India
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Subject Source: Local sources
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NS II Palaeontology, geology-191 Note, 1846-06-01 - 1846-06-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 218r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1846-06-01 - 1846-06-30
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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NS II Palaeontology, geology-311 Note, 1861-03-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.9: 362
Scope and Contents
We must not suppose every country as rich as Europe in successive fossils
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1861-03-23
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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NS II Principle of divergence, transitional-38 Note, 1841-05-01 - 1841-05-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.5: 42
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1841-05-01 - 1841-05-31
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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NS II Principle of divergence, transitional-89 Note, 1844-04-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.5: 99
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1844-04-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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NS II Principle of divergence, transitional-93 Note, 1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.5: 103r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1840-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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NS II Principle of divergence, transitional-100 Note, 1845-01-01 - 1845-01-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.5: 110r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1845-01-01 - 1845-01-31
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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NS II Principle of divergence, transitional-104 Note, 1845-06-01 - 1845-06-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.5: 114
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1845-06-01 - 1845-06-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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NS II Rudimentary Organs-45 Note, 1846-03-01 - 1846-03-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.1: 47
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1846-03-01 - 1846-03-31
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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NS II Variation, varieties-71 Note, 1846-05-01 - 1846-05-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 205.10: 72
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1846-05-01 - 1846-05-31
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
Official: India, 1946 - 1964
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ELMT 3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and a copy of the Indian Air Force quarterly, including Elmhirst's article "An Air Marshal Remembers".
Dates:
1946 - 1964
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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Oldenlandia (India) / Average of 10 measurements / Short styled pollen to long styled pollen in diameter as 100 to 78.4, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 110: B97
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin part in hand of Sir Francis 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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Other travel records, 1945 - 1965
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/JVR/12
Scope and Contents
This series comprises passports and miscellaneous documents related to Joan Robinson's travels in Europe, Asia and Cuba. Documents include notes of names (many not in Joan Robinson's hand), maps, forms, guides and ration coupons.
Dates:
1945 - 1965
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.
Series
Overseas research papers, 1822 - 1979
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/ERL/4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection contains Leach's published and unpublished writings, research papers relating to his fieldwork in China, Botel Tobago, Burma, Ceylon, India and Nepal, and papers concerning his academic career.
Dates:
1822 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The majority of the Leach papers are readily available to scholars in the Archive Centre. Record consultation is by appointment only. In view of its sensitivity, some material is reserved. There is no access to such material for the time being.
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Papers: Asia and Africa, 1877 - 1910
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ESHR 13
Scope and Contents
Includes: Foreign Office and Cabinet papers on India, Central Asia and Egypt; letters from General Charles Gordon and Lord George Binning on the Sudan; India Office and Committee of Imperial Defence papers on defence, army reform and Indian political representation.
Dates:
1877 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
Papers of Pamela, Lady Pollock, including papers of the Prideaux family and Percy Stent
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10270
Scope and Contents
Papers of the family of the Prideaux family, including photographs, notes on India and genealogical information. Papers of Pamela and Percy Stent, including certificates, photographs and correspondence. Papers of Pamela and Ronald Pollock, including certificates, photographs and correspondence.
Dates:
1863-1991
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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Papers on calendar reform, 1953 - 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/631
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, pamphlets and circulars regarding the proposed reform of the calendar and detailing various systems proposed to replace the Gregorian Calendar. The papers include the following items:Article titled 'The Calendar and Its Reform'.Correspondence with E. Achelis, International World Calendar Association, concerning support for calendar reform, meetings and dinners, 1953-1958.Correspondence with Sri Atma Yogi regarding his proposals for calendar reform,...
Dates:
1953 - 1958
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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Papers on chronology, 1872 - 1906
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/235
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence relating to chronology, 1878-1890, including L.R.B. Bennett on [Tycho's] star of 1572; the Revd J.R. O'Flaherty on the eclipse of 12 October 1605; Sir H. Rawlinson on eclipses in India, 612-613 AD; Col. Ellis on Indian chronology; H. Page on whether 1 July 1800 is 18th or 19th century; General Massey on the Sothic Cycle; J. Crumb on how often February has five Sundays; and J. Whitworth on the light of Jupiter and Saturn.File of correspondence with various...
