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Mss Eur F741/8/2
- Record Id:
- 040-004250977
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003470959
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100144111633.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F741/8/2
- Title:
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Notes on South India
- Scope & Content:
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The folder contains Penelope Chetwode's handwritten notes on the history and culture of South India, including articles by her on 'Christmas in Vijayanagar', 'The Kambala. Buffalo Racing in Southern India', 'Why Not Go Buffalo Racing This Christmas? The Kambala, Buffalo Racing in South Kanara, in Karnataka State, South India', and 'Vijayanagar. The Ruined Capital of a Forgotten Empire'. The notes were mostly written between 1974 and 1983, but includes an earlier 'Outline of South Indian History' which she appears to have been written in 1932.
The folder also contains itineraries and descriptions of various tours to South India undertaken between 1974 and 1983. Also included are the following printed sources: "Tulunadu (South Kanara)" by P Gururaja Bhatt; "Studies in Tuluva History and Culture" by Dr P Gururaja Bhatt; pages from the Indian Express, Bangalore, Deepavali Supplement, 31 October 1991; and a photocopy of a newspaper article 'Tipu and the British' in Madras Diary, 31 January 1986.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003470959
036-004065839
040-004250977 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F741 : Papers of Penelope Valentine Hester Chetwode, Lady Betjeman (1910-1986), travel writer, tour guide, and historian of Indian…
Mss Eur F741/8 : Notes on India
Mss Eur F741/8/2 : Notes on South India - Hierarchy:
- 032-003470959[0008]/036-004065839[0002]/040-004250977
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F741
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1991
- Date Range:
- 1932-1991
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliated: 129 folios.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)