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Mss Eur F137
- Record Id:
- 032-002313087
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002313087
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x00000a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F137
- Title:
- Papers of Sir John Thompson, Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932, Political Secretary to Government of India 1922-27, Chief Commissioner of Delhi 1928-32, and of his wife
- Scope & Content:
- Thompson Collection: diaries, correspondence and papers of Sir John Perronet Thompson (1873-1935), Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932; Chief Secretary to Government, Punjab 1916-21; Political Secretary, Government of India 1922-27; Chief Commissioner, Delhi 1928-32; Chairman, Union of Britain and India 1933-35.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002313087", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F137: Papers of Sir John Thompson, Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932, Political Secretary to Government of India 1922-27, Chief…" },{ "id" : "040-002313088", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/1: Diary: Cambridge life, etc Dated as: Jul-Nov 1895; Jan-Mar 1900" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313089", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/2: Diary: arrival in India, etc (includes notes on the treatment of dysentery (1899) Dated as: Nov 1897-Jul 1898; 1899" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313090", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/3: Diary: including account by Mrs Thompson of Delhi Durbar (1903) Dated as: Mar-Jul 1901; 1903; Aug 1903-Feb 1904" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313091", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/4: Diary of Mrs Thompson: forthcoming engagements; family notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313092", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/5: Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313093", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/6: Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313094", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/7: Diary of J P Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313095", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/8: Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313096", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/9: Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313097", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/10: Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313098", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/11: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313099", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/12: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313100", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/13: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313101", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/14: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313102", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/15: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313103", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/16: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313104", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/17: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313105", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/18: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313106", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/19: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313107", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/20: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313108", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/21: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313109", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/22: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313110", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/23: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313111", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/24: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313112", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/25: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313113", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/26: Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313114", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/27: Two letters from Mrs. Thompson's sister Lilian and from Montagu Butler (1873-1952), Settlement Officer, Kotah State. Dated as: 3, 8…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002313115", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/28-35: Sir John Thompson, Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932: letters and papers 1903-32" },{ "id" : "040-002313116", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/28: Miscellaneous papers on the people and history of the Punjab, connected mainly with the 1908 edition of the Imperial Gazetteer, and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313117", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/29: Letters and papers, chiefly about the Punjab, of archaeological and historical interest." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313118", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/30: Papers and memoranda on land tenure in the Punjab." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313119", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/31: Political papers connected mainly with the Punjab troubles, and particularly with the Amritsar shootings of 13 Apr 1919." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313120", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/32: Printed papers on the Punjab troubles of 1919, including Brigadier-General Dyer's report on the Amritsar shootings and a secret…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313121", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/33: Various printed papers, including some proceedings of the Indian Legislative Council and articles by Sir Michael O'Dwyer and Sir…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313122", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/34: Correspondence with various persons, mainly in India. Also memoranda of conversations and notes on some individuals." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313123", "parent" : "036-002313115", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/35: Printed papers concerning the Princely States." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002313124", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/36-42: Sir John Thompson, Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932: newspapers and cuttings" },{ "id" : "040-002313125", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/36: Family and social interest" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313126", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/37: Mainly family interest (including poems)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313127", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/38: Obituaries, features and arts reviews" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313128", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/39: The Amritsar shootings and the report of the Hunter Committee (published 26 May 1920)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313129", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/40: Social and political interest" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313130", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/41: Haqq (19 Jul 1919) and Riyasat (22 Aug 1932). Also an Urdu poem by Shaik Muhammad Iqbal in reply to the King's message to the people…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313131", "parent" : "036-002313124", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/42: General Strike newspaper: Daily Mirror (6 May 1926) and British Gazette (12 May 1926)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002313132", "parent" : "032-002313087", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/43-58/14: Sir John Thompson, Indian Civil Service, Punjab 1897-1932: papers 1932-35" },{ "id" : "040-002313133", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/43: Personal and general correspondence." