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Place Gaya, Bihar

1. Mss Eur Buchanan

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Mss Eur Buchanan
Title:
Papers of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762-1829)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, comprising: Journals of his Deputation from Bengal to Ava [Burma], 1795-1798 Observations on Nepal, 1802 Natural history observations and drawings made at the Barrackpore Menagerie Notes, descriptions and natural history illustrations in preparation for Fishe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1795-1823
Extent:
56 volumes

2. Mss Eur D1167

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Mss Eur D1167
Title:
Papers of Charles Evelyn Arbuthnot William Oldham (1869-1949), Indian Civil Service 1890-1920, Commissioner of Patna Division 1913-20, including extensive notes on Buddhism, indexes of Bhojpuri proverbs, and correspondence with Sir Aurel Stein
Scope & Content:
Papers of Charles Evelyn Arbuthnot William Oldham (1869-1949), Indian Civil Service 1890-1920, Commissioner of Patna Division 1913-20, including extensive notes on Buddhism, indexes of Bhojpuri proverbs, and correspondence with Sir Aurel Stein.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910-1945
Extent:
18 items

3. Mss Eur E360

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Mss Eur E360
Title:
Papers of Ian Hay Macdonald, Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47
Scope & Content:
Macdonald Collection: official and personal papers and photographs of Ian Hay Macdonald (b 1915), Indian Civil Service, Bihar and Orissa 1938-47, including material relating to settlement work in Orissa, tour diaries in Ganjam district, and war propaganda and recruitment leaflets.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938-1947
Extent:
43 items

4. Mss Eur F256

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Mss Eur F256
Title:
Papers of Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47
Scope & Content:
Ray Collection: diaries, photograph albums, and miscellanea of Gordon Meredith Ray (1912-93), Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47, District Officer, Sukkur, Pakistan 1948-49. The diaries give a very full record of his life in India and are illustrated with pencil sketches and oil paintings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938-1949
Extent:
26 items

5. Mss Eur F324

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Mss Eur F324
Title:
Miscellaneous papers of various orientalists, including Sir Charles Wilkins (c1749-1836)
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers, dated c1778-1859 and possibly later, of various orientalists, including Sir Charles Wilkins (c1749-1836), oriental scholar, East India Company servant, Bengal 1770-86, Librarian of the East India Company Library 1801-36. The papers may possibly have been accumulated by succe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1778-1859
Extent:
29 items

6. Mss Eur Hodgson

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Mss Eur Hodgson
Title:
Brian Houghton Hodgson papers.
Scope & Content:
Hodgson Collection: papers compiled by Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800-94), Assistant Resident, and later Resident, in Nepal 1820-44, lived privately at Darjeeling c1845-58, oriental scholar, comprising manuscripts in English, Sanskrit, Nepali, Hindi, Tibetan, Lepcha, Limbu, Persian, Hindustani, and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1820-1858
Extent:
90 volumes; 15 rolls