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Mss Eur E397
- Record Id:
- 032-002282875
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002282875
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x00026f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E397
- Title:
- Papers of Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28
- Scope & Content:
- Blackett Collection: letters and papers of Sir Basil Phillott Blackett (1882-1935), British Civil Servant 1904-22, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28, Chairman of Imperial and International Communications Ltd 1929-32.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002282875", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E397: Papers of Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28" },{ "id" : "036-002282876", "parent" : "032-002282875", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/1-18: Personal letters and papers" },{ "id" : "040-002282877", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/1: Letters, telegrams and papers relating to Sir Basil Blackett's career including appointment as Finance Member, and possibility of his…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282878", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/2: Letters from various persons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282879", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/3: Letters from Sir G. BARSTOW, Controller of Supply Services H.M. Treasury" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282880", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/4: Letters from Sir D.T. CHADWICK, secretary to Govt of India, Commerce Department Dated as: Sep 1926; nd" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282881", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/5: Letters from Mrs Katherine F. MACDONALD" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282882", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/6: MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE Sons of Clergy Assistance Fund" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282883", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/7: Letters from Katherine MAYO, author of Mother India, 1927" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282884", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/8: Letters from Nadejda MUIR" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282885", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/9: Correspondence with Montagu NORMAN, Governor of the Bank of England" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282886", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/10: Letters from Sir A.F. WHYTE, President of the Indian Legislative Assembly 1920-25" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282887", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/11: Letters of congratulation on award of K.C.S.I." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282888", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/12: Telegrams of congratulation on award of K.C.S.I." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282889", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/13: Letter from Sir Basil Blackett to his mother" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282890", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/14: Letters to Lady Blackett (including one from Lord Irwin)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282891", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/15: Genealogical papers relating to the Blackett family (see also item 5 above) Dated as: c1921-Jan 1925" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282892", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/16: Papers relating to Blackett's membership of the Free Masons Dated as: Apr 1922; Mar 1924" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282893", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/17: Papers, photographs and plan of 'The Yarrows' (Finance Member's Residence)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282894", "parent" : "036-002282876", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/18: Photographs and memorabilia Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282895", "parent" : "032-002282875", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/19-32: Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: official and demi-official correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-002282896", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/19: Letters from various persons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282897", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/20: Letter from Stanley BALDWIN, Prime Minister (for Sir G. BARSTOW see item 3 above)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282898", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/21: Letters from Sir Harcourt BUTLER, Governor of Burma" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282899", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/22: Correspondence with Sir Edward COKE, Financial Secretary to the Govt of India 1919-23" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282900", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/23: Letters from Geoffrey DAWSON, Editor of The Times" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282901", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/24: Letters from Sir F.W. DUKE, Permanent Under Secretary of State for India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282902", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/25: Correspondence with the Viceroy, Lord IRWIN, chiefly about difficulties encountered by the Reserve Bank Bill (see also item 26 below)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282903", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/26: Copies of telegraphic correspondence between Viceroy and Secretary of State for India about difficulties encountered by the Reserve…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282904", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/27: Correspondence with Sir Louis KERSHAW, Assistant Under Secretary of State for India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282905", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/28: Letter from John Maynard KEYNES enclosing copy of letter to two Indian Professors on the question of India's adopting the Gold…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282906", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/29: Letters from Sir Otto NIEMEYER, Controller of Finance, H.M. Treasury, and related papers chiefly on a) question of funding the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282907", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/30: Telegrams and letters from the Viceroy, the Marquess of READING, on miscellaneous official and personal matters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282908", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/31: Letters from H.A. SIEPMANN, Assistant to Finance Member 1923-24, with related papers, on official and personal matters" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282909", "parent" : "036-002282895", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/32: Correspondence with Mr STRONG" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282910", "parent" : "032-002282875", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/33-36: Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: official and demi-official papers" },{ "id" : "040-002282911", "parent" : "036-002282910", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/33: Papers relating to Reparations and Re-construction