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313134", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/44: Letters about Thompson's speaking engagements (other than those on Union of Britain and India business)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313135", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/45: Drafts and copies of speeches" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313136", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/46: Correspondence about The Problem in India (published version of a speech given by Thompson at the 1932 Lincoln Diocesan Conference)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313137", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/47: Letters from the BBC and members of the public about Thompson's broadcast talks on Indian affairs, and extracts from The Listener." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313138", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/48: Letters from Macmillan and Co (publishers) and members of the public about Thompson's pamphlet, India: The White Paper" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313139", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/49: Union of Britain and India correspondence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313140", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/50: Notes on conversations about Indian affairs." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313141", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/51: Union of Britain and India papers: minutes of council meetings, notes on speakers, drafts of bulletins etc." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313142", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/52: General notes on Indian affairs; drafts and copies of Union of Britain and India speeches; copies of various speeches about India and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313143", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/53: Printed papers and pamphlets issued mainly by the Union of Britain and India the India Defence League and the Joint Committee on…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313144", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/54: Newspaper-cuttings connected mainly with the Union of Britain and India and the White Paper campaign." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313145", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/55: Copies of duplicated bulletins on current affairs and press publications in India." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313146", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/56: Copies of Thompson's lectures on India and on the history of Delhi." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313147", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/57: Miscellaneous printed papers Dated as: Various dates" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313148", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58: Personal miscellanea, including undated notebooks and photographs. (see table below)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313149", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/1: The Register of the Leeds Grammar School 1820-1896 (Leeds: Printed by J. Laycock and Sons. 1897)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313150", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/2: Majalis-al-Nisa Part I and II by Khawaja Altaf Husain Hali (1924) [in Persian]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313151", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/3: Notebook (no date)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313152", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/4: Notebook (no date)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313153", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/5: Notebook (no date), with 3 loose folios on The Atheneum headed notepaper at start, card with scribbled notes at page 42, press…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313154", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/6: Speedwriting The Natural Shorthand Book One by Emma B. Dearborn (Brief English Systems, London, New York and Canada, 1927)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313155", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/7: Speedwriting The Natural Shorthand Book Two by Emma B. Dearborn (Brief English Systems, London, New York and Canada, 1927), with an…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313156", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/8: Speedwriting The Natural Shorthand Book Three by Emma B. Dearborn (Brief English Systems, London, New York and Canada, 1927)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313157", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/9: Speedwriting The Natural Shorthand Book Four by Emma B. Dearborn (Brief English Systems, London, New York and Canada, 1927)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313158", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/10: Six envelopes containing the following Examination Papers from the School of Brief English Systems: Numbers 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313159", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/11: Loose pages from a notebook with notes on the Persian language (no date)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313160", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/12: Booklet in Persian" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313161", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/13: Folder containing a copy of James Valentine Garner s Will (dated Kasganj 22 April 1845), a list of Christmas cards for the British…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002313162", "parent" : "036-002313132", "text" : "Mss Eur F137/58/14 (i)-(v): Five black & white photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002313087
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F137/1 : Diary: Cambridge life, etc Dated as: Jul-Nov 1895; Jan-Mar 1900
Mss Eur F137/2 : Diary: arrival in India, etc (includes notes on the treatment of dysentery (1899) Dated as: Nov 1897-Jul 1898; 1899
Mss Eur F137/3 : Diary: including account by Mrs Thompson of Delhi Durbar (1903) Dated as: Mar-Jul 1901; 1903; Aug 1903-Feb 1904
Mss Eur F137/4 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: forthcoming engagements; family notes
Mss Eur F137/5 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/6 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/7 : Diary of J P Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/8 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/9 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/10 : Diary of Mrs Thompson: as above
Mss Eur F137/11 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/12 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/13 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/14 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/15 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/16 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/17 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/18 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/19 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/20 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/21 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/22 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/23 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/24 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
Mss Eur F137/25 : Diary of J P Thompson: detailed journal
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 58 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1895
- End Date:
- 1935
- Date Range:
- 1895-1935
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Source of Acquisition:
- Deposited on permanent loan by Mr G F P Thompson, and later presented by his sons and daughter, 10 May 1967
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cambridge University
Dyer, Reginald Edward Harry, called "the Butcher of Amritsar", army officer, 1864-1927
Holland, Robert Erskine, Knight, administrator and political agent, 1873-1965
Indian Civil Service, 1858-1947
Indian Legislative Council
Iqbal, Muhammad, Sheikh
Maclagen, Edward Douglas
O'Dwyer, Michael Francis, Subject of Mss Eur F137
Thompson, John Perronet, Knight, administrator in India, 1873-1935
Union of Britain and India, 1933-1935
Wood, John Barry - Places:
- Delhi, India
Punjab, Asia