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Mss Eur F700
- Record Id:
- 032-003310881
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003310881
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100030514699.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F700
- Title:
- Papers, journal and photographs of Guilford Lindsay Edwards and family
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of papers and photographs of the family of Guilford Lindsay Edwards (1853-1946), Railway Engineer with the East Indian Railway, the Indian State Railway, the Bengal and North Western Railway, and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway. The collection also contains papers and photographs relating to Guilford Edward's son, Lindsay Ernest Edwards (1883-1952), who was also an engineer, and the family of his daughter Amy Louisa Bellairs née Edwards (1880-1977), including her husband Edward James Walford Bellairs (1873?-1954), Police Superintendent, and daughter Gladys Bellairs (1904-2003).
The collection contains a small amount of family papers, including a journal kept by Guilford Edwards recording his journey to India in 1872 and which includes entries until 1894, and various papers relating to Lindsay Edwards, the Bellairs family, and the Molesworth family.
It also contains family photographs, both studio portraits and photographs of formal events such as weddings, but also family snapshots. These relate primarily to Amy Bellairs, her husband and daughter, but also include the wider family. Many of the photographs reflect daily family life in both Gorukhpur and Hardoi, and include images of family houses and interiors, as well as views, and outdoor activities. There are photographs of trips taken to other places in India, including Simla, Mussoorie, the Himalayas, and Chakrata. There are a series of photographs of the Bellairs family taken in camp. Many of the snapshots are untitled, uncaptioned and undated, but many relate to the period c1900-c1920. Some portraits date from the 1870s, and the album of photographs entitled 'Gorakhpur' dates from after 1928. As well as family images, there are photographs of railways, bridges, and other engineering works. Photographs of Edward Bellairs include group photographs from his time in the Indian Police Department as Superintendent of Police, United Provinces.
The collection has been divided into two series: Mss Eur F700/1: Family papers and Mss Eur F700/2: Photographs.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003310881", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur F700: Papers, journal and photographs of Guilford Lindsay Edwards and family" },{ "id" : "036-003409433", "parent" : "032-003310881", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/1: Family papers" },{ "id" : "040-003409522", "parent" : "036-003409433", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/1/1: Journal of Guilford Lindsay Edwards" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409532", "parent" : "036-003409433", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/1/2: Lindsay Edwards papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409541", "parent" : "036-003409433", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/1/3: Papers relating to Amy, Edward and Gladys Bellairs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409545", "parent" : "036-003409433", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/1/4: Molesworth family papers" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-003409434", "parent" : "032-003310881", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2: Photographs" },{ "id" : "040-003409618", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/1: Guilford and Alice Edwards, and Louisa Edwards" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409622", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/2: Amy Edwards and Edward Bellairs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409630", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/3: 'Sunny Memories' Photograph Album" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409634", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/4: Bellairs Family Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409663", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/5: Bellairs Family Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409665", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/6: Bellairs Family Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409669", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/7: Police Group Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409671", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/8: Lindsay Edwards and Guilford Lindsay Edwards" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409672", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/9: Oversize Photographs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409673", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/10: 'Gorakhpur' Photograph Album" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003409678", "parent" : "036-003409434", "text" : "Mss Eur F700/2/11: Photographs of Simla, the Himalayas, Ranikhet, and Chakrata" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003310881
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur F700/1 : Family papers
Mss Eur F700/2 : Photographs
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- 032-003310881
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F700
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
-
2 boxes & 1 oversize portfolio
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1872
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 1872-1940s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Donated, 13 April 2016
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Edwards, Guilford Lindsey, son of Mrs L Edwards
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Add MS 43809-43813