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Place Khyber Pass, Afghanistan

1. Mss Eur B218

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Mss Eur B218
Title:
Charles Masson papers.
Scope & Content:
`Private notes of Mr Masson as drawn up from memory': copies of narratives of seven journeys in Afghanistan and the Punjab made c1827-29 by Charles Masson (1800-53), (pseudonym of James Lewis), Bengal Artillery 1822, deserted 1827, traveller, Agent to the Government of India at Kabul 1834-36.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1827-1829
Extent:
1 volume

2. Mss Eur C529

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Mss Eur C529
Title:
Sir Arthur Borton papers.
Scope & Content:
Two letters, dated 9 Apr 1842, from Capt (later General Sir) Arthur Borton (1814-93), British Army 1832, describing the forcing of the Khyber Pass on 5 Apr 1842 and the death in action of Lt James Slator Cumming: (i) to Cumming's father Rev P M Cumming; (ii) to a friend describing the action in g...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842
Extent:
1 folder

3. Mss Eur F108

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Mss Eur F108
Title:
Papers of Field Marshal Sir George White, British Army 1853-1912, C-inC, India 1893-98
Scope & Content:
White Collection: papers and correspondence of Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), British Army 1853-1912; commanded Upper Burma Field Force 1886-89; C-in-C, India 1893-98; commanded in Natal 1899-1900, and defended Ladysmith; Governor of Gibraltar 1900-04.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1845-1912
Extent:
125 items

4. Mss Eur F111-112

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Mss Eur F111-112
Title:
Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Scope & Content:
Curzon Collection: correspondence and papers of George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925), Parliamentary Under-Secretary, India Office 1891-92 and Foreign Office 1895-98; Viceroy of India 1899-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-16; Lord President of the Council and member of War C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1866-1925
Extent:
1464 items

5. Mss Eur F122

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Mss Eur F122
Title:
Papers of Sir Henry Erle Richards as Legal Member of Governor-General's Council 1904-09
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Henry Erle Richards (1861-1922) as Legal Member of the Governor-General's Council 1904-1909.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1909
Extent:
20 items

6. Mss Eur F265

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Mss Eur F265
Title:
Miscellaneous personal and business papers, correspondence and writings of Randolph Bezzant Holmes (1888-1973), professional photographer
Scope & Content:
Business and personal papers, correspondence and writings of Randolph Bezzant Holmes (1888-1973), professional and military photographer and amateur artist in Peshawar, including typed extracts from his diary, and drafts and final typescript of his unpublished book `Khyber Frontiers in Turmoil 19...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1906-1967
Extent:
1 box

7. Mss Eur F333

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Mss Eur F333
Title:
Letters and diaries of Capt (later Maj-Gen) Charles John Bruce Hay, Indian Army 1897-1937, describing his army life in various parts of India, on leave in England and Europe, and on an official visit to Canada
Scope & Content:
Diaries (1898-1912) and letters (1898-1902) of Capt (later Maj- Gen) Charles John Bruce Hay (1877-1940), Indian Army (1897- 1937) describing his army life in various parts of India, on leave in England and Europe, and on an official visit to Canada.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1898-1912
Extent:
2 boxes

8. Mss Eur F338

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Mss Eur F338
Title:
Miscellaneous papers of Rev Thomas Patrick Hughes, Church Missionary Society missionary at Peshawar 1864-1884, oriental scholar and journalist, resident in U.S.A. from 1885
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers of Rev Thomas Patrick Hughes, Church Missionary Society missionary at Peshawar 1864-1884, oriental scholar and journalist, resident in U.S.A. from 1885; including his own signed copy of his 'Dictionary of Islam' (New York 1885); and two 'journals' containing copies of some ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1864-1896
Extent:
10 items

9. Mss Eur F483

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Mss Eur F483
Title:
Pictorial diary of Ethel Mary Paton (d1967) on a visit to her daughter Mary Graham Paton, wife of Capt Rupert Ismay Claude Blenkinsop, Indian Army Bengal, to Roorkee in 1935-36
Scope & Content:
Pictorial diary of Ethel Mary Paton (d1967) on a visit to her daughter Mary Graham Paton, wife of Capt Rupert Ismay Claude Blenkinsop, Indian Army Bengal, to Roorkee in 1935-36
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1935-1936
Extent:
1 volume

10. Mss Eur F486

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Mss Eur F486
Title:
Sam Browne Collection: miscellaneous papers, dated mainly 1853-1901, of General Sir Samuel James Browne (1824-1901)
Scope & Content:
Letters, papers and photograph albums of General Sir Samuel James Browne (1824-1901), Bengal Army 1840-1879, Military Member of Supreme Council 1878, Commander Peshawar Field Foce, Afghan War 1878-79, and of his son Col Sherwood Dighton Browne (1842-1947), British Army 1882-1919 and of members of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850-1901
Extent:
29 items