for English officials. Paper; ff. i + 98. Folio. Circ. 1836 (watermarks). Belonged to the India Board Library. No. on back 249. Duplicate transferred from the India Office.
Scope & Content:
India Office: Transferred from: in 1914. Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Books in Fort William College Library, Calcutta: 1836. Calcutta, India: Catalogue of the Fort William College Library: 1836.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1836
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 45780

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Add MS 45780
Title:
Scope & Content:
NIGHTINGALE PAPERS. Vol. XLII (ff. 338). Correspondence with Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, G.C.S.I., 1st Bart. 1876; 1867-1875. Quarto. Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet; GCB: 1876. Correspondence with Florence Nightingale: 1867-1875. John Sutherland, MD; sanitary reformer: Correspon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867-1875
Extent:
1 item

3. IOR/C

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/C
Title:
Council of India
Scope & Content:
The main series, the Council Minutes running from 1858 to 1937, continues as the Minutes of the Advisers to the Secretary of State up to 1947. Since these minutes only record the work of the Council and the Advisers in a summary fashion, it is necessary to consult the archives of the main India O...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858-1947
Extent:
144 volumes

4. IOR/H

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/H
Title:
Home Miscellaneous
Scope & Content:
The range of subjects covered in Home Miscellaneous is extremely wide. The bulk of the material relates to the East India Company period and especially to trade; disputes involving Company servants; revenue, financial and judicial administration in India; and to military and diplomatic operations...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1600-1918
Extent:
849 volumes

5. IOR/X/12135

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IOR/X/12135
Title:
[India Office Floorplans]
Scope & Content:
Five plans of the India Office identified as 'Office Copy - Dec. 1940'. Printed originals have been annotated to show usage of specific rooms by various departments:IOR/X/12135/1 - Ground Floor Plan shows India Office verged red and the remainder Foreign OfficeIOR/X/12135/2 - First Floor Plan sho...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
5 sheets

6. IOR/X/12219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/12219
Title:
India Office Plan of Record Rooms in Basement
Scope & Content:
Two copies of building plans, undated and unattributed, showing rooms and storage locations within, as well as the rifle range.
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
2 sheets

7. Mss Eur A99

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Mss Eur A99
Title:
James Jackson papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter from James Jackson, Librarian-Archivist of the Societe de Geographie, Paris to Trelawney W Saunders (1821-1910), Geographical Assistant at the India Office 1869-85, mentioning Saunders's catalogue of reports in the India Office Map Room.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 folio

8. Mss Eur B137

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Mss Eur B137
Title:
Letters received by Sir James Cosmo Melvill, East India Company Home service 1808-58, and his son, also James Cosmo Melvill, East India Company and India Office official 1838-72
Scope & Content:
Letters from various correspondents to Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792-1861), East India Company Home Service 1808-58, Chief Secretary to the Company 1836-58; and his son, also James Cosmo Melvill, East India Company Home Service from 1838, Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India 1858-72, main...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1835-1884
Extent:
1 volume

9. Mss Eur B151

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Mss Eur B151
Title:
Florence Nightingale papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 27 Nov 1885, from Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) to Sir William Wedderburn, 10th and 4th Bart (1838- 1918), Bombay Civil Service 1860-87, President of Indian National Congress 1889, 1910; commenting on failure of Indians in recent elections; on Mr Bright, Lalmohun Ghose, Mr Digby,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1885
Extent:
4 folios

10. Mss Eur B313

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Mss Eur B313
Title:
Arnold Paul Kaminsky papers.
Scope & Content:
`Policy and Paperwork: The formation of policy in the India Office, 1883-1909, with special reference to the Permanent Undersecretaryship of Sir Arthur Godley' by Arnold P Kaminsky (Ph.D thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, 1976).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1909
Extent:
1 volume