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Place Arakan, Burma

1. Mss Eur B270

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Mss Eur B270
Title:
Warren Hastings papers.
Scope & Content:
Letter, dated 1 Jan 1785, from Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor of Bengal 1772-74 and Governor-General 1774-85, to Capt (later Lt-Gen) Alexander Kyd (1754-1826), Bengal Engineers 1775-1826, instructing him to obtain a survey of the `Razoo river' and the coast of Arakan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1785
Extent:
2 folios

2. Mss Eur B409

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Mss Eur B409
Title:
Thomas Murray papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoirs with sketches, maps and letters, compiled in 1836, by Maj-Gen Thomas Murray (1781-1846), Bengal Army 1801-46, on his service in India and various parts of South East Asia 1801-29, including accounts of Arakan and the first Burmese War 1824-26; also journal of trip from Almora to Calcutta ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1801-1834
Extent:
12 volumes; 1 folio

3. Mss Eur C388

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Mss Eur C388
Title:
Ivor John N Jukes papers.
Scope & Content:
Four memoirs by Lt Ivor John N Jukes (b 1917), Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve: (i) `Coral Strand' describing his experiences with Arakan Coastal Forces, c1943-44; (ii) `South Block' on his work in the Delhi Secretariat 1946-47 as Secretary to Chief of Staff, RIN; (iii) `To Rangoon and Beyond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943-1947
Extent:
27 folios

4. Mss Eur C786

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Mss Eur C786
Title:
Dogra Regiment papers.
Scope & Content:
`An Abridged History of the Dogra Regiment' with other documents and recollections by members of the Regiment.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858-1947
Extent:
1 folder

5. Mss Eur D1071

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Mss Eur D1071
Title:
Archibald Ian Bowman papers.
Scope & Content:
Typescript entitled `Border Patrol: Memoir of Lushai Hills and North Arakan 1942-43', completed 1984, by Archibald Ian Bowman (1915-87), Indian Civil Service, United Provinces 1937-47, describing his experiences as a temporary officer with V Force engaged on reconnaissance and intelligence gather...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942-1943
Extent:
209 folios

6. Mss Eur E390

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Mss Eur E390
Title:
Peter Murray papers.
Scope & Content:
Memoir, dated 1980, by Peter Murray (b 1915), Burma Civil Service 1938-49, on `North Arakan 1942', detailing the collapse of British Administration in the area, with a brief historical introduction and a short account of subsequent events; also office stamp British Military Administration, Burma,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1942
Extent:
1 portfolio (58 folios); 1 box

7. Mss Eur F109

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Mss Eur F109
Title:
Papers of John Adam, Bengal Civil Service 1796-1825, member of Supreme Council of India 1819-25, Acting Governor-General of India 1823
Scope & Content:
Adam Collection: official papers and private correspondence of John Adam (1779-1825), Bengal Civil Service 1796-1825, including papers as Member of Supreme Council of India 1819-25 and Acting Governor-General 1823.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1794-1825
Extent:
109 items

8. Mss Eur F185

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Mss Eur F185
Title:
Papers of the Lakher Pioneer Mission to the Lakher (or Mara) people of the South Lushai Hills: principally papers of its founder Reginald Lorrain (1880-1944), and other missionary members of his family
Scope & Content:
Lakher Pioneer Mission: papers relating to its work among the Lakher (Mara) people of the South Lushai hills, its founder Reginald Lorrain (1880-1944), and members of his family; including letters from his daughter Louise Marguerite Tlosai (1909-68) and her husband Albert Bruce Lorrain-Foxall (d ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1978
Extent:
248 files

9. Mss Eur F229

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Mss Eur F229
Title:
Papers of Archibald Ian Bowman, Indian Civil Service, chiefly relating to the Lushai Hills Total Defence Scheme and 'V' Force 1942-44
Scope & Content:
Bowman Collection: papers of Archibald Ian Bowman (1915-87), Indian Civil Service, United Provinces 1937-47, chiefly relating to his role in the Lushai Hills Total Defence Scheme and `V' Force 1942-44, and his continuing interest in the Lushai (or Mizo) people after independence; also papers of M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937-1987
Extent:
64 items

10. Mss Eur F257

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F257
Title:
Papers of Capt Francis Jenkins, Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Capt (later Maj-Gen) Francis Jenkins (1793-1866), Bengal Army 1810-61; appointed to undertake surveys of Eastern Frontier (1831) and in Assam (1831-32); Commissioner, Assam 1834-61; including letter book and private journals relating to surveys in Arakan and Assam, and a description of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1831-1838
Extent:
6 items