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Mss Eur D733
- Record Id:
- 032-002274163
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274163
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x00028b
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D733
- Title:
- Papers of Frank Owen Bell, Indian Civil Service 1930-47
- Scope & Content:
- Papers, notebooks and letters of Frank Owen Bell (b 1907), Indian Civil Service 1930-47, relating to his career in Bengal especially his settlement work in Rangpur and Dinajpur 1933-40.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002274163", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D733: Papers of Frank Owen Bell, Indian Civil Service 1930-47" },{ "id" : "040-002274164", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/1: Account of the Indian Mutiny at Dinajpur, compiled by Bell from papers in the Collectorate" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274165", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/2: Diary of a tour made by Bell through the northern areas of Dinajpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274166", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/3: Xerox of Bell's report on the cyclone in Bakarganj District (E. Bengal) 25-26 May 1941. With photographs." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274167", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/4: Notebook relating to Rangpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274168", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/5: Notebook relating to Rangpur and Dinajpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274169", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/6: Notebook relating to Dinajpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274170", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/7: Notebook relating to Dinajpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274171", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/8: Notebook relating to Dinajpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274172", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/9: Notebook relating to Bakerganj" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274173", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/10: Notebook relating to Bakerganj" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274174", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/11: Notebook relating to Midnapur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274175", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/12: Notebook relating to Dacca" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274176", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/13: Notebook relating to Dacca" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274177", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/14: File of notes on: Rangpur and Dinajpur Dated as: 1934; 1934-40" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274178", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/15: File of notes on Dacca" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274179", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/16: Book of Attestation General Instructions for the settlement of Dinajpur, with a list of corrections to Cadastral General Instructions" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274180", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/17: Letter to Bell from A.K. Ahmed Khan on the settlement khatians" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274181", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/18: Map of Rangpur district before the 1931-37 settlement operation, with provisional and final settlement maps" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274182", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/19: Map of Dinajpur district before the 1934-40 settlement operation with provisional settlement maps" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274183", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/20: 'Competition Wallahs': an account and list of old boys of Christ's Hospital, London, who were employed by the I.C.S." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274184", "parent" : "032-002274163", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/21-63: Frank Owen Bell, Indian Civil Service 1930-47: additional papers" },{ "id" : "040-002274185", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/21: Attestation and cadastral general orders for the survey and settlement of Rangpur, issued by Bell and others as Settlement and Charge…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274186", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/22: Attestation and cadastral miscellaneous and general orders for the survey and settlement of Dinajpur, issued by Bell and others as…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274187", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/23: Various cadastral orders and notes issued by Bell as Settlement Officer, Rangpur. Also two letters from officials of Agricultural…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274188", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/24: Inspection Note of Rangpur and Dinajpur Settlements by the Director of Land Records and Surveys, Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274189", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/25: Correspondence with the Director of Land Records and Surveys and the Revenue Commissioner, Rajshahi, Bengal, about various points at…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274190", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/26: Correspondence with Debt Conciliation officials, Bengal, about debt settlement and rural credit." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274191", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/27: Correspondence with Director of Land Records and Surveys, Bengal about problems in connection with the estates of the Maharajah of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274192", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/28: Notes on rulings in cases concerning diara [disputed ownership of alluvial land] on rivers Teesta and Brahmaputra, Rangpur." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274193", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/29: Notes on rulings in cases involving landlords' demands for additional rent for excess land." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274194", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/30: Notes on rulings in cases involving landlords' illegal enhancement of rent. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274195", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/31: Notes on rulings in cases involving presumption of mokarirri [fixed rent] . Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274196", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/32: Notes on rulings in cases involving doctrine of merger between proprietary or farming right and right of occupancy of land. Dated as:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274197", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/33: Lecture-notes on settlement. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274198", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/34: Miscellaneous. Printed Bengal Government circulars; notes on Firminger [?]; English translation (1932) of revolutionary pamphlet…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274199", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/35: Notebook containing notes on land law. