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Mss Eur F111/30
- Record Id:
- 040-002308811
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000338
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100080507279.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/30
- Title:
- Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question
- Scope & Content:
-
This file contains sections of the handwritten manuscript of the book Persia and the Persian Question by George Nathaniel Curzon. These papers come as part of the full handwritten draft of the book that comprises the shelfmarks Mss Eur F111/30-32. The printed edition of the book, which was published in 1892, can be found in the file with the shelfmark Mss Eur F111/33.
The papers in this file cover the ancient and modern history, geography, and social and domestic politics of Persia during the late nineteenth century, when George Curzon lived there temporarily. The manuscript also discusses the Russian and British presence in Persia and the author's views on the two countries' respective strategies for influence in the country. In addition, the papers include some of George Curzon's own travel writing while in Persia.
Pasted on to some of the papers are newspaper cuttings from The Times. These cuttings consist of extracts from the yet to be published Persia and the Persian Question, which were published in the newspaper in 1889-90.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002308805
040-002308811 - 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 123 : Lord Curzon (1859-1925): writings: Persia and the Persian Question
Mss Eur F111/30 : Manuscript of Persia and the Persian Question - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0126]/036-002308805[0006]/040-002308811
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (668 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000338
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1889
- End Date:
- 1892
- Date Range:
- 1889-1892
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: this file consists of four physical files. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover of the first file with 2 and proceeds through the first file (ff 2-176), then the second (ff 177-353), third (ff 354-496) and finally the fourth file (ff 497-677), terminating at the inside back cover with 677; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- This file is arranged into four parts. It proceeds in the author's intended order for the published book.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)