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Mss Eur F80/143-158

Record Id:: 036-002284029
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:: 032-002283885
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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur F80/143-158
Title:: Sir Charles Bell, Indian Civil Service 1891-1919; Tibetologist: Sikkim random notes
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:: India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:: 032-002283885
036-002284029
Is part of:: Mss Eur F80 : Papers and photographs of Sir Charles Bell, Indian Civil Service 1891-1919; Tibetologist

Mss Eur F80/143-158 : Sir Charles Bell, Indian Civil Service 1891-1919; Tibetologist: Sikkim random notes
Contains:: Mss Eur F80/143 : a. List of items in Sikkim Random Notes. b. Lepcha Folk Tales, collected by Kazi Dawa Samtrup. Dated as: no date
Mss Eur F80/144 : Translation of a prayer used in Sikkim monasteries on the occasion of George V's visit to India.
Mss Eur F80/145 : Translation of a document on the former boundaries of Sikkim, with an additional note by the Kacho Lama.
Mss Eur F80/146 : Hypsometric recordings of heights in Teesta and Laihen valleys and in Thovak taken by Charles Bell.
Mss Eur F80/147 : Translation of early legends: 1) The Kong Salang; 2) the Naong. Dated as: no date
Mss Eur F80/148 : Notes on the pujas and marriage ceremonies of Gurungs.
Mss Eur F80/149 : Notes on the pujas and marriage ceremonies of Sunwars.
Mss Eur F80/150 : Letter to Charles Bell from W Polden Pulger on the Naong tribe, previously called Telikchom. Also note by Tamsang on the Naong.
Mss Eur F80/151 : Printed description of the Sikkim war dance.
Mss Eur F80/152 : Cuttings on the installation of Maharaja Tashi Namgyal of Sikkim.
Mss Eur F80/153 : Report of the investiture of Maharaja Tashi Namgyal with full powers of administration.
Mss Eur F80/154 : Hymn composed on the occasion of the wedding of the Maharaja Tashi Namgyal. Also English translation.
Mss Eur F80/155 : Statement of yearly trade between Sikkim and British India from 1891-92 to 1919-20. Dated as: no date
Mss Eur F80/156 : Letter from Pestonji Jamasji to Charles Bell, containing Sikkimese news.
Mss Eur F80/157 : Letter to Charles Bell from Mary H Scott on Sikkim, including "the Sikkim gods" and the Sikkimese view of Christianity.
Mss Eur F80/158 : Letter from R S Lobzang to Charles Bell stating some of the authorities on which the late Maharani of Sikkim's history was based

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Languages:: English
Scripts:: Latin
Start Date:: -9999
End Date:: -9999
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Era:: CE
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