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Place Abu, Rajputana

1. Mss Eur B70-71; D342-44; E131-42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B70-71; D342-44; E131-42
Title:
Luard Collection: papers compiled by Lt-Col Charles Eckford Luard (1869-1927), Indian Army 1892-98, Indian Political Service 1899-1925, Superintendent of Census for Central India 1910-11, comprising material relating chiefly to the castes and tribes of Central India, their customs, nursery songs and proverbs.
Scope & Content:
Luard Collection: papers compiled by Lt-Col Charles Eckford Luard (1869-1927), Indian Army 1892-98, Indian Political Service 1899-1925, Superintendent of Census for Central India 1910-11, comprising material relating chiefly to the castes and tribes of Central India, their customs, nursery songs ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1901-1915
Extent:
17 volumes

2. Mss Eur D153

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D153
Title:
Geographical memoranda by various army officers including Lt (later Lt-Col Sir) Alexander Burnes (1805-41), Bombay Army 1821-41, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General in Cutch 1825-29, on places in western India including Mahi Kantha, Rann of Cutch, Sind, Narbada river, Kathiawar, and Mount Abu.
Scope & Content:
Geographical memoranda by various army officers including Lt (later Lt-Col Sir) Alexander Burnes (1805-41), Bombay Army 1821-41, Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General in Cutch 1825-29, on places in western India including Mahi Kantha, Rann of Cutch, Sind, Narbada river, Kathiawar, and Mount Abu.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1808-1828
Extent:
1 volume

3. Mss Eur D1155

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1155
Title:
Charles Lovell Pigott papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Charles Lovell Pigott (1860-1920), Indian Post Office 1881-1914, and other members of his family, including articles and stories by Pigott, copies of his books `On Postal and Public Service' (1898) and `On Public Service' (1907), newspaper cuttings, photographs and postcards.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1931
Extent:
2 boxes

4. Mss Eur E410

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E410
Title:
GODFREY COLLECTION. Papers of Lt-Col Stuart Hill Godfrey, Indian Political Service 1892-1915; his wife Guendolen; and father-in-law Sir Adelbert Talbot, Indian Political Service 1873-1900
Scope & Content:
Godfrey Collection: papers of Lt-Col Stuart Hill Godfrey (1861-1941), Indian Political Service 1892-1915, his wife Guendolen, and his father-in-law Lt-Col Sir Adelbert Cecil Talbot (1845-1920), Indian Political Service 1873-1900, Resident in Kashmir 1896-1900; including correspondence, papers, a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1880-1936
Extent:
147 items

5. Mss Eur F197

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F197
Title:
Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband (1863-1942) and other members of his family
Scope & Content:
Younghusband Collection: papers of Lt-Col Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942), British Army 1882, Indian Foreign Dept 1889-1909, British Commissioner to Tibet 1903-04, religious thinker; his wife Helen Augusta (nee Magniac) (1861-1945); his daughter Dame Eileen Louise Younghusband (1902-8...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1836-1981
Extent:
694 items

6. Mss Eur F226

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F226
Title:
Memoirs of former members of the Indian Political Service or their wives
Scope & Content:
Indian Political Service Collection: memoirs of some thirty-five former members of the Indian Political Service, or their wives, describing their experiences, chiefly in the period 1920-1947, as political officers in the Indian States, the North-West Frontier Province, Baluchistan, or the Residen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1947
Extent:
35 items