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Mss Eur E295
- Record Id:
- 032-002281115
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002281115
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x0001f3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E295
- Title:
- Papers of Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1873-1910, relating to census operations, caste, and ethnography in Bengal
- Scope & Content:
- Risley Collection: papers of Sir Herbert Hope Risley (1851-1911), Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1873-1910, Census Commissioner for India 1899-1902, Hon Director of Ethnography for India from 1901, comprising official reports and files relating to census operations in Bengal, and correspondence, lecture notes and articles relating to caste and ethnography in Bengal.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002281115", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E295: Papers of Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1873-1910, relating to census operations, caste, and ethnography in Bengal" },{ "id" : "036-002281116", "parent" : "032-002281115", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/1-10: District reports received as Census Commissioner, Bengal" },{ "id" : "040-002281117", "parent" : "036-002281116", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/1-4: Reports on castes and sub-castes of Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281118", "parent" : "036-002281116", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/5-7: Reports on Hindu religious practices and customs." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281119", "parent" : "036-002281116", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/8-9: Reports on religious and social divisions amongst the Mahomedans of Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281120", "parent" : "036-002281116", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/10: Reports on Buddhism in Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002281121", "parent" : "032-002281115", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/11-21: Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1873-1910: papers as Census Commissioner, Bengal, and Honorary Director of…" },{ "id" : "040-002281122", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/11: Printed circulars, notes and memoranda on caste and religion." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281123", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/12: District Caste Reports on the Betra, Chasadhopa, Chasati, Gola, Khattri, Pandra and Thoria." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281124", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/13: District Caste Reports on the Sanai, Santals and Sonaji." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281125", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/14: District Reports on tattooing in Bengal." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281126", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/15: Report made to Captain W.J. Newall, District Recruiting Officer, Cawnpore, on Rajputana as a source of military recruits, by Captain…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281127", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/16: The position and suffering of high caste Hindu widows by B.A. Gupta." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281128", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/17: Notes on social and religious divisions amongst the Mahomedans of Bengal, by Abu A. Ghuznavi. Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281129", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/18: Correspondence as Superintendent of Census Operations and Honorary Director of Ethnography." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281130", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/19-20: Letters and caste reports received by Sir Herbert Risley, with draft and printed articles, lecture notes and annotated…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281131", "parent" : "036-002281121", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/21: Letters to Sir Herbert Risley concerning the transfer to him of official reports and papers connected with the 1901 Census and the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002281132", "parent" : "032-002281115", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/22-23: Papers of Lady Risley, wife of Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal" },{ "id" : "040-002281133", "parent" : "036-002281132", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/22: Correspondence of Lady Risley concerning the publication of her husband's book, The Peoples of India." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002281134", "parent" : "036-002281132", "text" : "Mss Eur E295/23: Newscuttings on an exhibition of Mughal paintings at the British Museum." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002281115
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E295/1-10 : District reports received as Census Commissioner, Bengal
Mss Eur E295/11-21 : Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal 1873-1910: papers as Census Commissioner, Bengal, and Honorary Director…
Mss Eur E295/22-23 : Papers of Lady Risley, wife of Sir Herbert Risley, Indian Civil Service, Bengal
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- 032-002281115
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E295
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 23 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1893
- End Date:
- 1913
- Date Range:
- 1893-1913
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Transferred from the Official Records, 30 March 1966
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Army
Gait, Edward Albert, Knight, civil servant and colonial administrator, 1863-1950
Ghuznavi, Abu A, author of notes on social and religious divisions amongst the Muslims of Bengal, fl Late 19th century
Gupta, B A, author of a text on the position and suffering of high caste Hindu widows, fl 1911
Prior, William, Colonel
Risley, Herbert Hope, Knight, administrator in India and anthropologist, 1851-1911 - Places:
- Bengal, India
Rajputana, India