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Place Purnea, Bihar

1. Mss Eur B349

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Mss Eur B349
Title:
Elizabeth Ann Wyer papers.
Scope & Content:
Letters mostly from Mrs Elizabeth Ann Wyer (1847-75), wife of Frederick Wyer (d 1915), Bengal Civil Service 1861-87, to her mother Mrs Elizabeth Ann Towle, describing her life in Bengal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1871-1875
Extent:
204 folios

2. Mss Eur Buchanan

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Mss Eur Buchanan
Title:
Papers of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762-1829)
Scope & Content:
Papers of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, comprising: Journals of his Deputation from Bengal to Ava [Burma], 1795-1798 Observations on Nepal, 1802 Natural history observations and drawings made at the Barrackpore Menagerie Notes, descriptions and natural history illustrations in preparation for Fishe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1795-1823
Extent:
56 volumes

3. Mss Eur D694

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Mss Eur D694
Title:
John Beames papers.
Scope & Content:
`Story of my life': manuscript memoir by John Beames (1837-1902), Bengal Civil Service 1858-93, of his family, early life, and career up to 1879 in Punjab, Bengal, Orissa and Chittagong, including some photographs, pencil sketches, and water colours. Published as `Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian' (L...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1858-1879
Extent:
1 volume

4. Mss Eur E423

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Mss Eur E423
Title:
Edward Henry Burke papers.
Scope & Content:
Papers of Edward Henry Burke (b 1860), served in various non-gazetted and gazetted accountancy posts in Indian Government Service 1878-1919 including Public Works Dept, Bengal and (from 1912) Indian Finance Dept, comprising service documents, railway and colliery reports, personal correspondence,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1878-1933
Extent:
3 boxes; 18 folios

5. Mss Eur F236

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Mss Eur F236
Title:
Papers of W G Archer, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1931-47, and of his wife Mildred Archer, experts on Indian poetry and art
Scope & Content:
Archer Collection: papers of Dr William George Archer (1907-79), Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1931-46; served in Naga Hills, Assam 1946-48; Keeper, Indian Section, Victoria and Albert Museum 1949- 59; and of his wife Dr Mildred Agnes Archer (b 1911), Curator, Prints and Drawings Section, India Off...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929-1986
Extent:
513 items

6. Mss Eur G38

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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