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Printed papers from Lord Curzon's administration, 1899-1905

Collection: The British Raj: Resistance and Reform in India, 1879–1920    Volumes    Printed papers from Lord Curzon's administration, 1899-1905
The following documents form a collective body of official printed material covering all aspects of British governance in India under Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor of India, 1899-1905. These include all matters relating to the Home, Foreign, Finance and Commerce (later to become the Department of Commerce and Industry from March 1905), Legislative, Railway and Military Departments. Supplementary to the papers of the Military Department are official records from Lord Kitchener's administration of the army in India from 1902-1909.
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Papers relating to relations with the North-West Frontier tribes, 1897-1898

MS. 12604-12605: Four parts split across two volumes: one for 1897 and one for 1898. Volume I concentrates on relations with Waziristan and Kohat Salt. Volume II contains telegrams between...

Date:1897-1898
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-08
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12604; MS. 12605;

Military Department, including Kitchener's administration of the Army in India, 1902-1909

MS. 12599-12603: Official Military Department papers with both the original (1906) and revised (1907) versions. There is also a record of Lord Kitchener's administration of the army in India, 1902-1909,...

Date:1899-1909
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-07
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12599; MS. 12600; MS. 12601; MS. 12602; MS. 12603;

Legislative Department

MS. 12598: A summary of the Legislative Department, examining its success under the three headings of legislation, publications and legal advice. There is a contents list at the beginning and...

Date:1899-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-06
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12598

Railways

MS. 12597: Part I of this account examines the progress made by Curzon in railway management and extension whereas Part II focuses in on more specific rail projects undertaken. Both...

Date:1899-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-05
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12597;

Department of Commerce and Industry

Officially constituted on 1 March 1905, the Department of Commerce and Industry was still in its relative infancy when Curzon resigned from the Viceroyalty in November the same year. However,...

Date:1905-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-04
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12596;

Finance and Commerce Department

MS. 12595: A two-part document including a review of important measures such as the introduction of the gold standard as well as currency reform in the Native States. This is...

Date:1899-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-03
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12595;

Foreign Department

MS. 12589-12594: A series of official accounts concerning relations with surrounding areas and countries. These chiefly include the Native States, Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier and Baluchistan and Aden and dependencies....

Date:1899-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-02
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12589; MS. 12590; MS. 12591; MS. 12592; MS. 12593; MS. 12594;

Home Department

MS. 12588: A three part document, of which the first two are presented here in full. Following a general overview is a detailed historical breakdown of the Home Department, firstly...

Date:1899-1905
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:72627b-01
Archive Reference(s):MS. 12588;
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