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1. Mss Eur C409

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Mss Eur C409
Title:
William Hanbury Saumarez Smith papers.
Scope & Content:
`74 Days in `47': typescript copy of diary, dated 3 Jun-15 Aug 1947, with explanatory notes dated 1987, by William Hanbury Saumarez Smith (b 1911), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1934-47, Deputy Private Secretary to the Governor of Bengal 1946-47, describing the last days of British rule in Bengal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
36 folios

2. Mss Eur F206

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Mss Eur F206
Title:
Macnabb Collection: papers of successive generations of the Macnabb family who served in India
Scope & Content:
Macnabb Collection: correspondence and papers of Dr James Macnabb (1759-1822), Bengal Medical Service 1789-1818, his son James Munro Macnabb (1790-1860), Bengal Civil Service 1806-31, and successive generations of the Macnabb family who served in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1778-1970
Extent:
462 items

3. Mss Eur F295

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F295
Title:
Papers of Sir Evan Cotton, Calcutta barrister; President, Bengal Legislative Council 1922-25; writer
Scope & Content:
Cotton Collection (3): papers of Sir (Harry) Evan Auguste Cotton (1868-1939), Calcutta barrister, President, Bengal Legislative Council 1922-25, including material relating to his book `Calcutta Old and New', paintings in Viceregal Residences, the Victoria Memorial Hall, and the India Defence Lea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877-1942
Extent:
36 items

4. Mss Eur Photo Eur 142

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 142
Title:
Sir William Wyndham Portal papers.
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters from (Sir) William Wyndham Portal, (later 2nd Bart) (1850-1931), to his mother describing a visit to India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1874-1875
Extent:
1 portfolio

5. Mss Eur Photo Eur 321

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Mss Eur Photo Eur 321
Title:
Photocopies of correspondence, dated 1842-61, of Charlotte Elizabeth, Countess Canning (nee Stuart de Rothesay)
Scope & Content:
Copies of correspondence of Charlotte Elizabeth Canning, Countess Canning (1817-61), lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria 1842-56, wife of Earl Canning (1812-62), Governor-General of India 1856-62, including letters to her mother, husband and correspondence with the Queen describing social life in E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842-1861
Extent:
6 items