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Place Ladakh, Kashmir

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. Mss Eur C810

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C810
Title:
Robert Roaf papers.
Scope & Content:
Diary by Robert Roaf of travels in Sikkim and Ladakh, undertaken with the object of further understanding of Mahayana Buddhism, with accompanying photographs. [Photographs from this collection transferred to Visual Arts Section, with new shelfmark PHOTO 1251.]
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1936
Extent:
2 volumes; 1 folder

3. 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

4. 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

5. Mss Eur F288

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F288
Title:
Paper of Sir Leslie Fry, Indian Army 1928, Indian Political Service 1933-47, HM Foreign Service 1947-68
Scope & Content:
Fry Collection: papers and photographs of Maj Sir Leslie Alfred Charles Fry (1908-76), Indian Army 1928, Indian Political Service 1933, British Foreign Service 1947-66, Minister to Hungary 1955-59, including material relating to the Hungarian uprising of 1956; also papers and memorabilia relating...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1981
Extent:
193 items