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Mss Eur D727
- Record Id:
- 032-002274129
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274129
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000286
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D727
- Title:
- Papers of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Indian Civil Service, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94
- Scope & Content:
- Durand Collection: papers of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (1850-1924), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1870-94, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94, negotiated frontier agreement with Afghanistan (`Durand Line') 1893, Minister Plenipotentiary at Teheran 1894-1900.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002274129", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D727: Papers of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Indian Civil Service, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94" },{ "id" : "036-002274130", "parent" : "032-002274129", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/1-7: Private letter books" },{ "id" : "040-002274131", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/1: Letter book, headed 'Private letters-1876', containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274132", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/2: Letter book, labelled 'Letter book 1882-83', containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274133", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/3: Letter book containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274134", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/4: Letter book containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274135", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/5: Letter book containing copies of letters written to the Viceroy, Lord Lansdowne, by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand during his Mission to…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274136", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/6: Letter book, marked 'Persia 1896-99', containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274137", "parent" : "036-002274130", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/7: Letter book, marked 'Persia', containing copies of letters from Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274138", "parent" : "032-002274129", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/8-12: Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: Secretary's letter books" },{ "id" : "040-002274139", "parent" : "036-002274138", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/8: Letter book, labelled 'No. 1-Confidential demi-official letters from H.M. Durand Esq. C.S.I., Foreign Secretary'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274140", "parent" : "036-002274138", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/9: Letter book, labelled 'Book no. 2-Confidential demi-official letters from H.M. Durand Esq. C.S.I., Foreign Secretary' [with printed…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274141", "parent" : "036-002274138", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/10: Letter book, labelled 'No. 3 (?) Letters from H.M.D. Jan 89'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274142", "parent" : "036-002274138", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/11: Letter book, labelled 'Copies of Secretary's letters 1891-1892'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274143", "parent" : "036-002274138", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/12: Letter book, labelled 'Copies of Secretary's private letters 1893, 1894' Dated as: Jan-Sep 1893; Dec 1893; Apr 1894" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274144", "parent" : "032-002274129", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/13-15: Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: letters received" },{ "id" : "040-002274145", "parent" : "036-002274144", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/13: Letter book, labelled 'Book No. 1-Confidential demi-official letters to the address of H.M. Durand Esq. C.S.I., Foreign Secretary'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274146", "parent" : "036-002274144", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/14: Letter book, labelled 'Book No. 2-Demi-official letters to the address of H.M. Durand Esq. C.S.I., Foreign Secretary' [with printed…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274147", "parent" : "036-002274144", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/15: Letter book containing copies of demi-official letters to Sir Henry Mortimer Durand" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274148", "parent" : "032-002274129", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/16-19: Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: miscellaneous papers" },{ "id" : "040-002274149", "parent" : "036-002274148", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/16: Printed copies of the telegraphic correspondence between Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Office, Government of India, and Sir…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274150", "parent" : "036-002274148", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/17: Memoranda, reports and printed and manuscript correspondence on Afghanistan, including letters to Durand from the Viceroy, Lord…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274151", "parent" : "036-002274148", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/18: Folder, labelled 'Demi-officials and personal letters between H.M. Durand Esq. C.S.I. and the Boundary Commission', but containing…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274152", "parent" : "036-002274148", "text" : "Mss Eur D727/19: Notebook in Sir William Lee-Warner's handwriting, containing notes which he probably assembled when working on his Life of Lord…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274129
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D727/1-7 : Private letter books
Mss Eur D727/8-12 : Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: Secretary's letter books
Mss Eur D727/13-15 : Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: letters received
Mss Eur D727/16-19 : Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary to Government of India 1885-94: miscellaneous papers
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- 032-002274129
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 19 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1876
- End Date:
- 1908
- Date Range:
- 1876-1908
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Transferred from the Official Records, 17 November 1967
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Afghan Boundary Commission, 1884-1886
Blackwood, Frederick Temple, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat, 1826-1902
Chapman, Edward Francis, Knight, army officer, 1840-1926
Durand, Henry Mortimer, Knight, diplomat, civil servant and colonial administrator, 1850-1924
Fitzmaurice, Henry Charles Keith, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, politician, 1845-1927
Griffin, Lepel Henry, Knight, colonial administrator, 1838-1908
Lyall, Alfred Comyn, Knight, civil servant in India and writer, 1835-1911
Ridgeway, Joseph West, Subject of Mss Eur D727
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, army officer, 1832-1914
Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Subject of Mss Eur D727
Warner, William Lee-, Knight, administrator in India and author, 1846-1914 - Places:
- Abū-Shahr, Persia
Afghanistan, Asia
Būshehr, Persia
Gilgit, Asia
Hormuz Isle, Persian Gulf
Iran, Asia
Kabul, Afghanistan
North-West Frontier, India
Pamir, India
Sikkim, Asia, India
Teheran, Middle East, Asia
Tibet, Asia