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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:1879-1882
Contributor: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:1879-1879
Contributor: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:1906-1910
Contributor: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:1866-1912
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627a-01
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12380; MS. 12411; MS. 12416; MS. 12417;
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