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Photographs of William Joseph Ward
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302P
Scope and Contents
Comprises a series of photograph albums relating to Ward's work and travels in India, particularly relating to Rangoon and Calcutta, and various customs houses in British India. The albums also cover Ward's war service in East Africa and Iraq. There is a small amount of personal family material which gives an indication of the social life of the Wards.
Dates:
1911 - 1938
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
'The Raj: India, 1890-1920: a story in photographs': typescript by Norah Burke with photographs
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 71
Scope and Contents
A collection of 126 family photographs, with an undated linking narrative illustrating personal matters and giving an account of the Raj. The typescript describes the association of the author's family with India from the 1890s, when her grandparents, the Wrenches, were in the country, up to her father's retirement. The final chapter, 'The end of 300 years in India' reflects on Indian independence.The photographs were taken by Redmond, Aileen and Hubert Burke, and others. Some are...
Dates:
1890 - 1971
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library