of Europe after the War" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282912", "parent" : "036-002282910", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/34: Who's Who of Members of Indian Legislative Assembly Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282913", "parent" : "036-002282910", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/35: Papers relating to Blackett's work as Finance Member including a 'Sketch Programme for development of India's Financial Machinery'…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282914", "parent" : "036-002282910", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/36: Papers relating to the Indian Statutory Commission" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282915", "parent" : "032-002282875", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/37-48: Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: printed papers" },{ "id" : "040-002282916", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/37: Copies of three Despatches exchanged between the Secretary of State for India and the Governor-General-in-Council on methods of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282917", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/38: Papers relating to Provincial Finance including Proceedings of the Conference of Provincial Finance Members (Nov 1923)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282918", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/39: Papers relating to the Indian Taxation Enquiry Committee" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282919", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/40: Papers relating to Debt Redemption" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282920", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/41: Papers relating to Railway Finance Dated as: Sep-Nov 1923; Dec 1927-Jan 1928" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282921", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/42: Speeches by Sir Basil Blackett" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282922", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/43: Letter from Finance Dept. of Govt of India to Indian Merchants Chamber, Bombay" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282923", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/44: Miscellaneous copies of Legislative Assembly Debates" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282924", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/45: Miscellaneous copies of Gazette of India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282925", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/46: Memorandum presented to the Indian Statutory Commission by the Govt of India on Financial Relations between the Government of India…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282926", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/47: Memorandum presented to the Indian Statutory Commission by the Govt of India on Division of the Sources of Revenue between the…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282927", "parent" : "036-002282915", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/48: Budget of the Governor General-in-Council as laid before the Indian Legislature, and Explanatory Memorandum" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002282928", "parent" : "032-002282875", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/49-58: Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: correspondence and papers following his return from India" },{ "id" : "040-002282929", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/49: Correspondence with various persons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282930", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/50: Letters and telegram from Field Marshal Lord BIRDWOOD, C. in C. Indian Army" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282931", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/51: Letters concerning proposed 'INDIAN EMPIRE SOCIETY'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282932", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/52: Letters from Sir C.A. INNES, Governor of Burma" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282933", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/53: Letters from NATIONAL UNION OF SOCIETIES FOR EQUAL CITIZENSHIP on a proposed survey of women of India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282934", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/54: Correspondence with Mr Kikubhai PREMCHAND of Premchand Roychand & Sons, and related papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282935", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/55: Correspondence with Sir Dinshaw Edulji WACHA, Bombay businessman, Director of Central Bank of India 1921-28, Governor of Imperial…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282936", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/56: Letters and papers concerning the Indian Banking Enquiry and a scheme for a Reserve Bank of India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282937", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/57: Letters and papers concerning Chinese Banking" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002282938", "parent" : "036-002282928", "text" : "Mss Eur E397/58: Miscellaneous papers including print of address by A. Rangaswami Iyengar, Editor of 'The Hindu' on Economic Policy of the Indian…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002282875
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E397/1-18 : Personal letters and papers
Mss Eur E397/19-32 : Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: official and demi-official correspondence
Mss Eur E397/33-36 : Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: official and demi-official papers
Mss Eur E397/37-48 : Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: printed papers
Mss Eur E397/49-58 : Sir Basil Blackett, Finance Member, Governor-General's Council 1923-28: correspondence and papers following his return from…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 58 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1920
- End Date:
- 1931
- Date Range:
- 1920-1931
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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- Names:
- Baldwin, Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, politician and industrialist, 1867-1947
Barstow, George Lewis, Knight, administrator and business executive, 1874-1966
Birdwood, William Riddell, 1st Baron Birdwood, army officer, 1865-1951,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000033997979
Blackett, Basil Phillott, Knight, financial administrator, 1882-1935
Butler, Spencer Harcourt, Knight, Governor of Burma, 1869-1938
Chadwick, David Thomas, Knight, civil servant, 1876-1954
Cook, Edward Mitchener, Knight, civil servant in India, 1881-1955
Dawson, George Geoffrey, newspaper editor, 1874-1944
Duke, Frederick William, Knight, colonial administrator, 1863-1924
Indian Empire Society
Indian Statutory Commission, 1927-1930
Innes, Charles Alexander, 1874-1959
Isaacs, Rufus Daniel, 1st Marquess of Reading, Viceroy of India, 1860-1935
Kershaw, Louis James
Keynes, John Maynard, Baron Keynes, economist, 1883-1946,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121258885
Mayo, Katherine
Muir, Nadejda, Subject of Mss Eur E397
Niemeyer, Otto Ernst, Subject of Mss Eur E397
Premchand, Kikubhai
Reserve Bank of India, 1935-
Siepmann, Harry Arthur
Wacha, Dinsha Edulji
Whyte, Alexander Frederick, Creator of Mss Eur D761
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley, 3rd Viscount and 1st Earl of Halifax, politician and diplomat, 1881-1959