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Place Kulu, Punjab

1. Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur A20-21; B50-51; C39-45; C68-69; D236-69; E113; F35-41; G27-31
Title:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing the Himalayan regions through which he passed.
Scope & Content:
Moorcroft Collection: journals, correspondence and notes of William Moorcroft (1765?-1825), veterinary surgeon in the Bengal Army and superintendent of the Company's stud in Bengal 1808-25, apparently employed as a secret agent, chiefly relating to his journey to Bukhara 1820-25 and describing th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1812-1825
Extent:
51 volumes

2. IOR Neg 12032

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 12032
Title:
Journal (c1850) by an unidentified subaltern of travels in northern India, chiefly the Punjab, illustrated with drawings.
Scope & Content:
Journal (c1850) by an unidentified subaltern of travels in northern India, chiefly the Punjab, illustrated with drawings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850
Extent:
1 reel

3. Mss Eur D885

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D885
Title:
Two typescript memoirs by Marjory E Fyson (b1910)
Scope & Content:
Two typescript memoirs by Marjory E Fyson (b 1910): the first, dated c1935 and entitled `Good Memory', describing her childhood experiences in India; the second, dated c1970 and entitled `Not without Heat and Dust', describing her life in Pakistan as Head of a School for the Blind, 1951-69.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910-1970
Extent:
1 folder; 1 volume

4. Mss Eur E364

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E364
Title:
Papers of Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (1891-1977), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1920-47, Governor of Central Provinces and Berar 1946-47, Governor of East Bengal 1947-50, and Heather Francis, Lady Bourne; comprising travel journal, photographs, press cuttings, service documents and related correspondence.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (1891-1977), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1920-47, Governor of Central Provinces and Berar 1946-47, Governor of East Bengal 1947-50, and Heather Frances, Lady Bourne; comprising travel journal, photographs, press cuttings, service documents and related corr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1933-1971
Extent:
15 Items

5. Mss Eur F235

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F235
Title:
Papers of Sir Roger Thomas, agriculturalist
Scope & Content:
Thomas Collection: papers, dated c 1913-60 but mainly 1944-60, of Sir Roger Thomas (1886-1960), Indian Agricultural Service, Madras 1913, serving in Mesopotamia 1917-25; Managing Director, Sind Land Development Company 1932-60; Agricultural Adviser to Government of Sind 1944-52; member, Pakistan ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1913-1960
Extent:
740 items

6. Mss Eur F280

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F280
Title:
Memoirs, diaries, reports and personal correspondence of Brig William Morgan Tilson Magan (b 1908), Indian Army 1928-c1946
Scope & Content:
Memoirs, diaries, reports and personal correspondence of Brig William Morgan Tilson Magan (b 1908), Indian Army 1928-c1946; covering his life in India as a member of the 12th Frontier Force Cavalry, Hodson's Horse and whilst in the Intelligence Bureau, Home Dept, Govt of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1927-1944
Extent:
19 items

7. Mss Eur G38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G38
Title:
Genealogical and biographical material on Indian Princes, Chiefs, and landholders, and other prominent personalities in India both British and Indian, compiled mainly after his retirement by Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), Bengal Civil Service 1843-70
Scope & Content:
Bowring Collection: albums, originally three large volumes, containing genealogical and biographical material on Indian Princes, Chiefs, and landholders, and other prominent personalities in India both British and Indian, compiled mainly after his retirement by Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
31 volumes

8. Mss Eur Photo Eur 456

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 456
Title:
Typescript transcript of notes, made Nov 1864, by Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1819-98), wife of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-63), Viceroy of India 1862-63, of their Hill journey from Simla to Manali and beyond, 26 Sep-3 Nov 1863, describing the scenery and her husband's state of health health.
Scope & Content:
Typescript transcript of notes, made Nov 1864, by Mary Louisa Bruce, Countess of Elgin (1819-98), wife of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-63), Viceroy of India 1862-63, of their Hill journey from Simla to Manali and beyond, 26 Sep-3 Nov 1863, describing the scenery and her husband's state of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1863
Extent:
31 pages