Selection from the non-Indian papers
Selection from the non-Indian papers
Collection: The British Raj: Resistance and Reform in India, 1879–1920 Volumes Selection from the non-Indian papers
A diverse collection of personal correspondence and diaries predominantly concerned with the period prior to the Earl becoming Viceroy of India in 1905. The series includes letters received from Henry Lane Fox and in particular Sir George Tindal Pretyman, 1866-1900, as well as letters sent to the Countess of Minto, 1904-1912. There is also the latter's engagement diary as Vicereine of India, 1906-1910. In addition, there are military papers, diaries and notebooks which concentrate on the Earl's involvement in the Afghan War and the North-West Frontier (1879) and Egypt (1882).
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Military papers
MS. 12536-12540: Copies of letters written home from India during time on the North-West Frontier and Afghanistan, January-June 1879. MS. 12541-12542: Military notebook relating to the North-West Frontier, 1879. MS....
Date:1879-1882Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627a-04
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12536; MS. 12537; MS. 12538; MS. 12540; MS. 12541; MS. 12542; MS. 12543;
Diary of the 4th Earl of Minto
MS. 12505: Diary relating to the Afghan War, April-July 1879.
Date:1879-1879Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627a-03
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12505;
Diaries of the Countess of Minto
MS. 12454-12457: Engagement diary of the Countess of Minto as Vicereine of India, 1906-1910.
Date:1906-1910Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627a-02
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12454; MS. 12455; MS. 12456; MS. 12457;
General correspondence
MS. 12380: MS letters from Henry Lane Fox, 1866-1867, with TS extracts of further letters, 1873-1874. Letters from Sir George Tindal Pretyman, 1879-1900. MS. 12411: List of correspondents, 1906-1912. MS....
Date:1866-1912Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627a-01
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12380; MS. 12411; MS. 12416; MS. 12417;
