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Mss Eur D1202
- Record Id:
- 032-002276840
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002276840
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0003b7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D1202
- Title:
- Papers of and relating to Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, Bengal Civil Service 1867-1902, Liberal MP, 1906-10
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of and relating to Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton (1845-1915), Bengal Civil Service 1867-1902, Chief Commissioner of Assam 1896-1902, Liberal MP 1906-10.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002276840", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202: Papers of and relating to Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, Bengal Civil Service 1867-1902, Liberal MP, 1906-10" },{ "id" : "040-002276841", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/1: Letters addressed to Sir Henry Cotton, obituaries of Sir Henry Cotton, letters of condolence addressed to his son Evan; letters and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276842", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/2: Correspondence between Sir Henry Cotton and Lord Curzon together with a letter from Lord Morley to Curzon and newspaper cutting…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276843", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/3: Newspaper cuttings collected by Sir Henry Cotton:" },{ "id" : "041-002276844", "parent" : "040-002276843", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/3/1: (a) Sir Henry Cotton's opposition to the Younghusband expedition to Tibet." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002276845", "parent" : "040-002276843", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/3/2: (b) Sir Henry Cotton's dispute with the tea planters of Assam." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-002276846", "parent" : "040-002276843", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/3/3: (c) Sir Henry Cotton's political career" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276847", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/4: Volume of press cuttings relating to Sir Henry Cotton's career in India." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276848", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/5: Volume of press cuttings containing reviews, articles and speeches of Sir Henry Cotton." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276849", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/6: Articles on India by Sir Henry Cotton and his son Sir Evan Cotton; (list of letters)." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276850", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/7: Honours, awards, tributes and cartoons of Sir Henry Cotton; his will, death and certificate." },{ "id" : "041-003244387", "parent" : "040-002276850", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/7(1): Memorial to Sir Henry John Cotton, (?Calcutta). Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003244388", "parent" : "040-002276850", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/7(2): Memorial to Sir Henry John Cotton, (?Calcutta). Photographer: Unknown" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002276851", "parent" : "032-002276840", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/8-13: Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton: miscellaneous papers, photographs and printed material" },{ "id" : "040-002276852", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/8: Part of typescript and manuscript transcripts of letters between Sir Henry Cotton and Lord Curzon; list of correspondence between…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276853", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/9: File of correspondence between Colonel H E M Cotton and the India Office Library and Records concerning the loan and copying of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276854", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/10: Photographs of Sir Henry Cotton, Cotton family members, buildings in Calcutta and others unidentified. Dated as: 1920s" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276855", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/11: Calcutta Faces and Places in Pre-Camera Days, Part I, Calcutta Historical Society. Dated as: Calcutta 1910" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276856", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/12: Selections from Records Vol II regarding specimens returned, Victoria Memorial Hall. Dated as: Calcutta 1917" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002276857", "parent" : "036-002276851", "text" : "Mss Eur D1202/13: Indian State Railways Magazine." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002276840
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D1202/1 : Letters addressed to Sir Henry Cotton, obituaries of Sir Henry Cotton, letters of condolence addressed to his son Evan; letters…
Mss Eur D1202/2 : Correspondence between Sir Henry Cotton and Lord Curzon together with a letter from Lord Morley to Curzon and newspaper…
Mss Eur D1202/3 : Newspaper cuttings collected by Sir Henry Cotton:
Mss Eur D1202/4 : Volume of press cuttings relating to Sir Henry Cotton's career in India.
Mss Eur D1202/5 : Volume of press cuttings containing reviews, articles and speeches of Sir Henry Cotton.
Mss Eur D1202/6 : Articles on India by Sir Henry Cotton and his son Sir Evan Cotton; (list of letters).
Mss Eur D1202/7 : Honours, awards, tributes and cartoons of Sir Henry Cotton; his will, death and certificate.
Mss Eur D1202/8-13 : Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton: miscellaneous papers, photographs and printed material
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- 032-002276840
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 13 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1915
- Date Range:
- 1856-1915
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mrs Cotton, widow of Col H E M Cotton, 30 January 1989
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cotton, Harry Evan Auguste, Knight, politician, 1868-1939
Cotton, Henry John Stedman, Knight, civil servant in India and politician, 1845-1915
Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, politician and traveller, 1859-1925
Morley, John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn, statesman, 1838-1923
Tibet Frontier Commission, 1903-1904 - Places:
- Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta