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Mss Eur E372
- Record Id:
- 032-002282622
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002282622
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000248
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E372
- Title:
- Papers of Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47
- Scope & Content:
- Dow Collection: papers of Sir Hugh Dow (1886-1978), Indian Civil Service, Bombay and Sind 1910-47, including papers as Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47, British Consul-General in Jerusalem 1948-51, and Chairman, Royal Commission on East Africa 1952-54; also some papers relating to the history and language of Sind.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002282622", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E372: Papers of Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47" },{ "id" : "036-002282623", "parent" : "032-002282622", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/1-13: Official and demi-official papers" },{ "id" : "040-002282624", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/1: Correspondence, memoranda and notes on Sind, its history, language, administration and revenue settlement" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282625", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/2: Correspondence, reports and memoranda on the Sukkur Barrage and the distribution of irrigated land" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282626", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/3: Correspondence between Dow and Justice Eric Weston concerning Edward Backhouse Eastwick, author of Dry Leaves from Young Egypt, and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282627", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/4: Notes by Dow on his meeting with the American diplomat William D Pawley concerning Sir Stafford Cripps and the war in the Far East" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282628", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/5: Drafts and copies of fortnightly letters from Dow as Governor of Sind to the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282629", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/6: Letters from Linlithgow to Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282630", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/7: Drafts and copies of fortnightly letters from Dow as Governor of Sind to the Viceroy, Lord Wavell" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282631", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/8: Letters from Wavell to Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282632", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/9: Correspondence between Dow as Governor of Bihar and the Viceroy Lord Wavell Dated as: May 1946 Apr 1947" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282633", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/10: Correspondence between Dow as Governor of Bihar and the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282634", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/11: Copy of seminar paper by H V Hodson on Lord Mountbatten's role in the partition of India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282635", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/12: Correspondence and papers concerning Dow's term of office as Consul-General in Jerusalem, including a rough journal; with some…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282636", "parent" : "036-002282623", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/13: Correspondence and papers concerning the Report of the Royal Commission on East Africa, including an analysis of comment and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282637", "parent" : "032-002282622", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/14-18: Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: personal and miscellaneous papers" },{ "id" : "040-002282638", "parent" : "036-002282637", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/14: Autobiographical notes by Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282639", "parent" : "036-002282637", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/15: Account by Lady Dow of her life in India, 1913-47, and of her visit to Jerusalem in 1949" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282640", "parent" : "036-002282637", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/16: Photocopies of published and unpublished verses by Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282641", "parent" : "036-002282637", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/17: Volume containing newspaper cuttings of book reviews by Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282642", "parent" : "036-002282637", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/18: Miscellaneous papers including Sindhi camel proverbs and a copy of C W Richardson's letter on the sale of prize property at Hyderabad…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282643", "parent" : "032-002282622", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/19-26: Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: printed material" },{ "id" : "040-002282644", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/19: Rochiram Gajumal, A handbook of Sindhi proverbs... [Fragile] Dated as: Karachi, 1895" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282645", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/20: Rochiram Gajumal, A handbook of Sindhi proverbs... [Fragile] : 3rd edition Dated as: Karachi, nd" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282646", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/21: Bombay Development Department, Back Bay Reclamation Scheme: Report of the committee appointed under Government Resolution no. SB-949…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282647", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/22: M J Shahani, A handbook of Sindhi idioms... Dated as: Karachi, nd [1937]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282648", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/23: 101 cartoons from the Hindustan Times by Shankar. Foreword by Jawaharlal Nehru Dated as: Delhi, 1937" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282649", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/24: Journal of the Sind Historical Society vol III no. 4, vol VII parts 1 and 