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Mss Eur F256
- Record Id:
- 032-002291481
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002291481
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x00030d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F256
- Title:
- Papers of Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47
- Scope & Content:
- Ray Collection: diaries, photograph albums, and miscellanea of Gordon Meredith Ray (1912-93), Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47, District Officer, Sukkur, Pakistan 1948-49. The diaries give a very full record of his life in India and are illustrated with pencil sketches and oil paintings.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002291481", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F256: Papers of Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47" },{ "id" : "036-002291482", "parent" : "032-002291481", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/1-12: Private Journals" },{ "id" : "040-002291483", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/1: Training in Paraiya, Gaya district; appointment as Assistant Magistrate and Collector at Arrah, Shahabad, and further training at…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291484", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/2: Training at Bhabua subdivision, Shahabad under SDO, A G Bunn; passing of exams Includes two paintings in oils of the Subdivisional…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291485", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/3: Appointment as SDO, Bhabua in Jan; appointment to same post at Dinapore, Patna District, in Nov" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291486", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/4: SDO, Dinapore Includes pencil sketch of Garrison Church at Dinapore" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291487", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/5: SDO, Dinapore; appointment as Superintendent of the Bhagalpur Central Jail in Oct Includes paintings in oils of the Mausoleum of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291488", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/6: Superintendent, Bhagalpur Central Jail Includes paintings in oils of the jail, Superintendent's bungalow, as well as pencil sketches…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291489", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/7: Superintendent, Bhagalpur Central Jail; appointment as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad in Nov; leave in Rhodesia and South…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291490", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/8: Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad; appointment in Oct as Group Testing Officer in the Selection Boards for selection of 'War…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291491", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/9: Group Testing Officer in Selection Boards; appointment as District Magistrate and Collector at Gaya in Jul Includes painting in oils…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291492", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/10: District Magistrate and Collector at Gaya; retired in Aug and went to Rhodesia Includes two paintings in oils of Gaya, newspaper…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291493", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/11: Remained in Africa; appointed District Officer Sukkur, Sind province, Pakistan in Apr Includes newspaper cuttings, official letters…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291494", "parent" : "036-002291482", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/12: District Officer, Sukkur, Sind province, Pakistan; resigned Sep and appointed Labour, Food and Recruiting Officer for Indian Mining…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002291495", "parent" : "032-002291481", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/13-23: Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47: photographs" },{ "id" : "040-002291496", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/13: Social life; work colleagues; interiors and exteriors of bungalows; friends; servants; views of countryside" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291497", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/14: Social life; some of England; photographs and postcards of famous Indian landmarks; friends; views of countryside; South and East…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291498", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/15: Dhanbad; Ray and various colleagues, Civil Service Selection Board, Dehra Dun; Mussooree; Lahore; Madras; Bangalore; Mysore;…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291499", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/16: Victory celebrations at Dhanbad; views of Darjeeling; Bodh Gaya; servants; Ray's car; Pandit Nehru; Indian House; Aurangabad" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291500", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/17: Nilgiri railway; Ootacamund; Hyderabad State; Golconda Fort; Mozambique; the Cape; Mombasa; ruins at Zimbabwe" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291501", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/18: Sukkur, Pakistan; Quetta; distribution of food to flood refugees at Sukkur; servants and staff; Ray at Simla" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291502", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/19: Photo portrait of Ray; views of Lucknow; hill station (Simla?); postcards of Egypt (Cairo) and of Tut-Ankh-Amun exhibits, Cairo…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291503", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/20: Photographs and postcards; various tour guides and brochures of Kashmir; Dal Lake; Shalimar Gardens Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291504", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/21: Jaggernath temple, Puri; Orissa; views of Hyderabad State; postcards of various archaeological sites Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291505", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/22: Ceylon; views of cities and countryside; archaeological sites; tourist pamphlets Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291506", "parent" : "036-002291495", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/23: Group photographs illustrating various stages of Ray's career in India and Pakistan" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002291507", "parent" : "032-002291481", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/24-26: Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47: watercolours and miscellaneous" },{ "id" : "040-002291508", "parent" : "036-002291507", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/24: Watercolours by Ray whilst stationed at Sukkur, Sind province, Pakistan; also one watercolour by 'Rani'. Transferred to Prints and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291509", "parent" : "036-002291507", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/25: 'Memorandum on the subject of social and official intercourse between European officers and Indian gentlemen' (with appendix…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291510", "parent" : "036-002291507", "text" : "Mss Eur F256/26: The Bihar State Killing 1946: what Hindu Congress Facism has done in Bihar" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002291481
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F256/1-12 : Private Journals
Mss Eur F256/13-23 : Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47: photographs
Mss Eur F256/24-26 : Gordon Meredith Ray, Indian Civil Service, Bihar 1937-47: watercolours and miscellaneous
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- 032-002291481
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F256
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 26 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1938-1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Diaries bequeathed by Mr G M Ray, other items presented by his executors, 30 June 1993
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bunn, Arthur George
Indian Civil Service, 1858-1947
Indian Mining Association
Malcolm, John, Knight, diplomat and administrator, 1769-1833
Ray, Gordon Meredith - Places:
- Arrah, Bihar
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Bhabua, Bihar
Bhagalpur, Bihar
Bihar, India
Bihār, India
Dehra Dun, United Provinces
Dhanbad, Bihar
Dinapore, Bihar
Gaya, Bihar
Madras, India
Pakistan, Asia
Paraiya, Bihar
Rhodesia, Africa
South Africa, Africa
Sukkur, Sind