India
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 314 Collections and/or Records:
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Documents on standards, 1860 - 1868
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/360
Scope and Contents
Confidential documents issued by the Warden of the Standards to the Standards Commission. The volume also includes a list of American standards sent to England in 1843; newspaper and magazine cuttings; papers on Indian weights and measures; papers on a decimal system; reports of the Warden of the Standards; and parliamentary bills and acts.
Dates:
1860 - 1868
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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Draft chapters of a book on India, 1969-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEJ 8/6/14
Scope and Contents
Written by Raja Ranbir Singh, who was from Kapurthala, India; studied at Balliol College, Oxford at the same time as JA; and later became an Indian diplomat. Includes chapters relating to: Britain and India; the problem between India and Pakistan; India and nuclear arms; why Indians are interested in Gaullism and Charles de Gaulle; Tibet and India's foreign policy of non-alignment; the Commonwealth; racial tensions in Britain and repercussions in India; the Indian National...
Dates:
1969-08
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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Drawings of ships and harbours
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SDEE 4/1
Scope and Contents
Comprising pen-and-ink and watercolour sketches.
Including views of Dartmouth; Albania; the Seychelles; Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Aden; India; and Corfu in the Ionian Islands.
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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Election 1945: engagements, addresses etc, 1945-05 - 1951-04
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 4/19
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on LSA's election engagements, speeches and other business, with correspondents including: John Dodge, candidate for Gillingham Division, Kent; representatives of the Birmingham Unionist Association; Marjorie Maxse, Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party (4); representatives of Birmingham Unionist Association; 1st Lord Elton [General Secretary of the Rhodes Trust]; Robert Cary; Sir Norman Seddon-Brown; Percy Cohen [Head of Library and Information Department, Conservative...
Dates:
1945-05 - 1951-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Elizabeth Adelaide Manning: Correspondence and Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6379
Scope and Contents
Includes material relating to Indian schooling and religion, work of the National Indian Association, childcare and literature.
Dates:
1844-1888
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
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Expression / Blyth says some Indian Ruminants allied to Antelope erect hair, 1867-01-22
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 189: 13r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1867-01-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Class:
Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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Expression queries (answers summarised geographically): Australia and India, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 186: 22r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Expression queries (answers summarised geographically): India, Ceylon, South Africa, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 186: 23r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
Series
Field notebooks and travel journals, 1945 - 1979
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JVR/11
Scope and Contents
This series comprises items that constitute a personal record of Joan Robinson's travels in Europe, Asia and Central America. They include travel notes, itineraries, and field notes recording visits to factories, farms, and other places. Particularly detailed are the notes taken while in China during 1963-4, 1967 and 1972.Most of Joan Robinson's field notes were placed in notebooks on which the recto sides of the sheets were used, then the notebook turned round and started again from the...
Dates:
1945 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to some material in this collection is restricted while the author is still living, on the ground that it touches on their private or professional concerns. Other material has been reserved because, in the College's opinion, the contents of these files might be considered confidential, or offensive, by living people other than the author. Further information about such restrictions will be provided in the records of relevant items and files.
Sub-Series
Files about India, 1923 - 1929
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/HTRY 1/3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Includes files on America, Germany, India, and on various subjects including inflation and the Bank of England.
Dates:
1923 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Forster: The Papers of Edward Morgan Forster
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0272/EMF
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a number of items by and about E.M. Forster. The heart of the collection consists of Forster's writings, published and unpublished, held by the archive centre in manuscript, typescript and photocopied forms. Items written for publication, or in some cases broadcast, have been placed at the start of the collection. These include manuscripts, drafts and fragments of his novels, short stories, essays, talks, plays, poems and memoirs. Contributions to periodicals, which...
Dates:
1777 - 2015
Item
found the earth in the intestinal canal praesepe cum lapillis commixtum, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 64.1: 93
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin lacks beginning
(Note)
Dates:
1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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‘Halley’s Comet’ stamp, India: first day cover, 1985-11-19
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 97/4
Scope and Contents
First day cover envelope issued by the International Astronomical Union, New Delhi, decorated with a sun and moon and bearing a 100-rupee stamp showing Halley’s Comet.
Dates:
1985-11-19
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).
