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Mss Eur E242
- Record Id:
- 032-002279837
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002279837
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0001ab
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E242
- Title:
- Papers of Sir William Foster, historian of East India Company
- Scope & Content:
- Foster Collection: papers of Sir William Foster (1863-1951), India Office official 1882-1923, Assistant Registrar 1901 and Registrar and Superintendent of Records 1907-23, Historiographer to the India Office 1923-27, including correspondence on scholarly subjects, notes, lectures, and copies of articles.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002279837", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E242: Papers of Sir William Foster, historian of East India Company" },{ "id" : "040-002279838", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/1: Letters to Foster" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279839", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/2: Letters to Foster" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279840", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/3: Lectures and articles" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279841", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/4: Lectures and articles" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279842", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/5: Articles and notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279843", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/6: Articles and notes; with some articles by Foster's friends" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279844", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/7: Articles by Foster in English Historical Review, etc" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279845", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/8: Articles by Foster; also some correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279846", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/9: Reviews, articles and notes on various books; also notes on Foster's visits to Italy, Spain, Norway, Channel Islands, Germany, Holland…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279847", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/10: Foster's journal of an expedition to Florence, with notes on his reading." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279848", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/11: Article entitled 'The First Scotsman in the East' by Foster, which appeared in The Times of India Annual of 1934." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002279849", "parent" : "032-002279837", "text" : "Mss Eur E242/12: Papers on the subject of the India Office Library and Records controversy extracted from Sir William Foster's papers Dated as:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002279837
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E242/1 : Letters to Foster
Mss Eur E242/2 : Letters to Foster
Mss Eur E242/3 : Lectures and articles
Mss Eur E242/4 : Lectures and articles
Mss Eur E242/5 : Articles and notes
Mss Eur E242/6 : Articles and notes; with some articles by Foster's friends
Mss Eur E242/7 : Articles by Foster in English Historical Review, etc
Mss Eur E242/8 : Articles by Foster; also some correspondence
Mss Eur E242/9 : Reviews, articles and notes on various books; also notes on Foster's visits to Italy, Spain, Norway, Channel Islands, Germany,…
Mss Eur E242/10 : Foster's journal of an expedition to Florence, with notes on his reading.
Mss Eur E242/11 : Article entitled 'The First Scotsman in the East' by Foster, which appeared in The Times of India Annual of 1934.
Mss Eur E242/12 : Papers on the subject of the India Office Library and Records controversy extracted from Sir William Foster's papers Dated…
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- 032-002279837
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 9 volumes; 3 portfolios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1890
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1890-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Lady Foster, 28 October 1957
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Birdwood, George Christopher Molesworth, Knight, scholar, administrator in India and surgeon, 1832-1917
Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, politician and traveller, 1859-1925
East India Company, 1600-1858
Forster, Edward Morgan, Creator of Mss Eur D964
Foster, William, Knight, historian and archivist, 1863-1951
Godley, John Arthur, 1st Baron Kilbracken, civil servant, 1847-1932
India Office Records
India Office, 1858-1947
Thompson, Edward John, poet, historian, and novelist, 1886-1946 - Places:
- India, Asia