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Mss Eur D860
- Record Id:
- 032-002274943
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274943
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x000309
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D860
- Title:
- Papers of Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78, and his of wife
- Scope & Content:
- Herschel Collection: papers of Sir William James Herschel, 2nd Bart (1833-1917), Bengal Civil Service 1853-78, and of his wife, Emma (d 1873); including official and private papers, legal case papers, correspondence, diaries, household accounts, and photographs of the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India at the Imperial Assemblage, 1877.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002274943", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D860: Papers of Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78, and his of wife" },{ "id" : "036-002274944", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/1-22: Official papers" },{ "id" : "040-002274945", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/1: Notes on the bill to restrict the sale of poisons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274946", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/2: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Officiating Magistrate of Shahabad to the Commissioner of Patna regarding the plunder of wrecks." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274947", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/3: Memorandum from W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioner of Revenue Circuit, Burdwan regarding the subdivisional…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274948", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/4: Monthly Estimates and abstracts of expenditure" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274949", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/5: Note on the revision of salaries of Ministerial officers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274950", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/6: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioner of Revenue to Burdwan Division regarding licensing laws" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274951", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/7: Report on the Bengal Famine" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274952", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/8: Report on the Famine in Midnapore supplement to The Calcutta Gazette" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274953", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/9: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioner of Revenue, Burdwan Division regarding the destruction of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274954", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/10: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioner of Revenue, Burdwan Division regarding the judgements of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274955", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/11: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioner of Revenue, Burdwan Division regarding native opinion of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274956", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/12: Minute regarding standardisation of Indian weights and measures" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274957", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/13: Memoranda, papers and correspondence regarding the standardisation of Indian weights and measures" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274958", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/14: Notes on the introduction of the Central Distillery System in Chota Nagpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274959", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/15: Memorandum of W J Herschel, Collector of Midnapore to the Commissioners of Revenue, Burdwan Division regarding the Secretary of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274960", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/16: Abstracts of expenditure" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274961", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/17: Memoranda, papers and correspondence of Sir William Herschel with the High Court of Judicature in Bengal regarding the administration…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274962", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/18: Minute regarding the Zamindari System" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274963", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/19: Minute regarding the Tahsil System" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274964", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/20: Notification of Sir William Herschel's appointment as Commissioner of the Presidency Division during the absence on leave of Lord…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274965", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/21: Minute by the Lt-Governor of Bengal on Magisterial precautions against accidents on occasion of the dragging of the Hindu Sacred Cars…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274966", "parent" : "036-002274944", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/22: Report of A Public Meeting Held at The Hooghly Branch School in Honour of Sir William Herschel Bart" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274967", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/23-29: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: legal case papers" },{ "id" : "040-002274968", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/23: Case Book: Notes on the law, legal procedure and various cases" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274969", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/24: Casebook: Notes on the law, legal procedure and various cases" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274970", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/25: Depositions and correspondence in the case of Dilsad Dated as: Apr-17 Apr 1865" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274971", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/26: Depositions in the case of Abilak Pare" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274972", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/27: Depositions in the case of Parnar Ray" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274973", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/28: Depositions in the case of Fattile Ali" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274974", "parent" : "036-002274967", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/29: Depositions in the case of Gopal Ray" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274975", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/30-41: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-002274976", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/30: Correspondence of W J Herschel with his family and friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274977", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/31: Correspondence of W J Herschel and H Dampier, Secretary, Bengal Government regarding the Inspector General of Police's Circular No 8" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274978", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/32: Correspondence of Sir William Herschel regarding the Midnapore High School Fund" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274979", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/33: Correspondence to Sir William Herschel from J Lobb regarding Darwin's Descent of Man the alleged republicanism of The October and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274980", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/34: Correspondence to Sir William Herschel regarding the Raja of Cooch Behar and the opium agency etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274981", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/35: Correspondence of Sir William Herschel regarding his resignation from the Bengal Civil Service" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274982", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/36: Correspondence of Sir William Herschel with his family and friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274983", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/37: Correspondence of Lady Emma Herschel with her family and friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274984", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/38: Copy correspondence of Lady Caroline Herschel (mother of Sir William Herschel) commiserating with her on her husband's death" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274985", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/39: Correspondence of the Herschel family regarding family affairs and social matters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274986", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/40: Correspondence of the Herschel family and the Hardcastle family regarding family affairs and business" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274987", "parent" : "036-002274975", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/41: Circular letter from the Secretary of Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India regarding the unfortunate out-turn of vegetable…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274988", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/42-46: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78, and other members of his family: diaries" },{ "id" : "040-002274989", "parent" : "036-002274988", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/42: Diary of Sir William Herschel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274990", "parent" : "036-002274988", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/43: Diary notes of Sir William Herschel on a visit to Cooch Behar to draw up an administration report" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274991", "parent" : "036-002274988", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/44: Diary notes of Sir William Herschel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274992", "parent" : "036-002274988", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/45: Diary of Emma Herschel (wife of Sir William Herschel)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274993", "parent" : "036-002274988", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/46: Diary of Margaret Eliza Emma Herschel (daughter of Sir William Herschel)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274994", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/47-60: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: financial papers" },{ "id" : "040-002274995", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/47: Bills and accounts" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274996", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/48: Household Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274997", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/49: Household Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274998", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/50: Household Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274999", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/51: Household Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275000", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/52: Household Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275001", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/53: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275002", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/54: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275003", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/55: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275004", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/56: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275005", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/57: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275006", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/58: Pocket Accounts Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275007", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/59: Tally Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275008", "parent" : "036-002274994", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/60: Tally Book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002275009", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/61-73: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: private papers" },{ "id" : "040-002275010", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/61: Notes on the effect of physical geography on thought" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275011", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/62: Ecclesiastical papers; sermons, prayers, hymns, appeals, circulars etc" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275012", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/63: Miscellaneous notes, sketches, poems, newspaper cuttings etc" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275013", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/64: Various examples of poetry by or addressed to Sir William Herschel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275014", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/65: Notes on future engagements" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275015", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/66: Annals of The Society of the Holy Childhood Nos 83-84, 89 and 91" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275016", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/67: Note book on biblical Studies at Dacca (Bengal)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275017", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/68: Specimen translation by Sir William Herschel of Madhavi Kankana by Romesh Chandra Datta" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275018", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/69: Review by Sir William Herschel of a lecture by John H Pratt on The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275019", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/70: Note book on ferns observed a Copefield, Norfolk" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275020", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/71: Note and Sketch book" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275021", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/72: El Mundo Cientifico Ano VII No 284" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275022", "parent" : "036-002275009", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/73: Photocopy of 'The Nine Lakh Chain and other [very precious] manuscript poems of W.W.'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002275023", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/74-77: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: maps and ephemera" },{ "id" : "040-002275024", "parent" : "036-002275023", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/74: Map of France showing the ancient provinces" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275025", "parent" : "036-002275023", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/75: Map of Africa" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275026", "parent" : "036-002275023", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/76: Autograph of Sir John Herschel (father of Sir William Herschel)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275027", "parent" : "036-002275023", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/77: Samples of hair of Margaret Eliza Emma Herschel (daughter of Sir William Herschel)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002275028", "parent" : "032-002274943", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/78-82: Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: photographs" },{ "id" : "040-002275029", "parent" : "036-002275028", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/78: Young man possibly Sir William Herschel at Simla and a young girl, possibly Margaret Eliza Emma Herschel" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275030", "parent" : "036-002275028", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/79: Scenes of the Himalaya" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275031", "parent" : "036-002275028", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/80: Proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India at the Imperial Assemblage, Delhi" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275032", "parent" : "036-002275028", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/81: Panorama of Alexandria from Fort Romedie" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275033", "parent" : "036-002275028", "text" : "Mss Eur D860/82: Peterborough Cathedral and Stone Circles at Avebury, Wiltshire" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274943
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D860/1-22 : Official papers
Mss Eur D860/23-29 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: legal case papers
Mss Eur D860/30-41 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: correspondence
Mss Eur D860/42-46 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78, and other members of his family: diaries
Mss Eur D860/47-60 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: financial papers
Mss Eur D860/61-73 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: private papers
Mss Eur D860/74-77 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: maps and ephemera
Mss Eur D860/78-82 : Sir William Herschel, Bengal Civil Service 1853-78: photographs
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 82 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1842
- End Date:
- 1915
- Date Range:
- 1842-1915
- Era:
- CE
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mrs C W Shorland, 06 August 1976
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Civil Service
Herschel, Anne Emma Haldane, née Hardcastle
Herschel, William James, 2nd Baronet, Bengal civil servant, 1833-1917
Indian Police, c 1865-
Justice, Administration of - Places:
- Bengal, India
Chota Nagpur, Bihar
Cooch Behar State, India
Dacca, Bengal Presidency, India
Midnapore, Bengal