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Mss Eur D995
- Record Id:
- 032-002275645
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002275645
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x00038f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D995
- Title:
- Letters home to his mother, sisters and brothers from Maj-Gen James Archibald Douglas (1862-1932), Indian Army 1885-1920; also two memorabilia of the Delhi Durbar, 1911, of his brother Col Walter Binny Douglas (1868-1939), Indian Army 1892-1921; including a book entitled A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895 by Lt F. G. Cardew. [Photograph albums of the Douglas family have been transferred to Prints, Drawings & Photographs].
- Scope & Content:
- Letters home to his mother, sisters and brother from Maj-Gen James Archibald Douglas (1862-1932), Indian Army 1885-1920; also two memorabilia of the Delhi Durbar 1911, of his brother Col Walter Binny Douglas (1868-1939), Indian Army 1892-192; also, book entitled "A Sketch Of the Services Of The Bengal native Army To The Year 1895" by Lt F. G. Cardew. [Photograph albums of the Douglas family have been transferred to Prints, Drawings and Photographs Dept.]
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002275645", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D995: Letters home to his mother, sisters and brothers from Maj-Gen James Archibald Douglas (1862-1932), Indian Army 1885-1920; also two…" },{ "id" : "040-002275646", "parent" : "032-002275645", "text" : "Mss Eur D995/1: Letters from James Archibald Douglas to his mother" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275647", "parent" : "032-002275645", "text" : "Mss Eur D995/2: Letters from James Archibald Douglas to his sisters and brothers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275648", "parent" : "032-002275645", "text" : "Mss Eur D995/3: Scheme and Orders For The Military Arrangements At Delhi, in connection with the Coronation Durbar" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275649", "parent" : "032-002275645", "text" : "Mss Eur D995/4: Parade State of Imperial service Troops, Delhi" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002275650", "parent" : "032-002275645", "text" : "Mss Eur D995/5: A Sketch of the Services Of The Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895, by Lt F. G. Cardew" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002275645
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D995/1 : Letters from James Archibald Douglas to his mother
Mss Eur D995/2 : Letters from James Archibald Douglas to his sisters and brothers
Mss Eur D995/3 : Scheme and Orders For The Military Arrangements At Delhi, in connection with the Coronation Durbar
Mss Eur D995/4 : Parade State of Imperial service Troops, Delhi
Mss Eur D995/5 : A Sketch of the Services Of The Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895, by Lt F. G. Cardew
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- 032-002275645
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur D995
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 5 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1897
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 1897-1942
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Col J S Douglas, 29 August 1982 and Aug 2000
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Douglas, James Archibald, army officer, 1862-1932
Douglas, Walter Binny, army officer, 1868-1939
Indian Army, 1895-1947 - Places:
- Aden, Arabian Peninsula
China, Asia
Chitral State, India
Gilgit, Asia
North-West Frontier, India
Persian Gulf, Asia - Related Material:
-
Photographs albums from this collection transferred to Prints, Drawings and Photographs Section. New shelfmarks: Photo 1106/1-5