Dates:
1872 - 1906
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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Papers on determining galvanic longitudes, 1870 - 1877
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/639
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers concerning proposals and operations to determine the longitude of Brest, Vienna, Berlin, Dublin (postponed), Suez and various places in India and Australia. There are Greenwich chronograph readings and signals exchanged for the Brest longitude; estimates for the erection of a wooden observatory building at the Royal Observatory; and explanations on how the fundamental longitude in India and Australia should be obtained. The correspondents include C.E. Delaunay,...
Dates:
1870 - 1877
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).
Sub-Series
Papers on engineering, 1865 - 1869
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/458
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous works and calculations regarding engineering, including J. Fowler's calculations on a road-bridge; strains on bridges; Airy's views on suspension bridges; a proposed safety railway; C. Fay on a continuous railway brake; an article from 'The Chester Chronicle' on the Great Channel Tunnel; a report, with drawings, on a safety steam boiler; a rainfall chart; a sketch of a rotary valve, with a paper model; R. John's surveying stand; the preservation of ship's timber; the notices,...
Dates:
1865 - 1869
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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Papers on engineering and inventions, 1873 - 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/460
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers regarding engineering and new inventions. The correspondents include W.H. Barlow, R.S. Newell, C. Manby, H. Elphinstone, F. Bashforth, E. Gardwell, J. Napier and G.G. Stokes. Many of the papers are printed, and are in the form of notices of meetings, pamphlets and circulars. The subjects covered include a proposed Forth Bridge; a suspension bridge, with a scale plan; a proposed railway tunnel under the Mersey; a ship designed to eliminate sea sickness;...
Dates:
1873 - 1875
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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Papers on geodesy pendulums, 1874 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/144
Scope and Contents
(1) Miscellaneous papers concerning geodesy pendulumsCorrespondence with Kew Observatory, 1874, concerning the correction of the sidereal clock and the extending of the period of transmission of time signals.Printed extract from Walker's report of the survey of India, 1874.Letter from W. Harkness of the U.S. Naval Observatory concerning pendulum swings at the Transit of Venus stations and asking what base stations to use, 1874.Correspondence with Captain...
Dates:
1874 - 1927
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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Papers on geodetic surveys and longitudes, 1836 - 1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/417
Scope and Contents
Material concerning work on the geodetic surveys and longitudes in Britain, Europe and India. The papers include two maps of triangulations in Ireland (one on a smaller scale); a plan of principal triangles in Britain; a map of triangulations in Germany; a sketch of triangulations at Royston, Bedfordshire; calculations to find the latitude and longitude of Ben Lomond; triangulations in Scotland and on the Shetland Isles; disturbances of gravity of Shanklin Down, Isle of Wright, with a list...
Dates:
1836 - 1848
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).
Sub-Series
Papers on Indian observatories, 1892 - 1902
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/158
Scope and Contents
(1) General papersEnvelope containing memorandum and correspondence on the Indian observatories committee meetings, 1892-1899, with plans for new observatories at Kodaikanal and Bombay and a memorandum.Envelope containing undated micrometer sketches.(2) Papers relating to the Indian Government ObservatoryCorrespondence and memoranda relating to the supply of two 18-foot domes for the Kodaikanal Observatory, including plans and estimates,...
Dates:
1892 - 1902
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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Papers on seismology and photography, 1876 - 1914
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/232
Scope and Contents
(1) Papers on photography Letter from the Minister for Commerce and Industry in France, 1889, inviting the Astronomer Royal to the Photographic Congress in March 1889.Correspondence with the Photographic Society of Great Britain, 1890, regarding a lecture wanted by them, which E.W. Maunder agreed to give.Proof of an abstract of a paper by Captain W. de W. Abney titled 'Transmission of Sunlight through Earth's Atmosphere', 1892.(2) Papers on...
Dates:
1876 - 1914
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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Papers on solar eclipse, 1871
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/134
Scope and Contents
Papers concerning preparations for observing the solar eclipse of 11 December 1871. The volume includes a map of India, with the path of the eclipse; correspondence with the Treasury and H. Merivale; material on preparations for observing the eclipse; and papers on adjustments to instruments. Other correspondents include W. De La Rue; Sir J.F.W. Herschel; J.R. Hind; W. Huggins; W. Lassell; A.S. Herschel; R.L.J. Ellery; Sir J.N. Lockyer; N.R. Pogson, with a photograph of the Moon; G.G....
Dates:
1871
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).