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Place Chandernagore, Bengal

1. EAP341/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP341/1
Title:
Collection of books and periodicals at the Chandananagar Pustakagar, Hooghly [1841-1971]
Scope & Content:
The project digitised 1974 books and periodicals on a wide range of subjects (listed in "Subject summary"). The library is one of the earliest public institutions in the then French colony of Chandannagar.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Braj Bhasha, English, French, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1841-1971
Extent:

1974 files containing 558892 Tiff images

2. EAP341/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP341/2
Title:
Collection of books and periodicals at the Bankim Bhaban Gaveshana Kendra, Naihati [1833-1971]
Scope & Content:
The project digitised only 163 but most important titles in the history of Bengali literature and literary criticism of 19th century. The institute, compared to most other public institutions is comparatively much better organised, however, migrating the contents of the library to digital platfor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Braj Bhasha, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1833-1971
Extent:
163 files containing 50489 Tiff images

3. Mss Eur B248

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B248
Title:
Harvay papers.
Scope & Content:
`The Fortunate Englishman': an incomplete memoir written in humorous fashion by a Mr Harvay, describing his voyage to India, and adventures as an East India Company factor in Bengal from c1752 and as a lieutenant under Robert Clive at Plassey and Chandernagore in 1757.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1752-1758
Extent:
94 folios

4. Mss Eur F193

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F193
Title:
Verl e Collection: papers of a group of French officials and indigo planters living mainly at Chandernagore
Scope & Content:
Verlee Collection: personal, business, legal and official papers of a group of French officials and indigo planters living mainly at Chandernagore.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1735-1840
Extent:
107 items

5. Mss Eur Orme

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Orme
Title:
Robert Orme papers.
Scope & Content:
Orme Collection: papers of Robert Orme (1728-1801), East India Company servant, Bengal and Madras 1743-58, historiographer to the Company 1769-1801, chiefly collected for his `History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from the year 1745' (London 1763, 1778).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1796
Extent:
356 volumes