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Mss Eur D859
- Record Id:
- 032-002274925
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274925
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000308
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D859
- Title:
- Papers of Marjorie Ussher as a governess in India, first (1934-36) to the children of a British military family at Chakrata and Jubbulpore, and afterwards (1936-43) to three wards of the Nizam of Hyderabad. In 1943 she joined the Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma), and was stationed with a mobile canteen at Chittagong, Ramree and Rangoon
- Scope & Content:
- Ussher Collection: letters and photographs of Miss Marjorie E Ussher, governess in Chakrata, Ootacamund, and Jubbulpore 1934-36, and with the royal family of Hyderabad 1936-43; Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) 1943-46, describing her life in India and among British troops during the Burma campaign.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002274925", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D859: Papers of Marjorie Ussher as a governess in India, first (1934-36) to the children of a British military family at Chakrata and…" },{ "id" : "040-002274926", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/1: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274927", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/2: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274928", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/3: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274929", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/4: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274930", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/5: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274931", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/6: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274932", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/7: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274933", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/8: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274934", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/9: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274935", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/10: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274936", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/11: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274937", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/12: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274938", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/13: Letters home" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274939", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/14: Letters from the Waliud-Dowla children to Miss Ussher's parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274940", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/15: Notebook containing descriptions of Muslim weddings, festivals etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274941", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/16: Photographs of and cuttings relating to the Nizam of Hyderabad" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274942", "parent" : "032-002274925", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/17: Photographs" },{ "id" : "041-003244234", "parent" : "040-002274942", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/17(1): Album 17a (prints 1-160): Photographs relating to Marjorie Ussher's life in India as a governess. Photographer: Ussher, Marjorie…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003244235", "parent" : "040-002274942", "text" : "Mss Eur D859/17(161): Album 17a (prints 161-298): Photographs relating to Marjorie Ussher's life in India as a governess. Photographer: Ussher,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274925
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D859/1 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/2 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/3 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/4 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/5 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/6 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/7 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/8 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/9 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/10 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/11 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/12 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/13 : Letters home
Mss Eur D859/14 : Letters from the Waliud-Dowla children to Miss Ussher's parents
Mss Eur D859/15 : Notebook containing descriptions of Muslim weddings, festivals etc.
Mss Eur D859/16 : Photographs of and cuttings relating to the Nizam of Hyderabad
Mss Eur D859/17 : Photographs
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- 032-002274925
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur D859
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 17 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 1934-1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Miss M E Ussher, 24 November 1976
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Tasker, Jessie Helen
Tasker, Theodore James, Knight, administrator in India, 1884-1981
Ussher, Marjorie E, governess and member of the Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma), fl 1934-1946
Women's Auxiliary Service, Burma - Places:
- Burma, Asia
Chakrata, United Provinces
Hyderabad State, India
Jubbulpore, Central Provinces
Myanmar, Asia
Ootacamund, Madras
Pinang, Malaysia