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Mss Eur F266

Record Id:: 032-002291584
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-002291584
MDARK:: ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000317
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Format:: ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F266
Title:: Miscellaneous collection of Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), Indian Civil Service 1902-37, Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-7
Scope & Content:: Miscellaneous papers of Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), Indian Civil Service 1902-37, Governor of Orissa 1932-36, of Bihar 1936-37; including reports on settlement operations in Hazaribagh and Singhbhum, newspaper special editions on the Bihar earthquake of 1934, daily engagement book, scrapbook, and letters home.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Tree:: [{ "id" : "032-002291584", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F266: Miscellaneous collection of Sir James David Sifton (1878-1952), Indian Civil Service 1902-37, Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-7" },{ "id" : "040-002291585", "parent" : "032-002291584", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/1: Final report of the survey and settlement operations in the district of Hazaribagh: 1908-1915 by J D Sifton, Patna 1922" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291586", "parent" : "032-002291584", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/2: Final report on the resettlement of the Kolhan Government Estate in the district of Singhbhum: 1913-1918 by A D Tuckey, Patna 1920" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002291587", "parent" : "032-002291584", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/3-7b: Sir James David Sifton: papers as Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-37" },{ "id" : "040-002291588", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/3: Diary Engagements of His Excellency the Governor: from 7 April 1932 to March 1937" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291589", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/4: The Bihar Earthquake and the Darbhanga Raj by Kumar Ganganand Sinha, Calcutta 1936, with a dedication from the author to Sir James…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291590", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/5: Various newspaper special editions on the Bihar Earthquake 1934 including Illustrated Weekly of India; Chronicle Sentinel Earthquake…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291591", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/6: Odes on King Edward VIII s Escape from Assassination and the Jubilee; Regimental orders; Notification of the regimental Hop" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291592", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/7a: Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and invitations relating to himself, his family and Bihar region" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291593", "parent" : "036-002291587", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/7b: Loose letters, invitations, programmes, newspaper cuttings etc. relating to Sir James David Sifton and his family" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002291594", "parent" : "032-002291584", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/8-11: Sir James David Sifton: Personal Papers" },{ "id" : "040-002291595", "parent" : "036-002291594", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/8: Letters home to his parents" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291596", "parent" : "036-002291594", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/9: Letters from Lady Sifton to her mother-in-law" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291597", "parent" : "036-002291594", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/10: Open Competition Exam Results" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002291598", "parent" : "036-002291594", "text" : "Mss Eur F266/11: Correspondence with his Bankers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-002291584
Is part of:: not applicable
Contains:: Mss Eur F266/1 : Final report of the survey and settlement operations in the district of Hazaribagh: 1908-1915 by J D Sifton, Patna 1922
Mss Eur F266/2 : Final report on the resettlement of the Kolhan Government Estate in the district of Singhbhum: 1913-1918 by A D Tuckey, Patna 1920
Mss Eur F266/3-7b : Sir James David Sifton: papers as Governor of Bihar and Orissa 1932-37
Mss Eur F266/8-11 : Sir James David Sifton: Personal Papers

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Record Type (Level):: Fonds
Extent:: 11 items
Digitised Content:
Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1901
End Date:: 1958
Date Range:: 1901-1958
Era:: CE
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Source of Acquisition:: Presented by his daughter Mrs B Kauter, 17 October 1992 and April 2001
Material Type:: Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:: Not Public Record(s)
Names:: Indian Civil Service, 1858-1947
Sifton, James David
Places:: Bihar and Orissa, India
Darjeeling, Bengal
Hazaribagh, Bihar
Singhbhum, Bihar