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found the earth in the intestinal canal praesepe cum lapillis commixtum, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30

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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

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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).
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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.
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India, 1894-12 - 1895-07-29

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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.
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India, 1935 - 1936

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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.
 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: Bombay [Mumbai] Presidency, 1907 - 1929

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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

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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.
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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
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India Office and the Second World War, 1934 - 1955

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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

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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

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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.
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JEP's Army documents, 1940-08 - 1946-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/POLL 1/6/1
Scope and Contents Documents and correspondence on subjects including: JEP's release from active service; results from JEP's examinations in Urdu; the transfer of Captain [Henry] James Wickenden from New Delhi [India] to the Fourteenth Army Headquarters; JEP's promotions to Captain, Major and Lieutenant-Colonel; JEP's transfer to India from the Middle East, including notes from Colonel William Abraham, General Headquarters, Middle East Forces, on JEP's attempts to transfer to the Far East (2) and a report on...
Dates: 1940-08 - 1946-04
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.