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Place Ootacamund, Madras

1. Mss Eur C338

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C338
Title:
Constance Parsons papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Miss Constance Parsons, educationalist and writer, including copies of her books, correspondence with the Mysore royal family and photographs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1905-1937
Extent:
1 box

2. Mss Eur D859

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D859
Title:
Papers of Marjorie Ussher as a governess in India, first (1934-36) to the children of a British military family at Chakrata and Jubbulpore, and afterwards (1936-43) to three wards of the Nizam of Hyderabad. In 1943 she joined the Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma), and was stationed with a mobile canteen at Chittagong, Ramree and Rangoon
Scope & Content:
Ussher Collection: letters and photographs of Miss Marjorie E Ussher, governess in Chakrata, Ootacamund, and Jubbulpore 1934-36, and with the royal family of Hyderabad 1936-43; Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) 1943-46, describing her life in India and among British troops during the Burma campaign.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1934-1946
Extent:
17 items

3. Mss Eur D1039

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D1039
Title:
Sidney William Cecil Dunlop papers.
Scope & Content:
Diaries of Sidney William Cecil Dunlop (1914-84), Indian Civil Service, Madras 1937-47, describing his duties as an administrator, social life in Madras, and his impressions of the Indian landscape; also two albums of photographs taken in Madras during the 1940s.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937-1947
Extent:
2 boxes

4. Mss Eur E312

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur E312
Title:
Papers of Yvonne Fitzroy, private secretary to the Marchioness of Reading, Vicereine of India 1921-26
Scope & Content:
Fitzroy Collection: correspondence, papers, diaries and photographs of Yvonne Alice Gertrude Fitzroy (1891-1971), chiefly as Private Secretary to Alice, Marchioness of Reading, Vicereine 1921-26.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1921-1939
Extent:
17 items

5. Mss Eur F154

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F154
Title:
Papers of Sir Clarmont Skrine, Indian Civil Service 1912, Indian Political Service 1915-48
Scope & Content:
Skrine Collection: private and official correspondence, papers and diaries of Sir Clarmont Skrine (1888-1974), Indian Civil Service 1912, Indian Political Service 1915-48, including material relating to Iran, Baluchistan and Kashgar; also sketches and watercolours by Lady Skrine, chiefly of Persi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1912-1954
Extent:
55 items

6. Mss Eur F232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F232
Title:
Diaries and papers of Louise Ouwerkerk, University teacher in Travancore 1929-39, teacher in West Africa 1953-63, teacher in India and England 1963-71
Scope & Content:
Ouwerkerk Collection: diaries, letters and papers of Louise Ouwerkerk (1904-89), University teacher in Travancore 1929-39, wartime internee 1940-41, employed on official publicity work in India 1942-46, teacher in West Africa 1953-63, teacher in India and England 1963-71.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929-1983
Extent:
95 items