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Mss Eur F761

Record Id:: 032-004311853
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-004311853
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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F761
Title:: Prokofieff Papers
Scope & Content:: Papers of Sergey Tarasovitch Prokofieff (1887-1957), Engineer, and his wife Emilie Prokofieff (nee Rettere) (1903-1997), comprising files relating to water work improvement projects in Bombay and Gwalior, memoirs, correspondence, printed material and photographs. Includes material relating to the Gwalior Royal Family.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Private Papers
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Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368092", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/6: Greetings and New Year cards from Maharani Vijaya Raje Scindia, Rajmata of Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368093", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/7: Season's Greetings cards from Madhavrao Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior and his wife Madhavi Raje Sahib Scindia" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368094", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/8: Christmas and New Year greetings cards from members of the Gwalior Royal family" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368095", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/9: Christmas and New Year greetings cards from friends of Sergey and Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368096", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/10: Christmas cards from friends at Regimental clubs" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368097", "parent" : "036-004368078", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/1/11: Empty envelopes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368079", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2: Memoirs and biographical material" },{ "id" : "040-004368123", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/1: Papers relating to the career of Sergey Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368124", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/2: Official documents relating to the life of Sergey and Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368126", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/3: Drafts of an unpublished memoir by Sergey Prokofieff titled 'Life's Features'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368127", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/4: Glimpses of India of the distant and recent past seen through the eyes of an engineer with Russian education - a non-political brief…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368129", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/5: Handwritten account by Emilie Prokofieff of the life of Sergey Prokofieff, their marriage and life in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368130", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/6: 'My Life in India', handwritten memoir by Emilie Prokofieff of her life in Gwalior in the 1930s" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368131", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/7: Notebook of Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368132", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/8: Papers of Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368133", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/9: Handwritten notes regarding the life of Sergey and Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368134", "parent" : "036-004368079", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/2/10: Papers on the life of Sergey and Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368080", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3: Articles by Sergey Prokofieff" },{ "id" : "040-004368139", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/1: Article by S T Prokofieff, 'Main features of the Tansa Completion Works for the water supply of Bombay'" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368140", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/2: Article by S T Prokofieff, 'Electrolytic Chlorination and other novel features of the Water Purification Plant for the new Gwalior…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368141", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/3: The Jayaji Pratap, Birthday number, Gwalior, November 5, 1935" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368142", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/4: The Jayaji Pratap, Investiture number, Gwalior, November 2, 1936" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368143", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/5: Booklets from the Gwalior Industrial Exhibition, 1940, by Sergey Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368145", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/6: A Brief Review of Recent Engineering Progress in India with special reference to the activities of the Institution of Engineers…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368146", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/7: Articles by Sergey Prokofieff for the Indian Concrete Journal" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368147", "parent" : "036-004368080", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/3/8: Typescript draft copy of an article 'Main stages in the evolution of public waterworks from Ancient times', with handwritten…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368081", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4: Engineering Projects" },{ "id" : "040-004368201", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/1: Papers on engineering projects in Bombay" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368202", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/2: Booklets on the Tansa Water Works" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368203", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/3: Gwalior Water Works, completion report" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368205", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/4: Papers and booklets relating to the Gwalior Water Works" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368206", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/5: Completion report on the Ujjain waterworks extension and drainage works" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368207", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/6: Reports of the Gwalior Town Improvement Trust" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368208", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/7: Completion report on Shajapur Waterworks construction" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368210", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/8: Completion report on Mandsaur waterworks construction" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368212", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/9: Papers on the opening ceremony of the Mandsaur waterworks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368213", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/10: Papers on Shivpuri waterworks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368214", "parent" : "036-004368081", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/4/11: Blueprint plans for buildings in Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368082", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5: Printed Material" },{ "id" : "040-004368266", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/1: The Illustrated Guide to Gwalior and Shivpuri compiled by B F Cavanagh, assisted by Mrs Sultan Ahmad, Dr S Antia and Mr G F Howard,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368267", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/2: Gwalior Fort Album, Archaeological Dept., Gwalior State, fourth edition" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368268", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/3: A Guide to the Archaeological Museum at Gwalior by M B Garde, Superintendent, Archaeology, Gwalior State (Gwalior: Alijah Darbar…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368269", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/4: Picture postcards from the Gwalior Archaeological Museum" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368270", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/5: