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Mss Eur C409
- Record Id:
- 032-002266030
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002266030
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000063.0x00024b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur C409
- Title:
- William Hanbury Saumarez Smith papers.
- Scope & Content:
- `74 Days in `47': typescript copy of diary, dated 3 Jun-15 Aug 1947, with explanatory notes dated 1987, by William Hanbury Saumarez Smith (b 1911), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1934-47, Deputy Private Secretary to the Governor of Bengal 1946-47, describing the last days of British rule in Bengal.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002266030", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur C409: William Hanbury Saumarez Smith papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002266030
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002266030
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 36 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1947
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by the author, 22 January 1987
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Burrows, Frederick John, Knight, Governor of Bengal, 1887-1973
Saumarez Smith, William Hanbury
Tyson, John Dawson, Knight, army officer and administrator in India, 1893-1976 - Places:
- Bengal, India
Calcutta, India
Government House, Calcutta
India, Asia