Fonds
Hardinge Papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Hardinge
Scope and Contents
The diplomatic letters and papers of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, accumulated during his years in the Diplomatic Service. They include papers from his many foreign appointments including Constantinople, Tehran, St. Petersburg, and Paris. He served as Viceroy of India 1910-16 and a large amount of correspondence relates to this period. Lord Hardinge also accompanied King Edward VII as Minister in Attendance on His Majesty's journeys abroad. The bulk of the collection consists of original...
Dates:
1880-1922
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
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Harold Amery: India log, 1898-07 - 1898-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 6/4/3
Scope and Contents
Account of Amery's travels through India during his summer leave.
Dates:
1898-07 - 1898-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-sub-class
India, 1925 - 1934
Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BGND D.158-D.159
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section principally consists of the contents of Bagnold's large map cabinet and includes maps relating to his First World War service in France and Belgium, his explorations in North Africa and the Middle East (the 1932 expedition in particular) and the LRDG.
Dates:
1925 - 1934
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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India, 1935 - 1936
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BORN 6/1/27
Scope and Contents
Including photograph with Sir Ismael Mizra, the Borns' butler, Joseph, Lady Raman and her son, and the librarian at the Indian Institute of Science. Also includes photographs of the journey to India. Locations including: on board ship ‘Staffordshire’, Port Said, Port Sudan, Seringapatam, Mysore, Cochin, Bombay and Agra, Bangalore, Delhi, Ooty, Nandy Droog Hill, Bangalore, Ulsoor Asrama. Includes photocopy of photograph of Max with Mizra Ismael and CV Raman, used for the American Institute of...
Dates:
1935 - 1936
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.
Sub-Series
India, 1929 - 1970
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 4/367-376
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.
Dates:
1929 - 1970
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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India, 1894-12 - 1895-07-29
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/PLLN 5/1/11
Scope and Contents
Letters to AHP from friends and acquaintances, mostly relating to AHP's visit to Bombay [Mumbai] and Calcutta [Kolkata], India in early 1895. Subjects and people include: Viscount Morpeth [later Charles Howard, 10th Earl of Carlisle]; William Collins Whitney; an invitation from the Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir [region in China, India and Pakistan]; Harry Payne Whitney, regarding the shipping of his "Arab pony"; notice of AHP's election as an Honorary Member of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club;...
Dates:
1894-12 - 1895-07-29
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
With the exception of the correspondence between Anthony Pollen and Jon Sumida, which remains closed until 2029, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
India: Bombay [Mumbai] Presidency, 1907 - 1929
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLLD 10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence as Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], including letters to and from Indian princes and chiefs, telegrams from Afghanistan and Persia [Iran], and subject files.
Dates:
1907 - 1929
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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India discussion, 1930-08 - 1935-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/5/28
Scope and Contents
Texts of articles by LSA on the future constitution of India, particularly: the Joint Select Committee's report on India; the problems of Indian nationalism and the structure of British India; Dominion status; Conservative policy.
Dates:
1930-08 - 1935-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
India: India Group, 1929 - 1939
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GLLD 11
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:
1929 - 1939
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
Sub-Series
India Office and the Second World War, 1934 - 1955
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/AMEL 1/6
Scope and Contents
Papers, correspondence and speeches from LSA's time in the War Cabinet as Secretary of State for India and Burma [later Myanmar], including: memoranda written by LSA on India and other subjects for the War Cabinet; telegrams and minutes issued and received by LSA on Indian political and military affairs, mainly consisting of messages to and from the Viceroy of India (initially 2nd Lord Linlithgow, [earlier Lord Hopetoun], then 1st Lord Wavell) and also the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill;...
Dates:
1934 - 1955
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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India Office pamphlet on the Indian Defence Services, particularly their role in the Coronation of King George VI, 1937
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/2/1/99
Scope and Contents
The pamphlet particularly covers the Indian Defence Services' role in the Coronation of King George VI.
Dates:
1937
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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India Paper, 1946-12 - 1987-02
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 3/1/31
Scope and Contents
Incomplete copy of JEP's paper for the Conservative Parliamentary Secretariat on the situation in India, 1946. Includes correspondence with a researcher and representatives of the British Library on supplying JEP with a copy of the paper, 1986-7.
Dates:
1946-12 - 1987-02
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.