Papers relating to Princess Kamala Raja Scindia" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368271", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/6: Gwalior of Today (The Alijah Darbar Press, Lashkar, Gwalior)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368272", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/7: Archaeology in Gwalior by M B Garde, Superintendent of Archaeology, Gwalior State, second edition (Alijah Darbar Press - Gwalior,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368273", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/8: In Touch With Ujjain by Keshav Rao Balwant Dongray (published by K B Dongray, Lashkar, 1st January 1935)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368274", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/9: Printed books on engineering projects in Egypt" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368275", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/10: Speeches by His Highness the Maharaja Scindia Alijah Bahadur in 1937 Gwalior, Published by Authority (The Alijah Darbar Press,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368276", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/11: Indian State Railways guide to Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368277", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/12: The Jayaji Pratap, January 14, 1943" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368278", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/13: Eighth Indian Roads Congress, Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368279", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/14: Economic Planning for Gwalior by Major Sardar K D Mahadik, Minister for Industries, Commerce and Communications, Gwalior…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368280", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/15: Why Village Industries? (Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Bombay)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368281", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/16: Copies of a printed Indian newspaper, featuring the Gwalior Royal family" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368283", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/17: Newspaper cuttings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368284", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/18: Picture postcards of places in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368285", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/19: Printed ephemera" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368295", "parent" : "036-004368082", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/5/20: Maps" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368083", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/6: Prints and Drawings" },{ "id" : "040-004368085", "parent" : "036-004368083", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/6/1: Sketches" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368086", "parent" : "036-004368083", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/6/2: Pencil sketches of scenic views of the hills at Lonavla [Lonavala]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-004368084", "parent" : "032-004311853", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7: Photographs" },{ "id" : "040-004368362", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/1: Photographs of Emilie Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368363", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/2: Photographs of Sergey Prokofieff" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368364", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/3: Photograph album of Sergey and Emilie Prokofieff at their home in Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368365", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/4: Photographs of construction projects in Bombay, Gwalior and Ujjain" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368366", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/5: Photographs of construction works in Bombay" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368367", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/6: Photographs of engineering projects in Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368368", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/7: Photographs of Sonrekha River bed, Gwalior, under construction" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368369", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/8: Photographs of construction works in Ujjain, Gwalior State" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368370", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/9: Photographs of the construction of the memorial statue at Gopal Mandir Chouk, Ujjain" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368371", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/10: Photographs of the Mandsaur waterworks, including of the opening ceremony" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368372", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/11: Photograph album of Mandsaur waterworks, including of the opening ceremony by the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368381", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/12: Photographs of Gwalior State" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368396", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/13: Photographs of Gwalior State" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368397", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/14: Photographs of the Shivpuri waterworks" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368398", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/15: Photograph album of scenes of people and places in Gwalior" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368402", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/16: Photographs of the wedding of Princess Kamala Raja Scindia and the Raja Saheb Fateh Singh Bhonsle of Akalkot" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368405", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/17: Photographs of the races of elephants given on 5 May 1935 by the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior on the Silver Jubilee King George V…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368409", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/18: Photographs showing members of the Gwalior Royal family" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368413", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/19: Photograph of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, possibly taken on board ship while travelling to the Second Round Table Conference in…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368417", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/20: Photographs of the family of Sir Manubhai Nandshankar Mehta (1868-1946), Indian Statesman" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368421", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/21: Photographs taken at weddings and other social events in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368425", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/22: Photographs of places and people in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368429", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/23: Photographs of places in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-004368432", "parent" : "036-004368084", "text" : "Mss Eur F761/7/24: Photographs showing people and scenic views in Kashmir" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-004311853
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Contains:: Mss Eur F761/1 : Correspondence, greetings cards and invitations
Mss Eur F761/2 : Memoirs and biographical material
Mss Eur F761/3 : Articles by Sergey Prokofieff
Mss Eur F761/4 : Engineering Projects
Mss Eur F761/5 : Printed Material
Mss Eur F761/6 : Prints and Drawings
Mss Eur F761/7 : Photographs

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Record Type (Level):: Fonds
Extent:: 11 boxes
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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: 1910
End Date:: 2022
Date Range:: 1910-2022
Era:: CE
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Names:: Prokofieff, Emilie, nee Rettere, 1903-1997
Prokofieff, Sergey Tarasovitch, Engineer, 1887-1957