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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:

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John Stewart Wilcock (m. 1924), 2000

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/1058/COL/11/23/Wilcock
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Material relating to those with a surname beginning 'W'.

Dates: 2000
 Fonds

Keynes: The Papers of John Maynard Keynes

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JMK
Scope and Contents This collection contains both the economic and personal papers of J.M. Keynes, spanning his childhood and student days, his work for the India Office and Treasury, drafts and other materials associated with the great economic treatises that bear his name, and assorted papers pertaining to his involvement in various academic and financial enterprises. The series within this collection have been arranged under the following categories: General subjects (IA-HP), Visits (RV-AV), Articles,...
Dates: 1868 - 1951
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Lady Lloyd's diaries, 1903 - 1966

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLLD 28
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers consist of: personal material, including photographs, press cuttings and correspondence; papers on Eastern affairs, including reports and correspondence from Lloyd's time at Constantinople and official copies of telegrams to and from the Turkish Government; papers and correspondence from Lloyd's various Eastern postings in the First World War; papers from India, during Lloyd's governorship of Bombay and also later papers from Lloyd's membership of the India Group; official...
Dates: 1903 - 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please cite as Churchill Archives Centre, The Papers of George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd of Dolobran, GLLD
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Lady Margaret Clive's letters, 1762 - 1917

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 218/9
Scope and Contents

This series comprises four folders of letters sent by Lady Clive to her brother Nevil Maskelyne, her niece Margaret Maskelyne, and to other family members. The letters span 55 years, from 1762 until Lady Clive's death on 28 Dec. 1817. Many mention astronomy, including sightings of the great comet of 1811.
The series also includes a set of copies of family letters (including some written by Nevil Maskelyne), and notes by Theresa Story-Maskelyne on the letters of Lady Clive.

Dates: 1762 - 1917
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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"Les jeunes nationalistes d’Extrême-Orient", 1946-04-09 - 1946-04-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 11/1
Scope and Contents

Tribune de Paris interview with Leo Amery, JA, Alexandre Varenne, former French Governor of Indochina and André Labouquère, on subjects including self-government for India and on Indochina [later Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam].

Dates: 1946-04-09 - 1946-04-10
Conditions Governing Access: Access copy available.
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Letter concerning a chronometer by Barraud purchased by Captain Walpole of HMS Curlew in India, 1823-07-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 112
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1823-07-17
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letter concerning a chronometer by Barraud [purchased by Captain Walpole of HMS Curlew in India], 1823-07-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 113
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1823-07-19
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Herald under Captain E.W.C. Astley, 1827-06-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 26
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1827-06-04
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letter from John Arnold to Lord Howe, 1784-08-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/25: 101-102
Scope and Contents From the Series: The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates: 1784-08-24
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letter from Linklater to the Board of Longitude, 1823

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 616-621
Scope and Contents

Concerning the General Hewitt ship and stores lost in India. Linklater outlines crimes committed by a number of people, including Henry Chalke, postmaster at Diamond Harbour, India, who is described as guilty of murder and of stealing. The letter ends with lines of verse.

Dates: 1823
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letters, A - Z, 1917-01 - 1917-12

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/3/6
Scope and Contents Correspondence (mainly consisting of letters written by LSA while Assistant Secretary to the War Cabinet) between LSA and correspondents including: Professor William Adams [Secretary to the Prime Minister], on LSA's memoranda about Ireland (2); Christopher Addison [Minister in Charge of Reconstruction], on LSA's idea for extending postal rates to Empire trade; Waldorf Astor [Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister], on LSA's ideas on proportional representation; Lieutenant-Colonel John...
Dates: 1917-01 - 1917-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell: transcripts, 1941-10 - 1941-12

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/DIAC 1/1/21
Scope and Contents

Letters on subjects including: visiting India, Australia and New Zealand; the Japanese advance; the sinking of HMSS Prince of Wales and Repulse.

Dates: 1941-10 - 1941-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Letters from Leo Amery to JA, 1939-07 - 1944-11

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 3/1/2
Scope and Contents Subjects include: finding a post for JA as an Honorary Attaché in Yugoslavia on the outbreak of war; the build-up to war, particularly in the Balkans; Leslie Hore-Belisha's removal as Secretary of State for War; the fall of France; tussles with Winston Churchill [Prime Minister] over India; the India debate, Aug 1941; the Atlantic Charter; John Amery's internment in France; the progress of the war; events in Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North...
Dates: 1939-07 - 1944-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Letters from Leo Amery to JA, 1945-01 - 1949-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 3/1/3
Scope and Contents Subjects include: misgivings about the leadership of [Robert] Anthony Eden [later 1st Lord Avon]; the 1948 Conservative Party Conference; reviews of JA's "Sons of the Eagle"; speeches and articles by JA; finding JA a constituency; the death of J L Garvin; the political situation in India, 1946; rifts in the Cabinet over India, 1945; the drift towards a General Election; comparisons between Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George. Other correspondents include: Sir Herbert...
Dates: 1945-01 - 1949-09
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, though the constituency papers and some of the correspondence and political papers remain closed.
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Letters from observatories, 1880 - 1890

