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1. Mss Eur F743

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743
Title:
Papers of Marion Alice Bean
Scope & Content:
Letters to Marion Alice Bean (b.1876), mostly from her brother Captain (later Major) James Allen Bean (1881-1923), 101st Grenadiers (later Bombay Grenadiers), Indian Army; with some from friends and other family members. Also two painted cameos.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1925
Extent:

6 folders

2. Mss Eur F743/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/1
Title:
Letters to Marion Alice Bean from family and friends
Scope & Content:
Includes a letter from Gladys C Gordon, dated Vancouver 30th January 1925, in which she described visiting a clairvoyant.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1883-1925
Extent:
1 folder

3. Mss Eur F743/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/2
Title:
Letters to Marion Alice Bean from her brother James Allen Bean
Scope & Content:
The letters describe his experiences with the Indian Expeditionary Force 'B' in East Africa during the First World War, July 1915 to March 1916. The folder also includes two earlier letters, one dated 18th January 1907 while he was serving at Mhow, Central India, with the 101st Grenadiers; and on...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1907-1916
Extent:
1 folder

4. Mss Eur F743/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/3
Title:
Letters to Marion Alice Bean from her brother James Allen Bean
Scope & Content:
The letters were written from the various locations where he was stationed in Mesopotamia and India: Baghdad [Iraq]; Cawnpore, United Provinces; Saidqi, Tochi Valley, North West Frontier [North Waziristan]; and Razmak, North West Frontier [South Waziristan]. The folder also includes a letter from...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1920-1923
Extent:
1 folder

5. Mss Eur F743/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/4
Title:
Letters to Emily Harriet Bean from her son James Allen Bean
Scope & Content:
Emily Harriet Bean (1848-1927) was the mother of both Marion and James. These letters from James describe his experiences with the Indian Expeditionary Force 'B' in East Africa during the First World War.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1915-Dec 1915
Extent:
1 folder

6. Mss Eur F743/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/5
Title:
Papers regarding the death of James Allen Bean
Scope & Content:
Letters and messages of condolence on the death of James Allen Bean from pluresy bronchitis at Srinagar Nursing Home on 1st June 1923
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
1 folder

7. Mss Eur F743/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F743/6
Title:
Two painted cameos
Scope & Content:
Undated painted cameos of two unidentified women
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1895
Extent:
1 folder

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