2, vol VIII no. 2" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282650", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/25: Statues of the Order of the Star of India, memorandum of information on insignia, and related papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282651", "parent" : "036-002282643", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/26: Sir Hugh Dow, 'A note on the Sindhi Alphabet': offprint from Asian affairs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282652", "parent" : "032-002282622", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/27-31: Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: photographs" },{ "id" : "040-002282653", "parent" : "036-002282652", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/27: Album of photographs of Sir Hugh and Lady Dow, their family and friends, of Government Houses in Karachi, Ranchi and Patna, and other…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282654", "parent" : "036-002282652", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/28: Album of photographs of members and activities of the Royal Commission on East Africa" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282655", "parent" : "036-002282652", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29: Group photographs of Sir Hugh and Lady Dow with colleagues and their families" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003245697", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(1): I.C.S. [group], Karachi, August 1911. Photographer: Unknown" },{ "id" : "041-003245698", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(2): Members of I.C.S. in Sind - 3rd September 1911. Photographer: Unknown" },{ "id" : "041-003245699", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(3): [Indian Civil Service Group,] Karachi, August 1913. Photographer: Jalbhoy, R." },{ "id" : "041-003245700", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(4): [Group of Indian Civil Service officers and wives,] About Aug 1926. Photographer: Jalbhoy, R." },{ "id" : "041-003245701", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(5): [Group of Indian Civil Service officers and wives,] 1927 or 1928. Photographer: Jalbhoy, R." },{ "id" : "041-003245702", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(6): [Unidentified group with Hugh Dow, Karachi.] Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245703", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(7): [Unidentified group with Hugh Dow, Karachi.] Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245704", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(8): [Indian Civil Service group, with wives and families, Karachi.] Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245705", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(9): [Indian Civil Service group, with wives and families, Karachi.] Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245706", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(10): [Group in military uniform, with Sir Hugh Dow, Karachi.] Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245707", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(11): Members of the Council of State (March 6th 1940). Photographer: Datt, A.R." },{ "id" : "041-003245708", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(12): [Unidentified portrait group with Sir Hugh and Lady Dow, Simla.] Photographer: Photo Service Co" },{ "id" : "041-003245709", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(13): [Governor-General's Executive Council, New Delhi.] Photographer: Kinsey Bros" },{ "id" : "041-003245710", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(14): [Governor-General's Executive Council and wives, New Delhi.] Photographer: Kinsey Bros" },{ "id" : "041-003245711", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(15): [Indian Civil Service group, with Sir Hugh Dow as Governor of Sind, Karachi], 1945. Photographer: Sequeira, Ignatius" },{ "id" : "041-003245712", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(16): [Sir Hugh and Lady Dow with unidentified Indian group.] Photographer: Unknown" },{ "id" : "041-003245713", "parent" : "040-002282655", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/29(17): [Unidentified group with Sir Hugh and Lady Dow, (?)Karachi.] Photographer: Unknown" },{ "id" : "040-002282656", "parent" : "036-002282652", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/30: Photographs of Sir Hugh and Lady Dow" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282657", "parent" : "036-002282652", "text" : "Mss Eur E372/31: Aerial photographs of floods in the Indus valley near Khairpur" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002282622
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E372/1-13 : Official and demi-official papers
Mss Eur E372/14-18 : Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: personal and miscellaneous papers
Mss Eur E372/19-26 : Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: printed material
Mss Eur E372/27-31 : Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47: photographs
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- 032-002282622
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E372
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 31 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1976
- Date Range:
- 1847-1976
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by the executors of Sir H Dow, 23 February 1979
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cripps, Richard Stafford, statesman and lawyer, 1889-1952,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109224156
Dow, Ann, called 'Annie', wife of Sir Hugh Dow, d 1956
Dow, Hugh, Knight, Governor of Sind and Bihar, 1886-1978
Eastwick, Edward Backhouse, Orientalist and diplomatist, 1814-1883
Hodson, Henry Vincent, Subject of Mss Eur C357
Hope, Victor Alexander John, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India, 1887-1952
Indian Civil Service, 1858-1947
Mountbatten, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900-1979,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110605263
Pawley, William D
Royal Commission On East Africa, 1955
Wavell, Archibald Percival, 1st Earl Wavell, Viceroy of India, 1883-1950
Weston, Eric - Places:
- Bihar, India
Bihār, India
East Africa, Africa
Jerusalem, Israel
Kenya, Africa
Lamu, Africa
Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Sind, Asia
Tanzania, Africa
Trabzon, Turkey
Uganda, Africa