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274200", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/36: Notebook containing Bengali exercises and vocabulary. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274201", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/37: Letters, circular letters, invitations and tour-programmes from Viceroys of India, and from Sir Robert Reid, Rt. Hon. Richard Casey…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274202", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/38: Letters from various Indian colleagues and acquaintances in Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274203", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/39: Papers connected mainly with settlement duties, including note on the organization of Dinajpur settlement, paper on the history of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274204", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/40: Correspondence connected with the crash-landing of a Japanese bomber at Dhulasar, Bengal, 24 Dec 1942." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274205", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/41: Copies of papers by Bell on The Indian Constituent Assembly and Modern India and Medieval England." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274206", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/42: Copy of settlement map by Bell, in Bengali, of land in Biranai, thana Gangarampur, jila Dinajpur, scale 16' = 1 mile." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274207", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/43: Three undated election posters in Bengali." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274208", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/44: Copies of The Bengal Weekly for 30 Jan 1946 and Feb 27 1946 (the latter featuring the recent change of Governors in Bengal)." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274209", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/45: Notebook used by Bell at Cambridge for course in Everyday Science." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274210", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/46: Notebook used by Bell for course in Bengali. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274211", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/47: Two notebooks on settlement procedures, tenancy law in Bengal and related subjects. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274212", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/48: Personal account-book." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274213", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/49: Three notebooks containing bearer's accounts." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274214", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/50: Xerox copies of examination papers in law for ICS candidates." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274215", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/51: Xerox copy of order signed by Bell as Sub-divisional officer, Siliguri, prohibiting public meetings within five miles of Siliguri in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274216", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/52: Miscellaneous calendars, P& O passenger lists etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274217", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/53: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274218", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/54: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274219", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/55: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274220", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/56: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274221", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/57: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274222", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/58: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274223", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/59: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274224", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/60: Xerox copies of Bell's letters home." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274225", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/61: Letter to Bell from S J [Ghosh?] concerning the assassination of James Peddie; also typescript appreciation entitled 'Peddie of the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274226", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/62: Correspondence with Mr S Sen." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274227", "parent" : "036-002274184", "text" : "Mss Eur D733/63: Typescript of a talk given by Bell to Coventry (Lancashire) Polytechnic entitled 'Administration in an Indian Province 1930-47'." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274163
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D733/1 : Account of the Indian Mutiny at Dinajpur, compiled by Bell from papers in the Collectorate
Mss Eur D733/2 : Diary of a tour made by Bell through the northern areas of Dinajpur
Mss Eur D733/3 : Xerox of Bell's report on the cyclone in Bakarganj District (E. Bengal) 25-26 May 1941. With photographs.
Mss Eur D733/4 : Notebook relating to Rangpur
Mss Eur D733/5 : Notebook relating to Rangpur and Dinajpur
Mss Eur D733/6 : Notebook relating to Dinajpur
Mss Eur D733/7 : Notebook relating to Dinajpur
Mss Eur D733/8 : Notebook relating to Dinajpur
Mss Eur D733/9 : Notebook relating to Bakerganj
Mss Eur D733/10 : Notebook relating to Bakerganj
Mss Eur D733/11 : Notebook relating to Midnapur
Mss Eur D733/12 : Notebook relating to Dacca
Mss Eur D733/13 : Notebook relating to Dacca
Mss Eur D733/14 : File of notes on: Rangpur and Dinajpur Dated as: 1934; 1934-40
Mss Eur D733/15 : File of notes on Dacca
Mss Eur D733/16 : Book of Attestation General Instructions for the settlement of Dinajpur, with a list of corrections to Cadastral General Instructions
Mss Eur D733/17 : Letter to Bell from A.K. Ahmed Khan on the settlement khatians
Mss Eur D733/18 : Map of Rangpur district before the 1931-37 settlement operation, with provisional and final settlement maps
Mss Eur D733/19 : Map of Dinajpur district before the 1934-40 settlement operation with provisional settlement maps
Mss Eur D733/20 : "Competition Wallahs": an account and list of old boys of Christ's Hospital, London, who were employed by the I.C.S.
Mss Eur D733/21-63 : Frank Owen Bell, Indian Civil Service 1930-47: additional papers
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- 032-002274163
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 60 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1926
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1926-1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan and subsequently bequeathed by Mr F O Bell, 27 June 1968 and ; 1972-73; 1994
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bell, Frank Owen, of the Indian civil service, 1907-1991
Christ's Hospital, London
Indian Civil Service, 1858-1947 - Places:
- Bakarganj, Bengal
Dacca, Bengal Presidency, India
Dinajpur, Bengal
Rangpur, Bengal