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Mss Eur F524
- Record Id:
- 032-002296739
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002296739
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000074.0x000058
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F524
- Title:
- Papers of Isabella Lady Couchman (nee McMahon) (1875-1961)
- Scope & Content:
- Papers of Isabella Lady Couchman (nee McMahon) (1875-c1961), wife of Sir Francis Dundas Couchman (1864-1948), Under Secretary to the Government of India for Railways 1901-1905, Indian Railway Board 1915-1920, Director of Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway 1927-1941, describing aspects of her life in India and Burma, including her time as a companion to an Indian Princess, daughter of Shree Bhagvat Sinhjee, Maharaja Thakore Saheb of Gondal.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002296739", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F524: Papers of Isabella Lady Couchman (nee McMahon) (1875-1961)" },{ "id" : "036-002296740", "parent" : "032-002296739", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/1-8: Correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-002296741", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/1: Copies of letters from Lady Couchman to Mrs E.C. Dawson, giving an account of her first journey to India to be the companion to an…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296742", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/2: Letters from Lady Couchman describing her experiences in Gondal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296743", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/3: Letter from Lady Couchman to her brother, Patrick, describing the blockade of Burma and their escape to India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296744", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/4: Draft letter from Lady Couchman to F.D. Couchman" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296745", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/5: Letter written from aboard the S.S. Matiana Dated as: c1920s" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296746", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/6: Letter written from Jodhpur, Rajputana, describing a trip to Bombay, Delhi, and Jodhpur with F.D. Couchman Dated as: c1920s" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296747", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/7: Incomplete letter from Lady Couchman on her experiences in Burma Dated as: c1940s" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296748", "parent" : "036-002296740", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/8: Letter to Lady Couchman from her brother Robert, giving family news and discussing current events" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002296749", "parent" : "032-002296739", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/9-11: Diaries" },{ "id" : "040-002296750", "parent" : "036-002296749", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/9: Diary for 1903, including newspaper cuttings, photographs, and other related papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296751", "parent" : "036-002296749", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/10: Notebook for 1919, including newspaper cuttings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296752", "parent" : "036-002296749", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/11: Diary for 1930" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002296753", "parent" : "032-002296739", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/12-22: Papers relating to Lady Couchman s memoirs" },{ "id" : "040-002296754", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/12: Notebook on Lady Couchman s childhood and family, including newspaper cuttings, letters, postcards, envelopes, a photograph of Lady…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296755", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/13: Notebook with anecdotes from Lady Couchman s early life Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296756", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/14: Notebook, Chapters from my Life by Isabella M. Couchman , including newspaper cuttings Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296757", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/15: Notebook on Lady Couchman s time in Coloma House, Convent of the Ladies of Mary, Croydon, Surrey Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296758", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/16: Draft pages and other papers relating to Lady Couchman s memoirs, including information on family, school days, and living in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296759", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/17: Papers on Lady Couchman s experiences as a companion to an Indian Princess in Gondal in 1901 Dated as: no date" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296760", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/18: Papers on Lady Couchman s married life in India and Burma" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296761", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/19: Papers on a trip to Africa" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296762", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/20: Notebook with incomplete account of a voyage to Egypt Lady Couchman took with her daughter, Verity" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296763", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/21: Notebook on a voyage to Palestine Lady Couchman took with her daughter, Verity, including an account of Lady Couchman s school days" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296764", "parent" : "036-002296753", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/22: Other papers on Lady Couchman s memoirs, including lists of chapter headings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002296765", "parent" : "032-002296739", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/23-24: Other papers" },{ "id" : "040-002296766", "parent" : "036-002296765", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/23: Volume of poetry, Verses , by Patrick McMahon" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002296767", "parent" : "036-002296765", "text" : "Mss Eur F524/24: Other papers, including Poems by I.M.C. (Lady Couchman) , sketches and newspaper cuttings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002296739
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F524/1-8 : Correspondence
Mss Eur F524/9-11 : Diaries
Mss Eur F524/12-22 : Papers relating to Lady Couchman s memoirs
Mss Eur F524/23-24 : Other papers
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Mss Eur F524 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002296739
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F524
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 10 volumes and 14 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 1870-1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased, 27 January 2005
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Couchman, Francis Dundas, Knight, railway official in India, 1864-1948
Couchman, Isabella, née McMahon, wife of Sir Francis Dundas Couchman, 1875-1961
Indian Railway Board
Mcmahon, Donat Edmond, Colonel
Mcmahon, Patrick - Places:
- Africa, Africa
Bombay, India
Burma, Asia
Calcutta, India
Delhi, India
Edinburgh, Scotland
Gondal State, India
India, Asia
Kenya, Africa
Lamu, Africa
Myanmar, Asia
Pinang, Malaysia
Simla, India
Sri Lanka, Asia
Zaire, Africa - Related Material:
- Mss Eur F681 Diaries of Daisy Isabella McMahon, later Lady Couchman