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/154
Scope and Contents Letters from various British and international observatories on filling vacancies, with enclosed testimonials; the foundation of a new observatory in Hong Kong; work at Indian observatories; covering letters to reports; and observatory reports. The correspondents include J.L.E. Dreyer, E.J. Stone, C. Pritchard, Earl Rosse, Sir H. Thompson, E.J. Cooper, W. Spottiswoode, L. Mallet, N.R. Pogson, T.H. Huxley, E. Dunkin, O. Struve, G.G. Stokes, Earl Portsmouth, R.S. Churchill, Earl Kimberley,...
Dates: 1880 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letters from parents, 1944-08-11 - 1946-01-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/9
Scope and Contents Letters written to JEP in India from his parents, on subjects including: the progress of the war and peace negotiations; JEP's life in India; his promotions; his friends, including Ted Curtis, A W J Thomas and Paul Maas; JEP's finances; his future as a writer; the publication of JEP's book of poems, Dancer's End; JEP's resignation from Durham University [as Professor of Greek and Classical Literature]. Also includes copies of letters from James Duff, Vice-Chancellor of Durham...
Dates: 1944-08-11 - 1946-01-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. I, 1762 - 1805

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 218/9/1
Scope and Contents A blue folder of c.47 letters sent by Lady Clive to her brothers, Edmund and Nevil Maskelyne, her niece, Margaret Maskelyne, and other family members. The file also includes an index, biographical notes about Lord and Lady Clive, a family tree, a history of two globes kept in the library at Basset Down, and an account of her son and daughter-in-law's arrival in India (1798). Many letters are preceded by a later note on their content. Many discuss astronomy, in which Lady Clive took great...
Dates: 1762 - 1805
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: 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).
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Letters to India, 1800-1883 (with some photocopies made in c. 1983)

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C10
Scope and Contents

Fair copies of letters from Jardine, Matheson & Co. (J10/15-67) and its precursors (J10/1-14), Canton, Macao and Hong Kong, to correspondents in India, as well as some in the East Indies, Australia and other locations. Most of the letters are unsigned. Prior to 1832 the letters are from the companies that preceded Jardine, Matheson & Co., notably Charles, Magniac & Co. and Magniac & Co. C10/2-63 and C10/65-67 include indexes of recipients.

Dates: 1800-1883 (with some photocopies made in c. 1983)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Letters to India and the Straits, 1881-1905

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/C16
Scope and Contents

Press (C16/1-4) and typed (C16/5) copies of letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to places in India and the Straits Settlements. C16/1-3 include indexes of recipients.

Dates: 1881-1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Letters to Katharine, Lady Elmhirst: Summer letters from India, 1947 - 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/ELMT 5/5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Includes: letters to Katharine, Lady Elmhirst, 1941-49; letters from Lady Elmhirst, 1942-43; family letters, 1909-59.

Dates: 1947 - 1949
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Letters to parents, 1940-05-26 - 1951-06-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/10
Scope and Contents Letters from JEP to his parents, mostly from India. Subjects include: JEP's affection for A W J Thomas; hunting and learning to ride; broadcasts; Wolverhampton [Staffordshire] affairs; speaking engagements, including trying to make his maiden speech in Parliament; JEP's return to Cambridge; the writing and publication of JEP's poems in Dancer's End; the illness of Ellen Powell; JEP's return from India; taking an examination in Urdu; [Henry] James Wickenden; JEP's report on the post-war...
Dates: 1940-05-26 - 1951-06-24
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Letters to parents: war letters from JEP from Cairo [Egypt] and Tunisia, 1941-10-19 - 1943-08-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/5
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: JEP's friendships with Ted Curtis, Andrew Freeth and A W J Thomas; his promotion prospects; his request to be posted to the Far East; his future in public or political life; his posting to India.

Dates: 1941-10-19 - 1943-08-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Letters to parents: war letters from JEP from India, 1943-08-17 - 1944-12-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/1/7
Scope and Contents

Subjects include: JEP's friend Andrew Freeth and the probable death of A W J Thomas; JEP's jaundice; his finances; his future in India; learning Urdu; Britain's contribution to India and preservation of the Empire; JEP's commission to write a report on the future of armed forces in India; his promotion to brigadier.

Dates: 1943-08-17 - 1944-12-24
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The majority of the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Please see individual files for details.
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Letters to the Press, 1936-06 - 1952-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/7/27
Scope and Contents Texts and cuttings of letters from LSA to the press, with related correspondence, on subjects including: the Commonwealth Conference (1952) and the economic imbalance between the Commonwealth and the United States; the place of the Commonwealth in the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; production and exports to the United States; American tariffs; trade within the Empire; the need for a balanced economy; the stability of sterling; Commonwealth membership, particularly relating to the Gold...
Dates: 1936-06 - 1952-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Fonds

Lionel Berkeley: Letters and papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7979
Scope and Contents Letters, reports and other papers regarding Berkeley's career, including material concerning the Indian Mutiny (1857). The collection includes a printed 'Record of the services of Mr L. Berkeley', comprising extracts from official correspondence, and a manuscript list of Berkeley's posts and leave while stationed in the Punjab. There is also material relating to 'Uncle' Leopold Oliver Fitzhardinge Berkeley, Extra Assistant Commissioner, and his death in the Googairah District, aged 27,...
Dates: 1850-1870 (circa)
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).