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Mss Eur F111/63
- Record Id:
- 040-002307539
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0002ae
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100069907941.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/63
- Title:
- Correspondence and Papers on Persia
- Scope & Content:
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This volume consists mainly of correspondence received by George Nathaniel Curzon, mostly on matters relating to Persia. The letters are from friends, acquaintances and other correspondents, including a number of army officers, diplomats, writers and travellers with an interest in Persia.
Many of the letters discuss Curzon's recent book, Persia and the Persian Question, as well as the internal affairs of Persia (including reports on the new Shah and on the fall of the Grand Vizier) and British policy regarding that country, mostly from the perspective of British officers and diplomats who are residing or have visited there.
Notable correspondents include the following: John Richard Preece, British Consul at Ispahan; Percy Molesworth Sykes; Benjamin W Stainton; Albert Houtum-Schindler; Caspar Purdon Clarke; Henry Lake Wells.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002307531
040-002307539 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 8 : Lord Curzon (1859-1925): Early Life: Papers Relating to Persia
Mss Eur F111/63 : Correspondence and Papers on Persia - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0008]/036-002307531[0009]/040-002307539
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
-
1 file (123 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x0002ae
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1896
- End Date:
- 1896
- Date Range:
- 19 Jan 1896-6 Dec 1896
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1A and terminates at f 122, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The papers proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)