India
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 240 Collections and/or Records:
Church of Scotland India and Nepal Collection
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 41
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: (1) volume giving details of the missionaries and mission council in Rajputana, north-west India (1868-1976); (2) papers, reports and correspondence relating to the work in Calcutta in particular to the Scottish Churches Mission and educational work (1880-1930); (3) minutes of the Santal (Santhal) missionaries' committee (1950-1976); (4) minutes of the meetings of the Madras Christian College governing board in Edinburgh (1909-1949); (5) material relating to the...
Dates:
1868-1985
Church of Scotland Slide and Visual Collection
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 47
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: (1) Lantern slides and glass plate negatives of: China (Charles Somerville collection, Dugald Christie); Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria); India; and Jamaica. Most sets come with indexes and commentaries and date from late 19th century to early-mid twentieth century. (2) Slides (35 mm) of: Africa (Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and Egypt); Far East (including Taiwan and Hong Kong); Holy Land; Middle East; India (including Western...
Dates:
19th century-20th century
Collection of John Hector (1845-1934)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 4
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three volumes which seem to date from after Hector's return from India but contain extracts from lectures given and hymns, songs and verses collected while he was there: (1) volume, similar to a commonplace book, with hymns, songs and verses noted by Hector, some translated by him from Bengali or French, and some other notes and newspaper articles (various dates); (2) extracts from Hector's lectures to his students in Calcutta (extracts written by Hector at a later...
Dates:
19th century-20th century
Collection of Joseph Ross (1890-1969)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 3
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of letters from and articles about missionaries who knew Ross, who were connected with the Boy Scout Association or who were associated with Aberdeen. Much of the material was collected by Ross for use in his Sunday school classes, but some is more personal, many of the articles are cutting from Life and Work or other missionary publications, and there are some photographs. There is only a small amount on each...
Dates:
1920-1962
Commonplace book of John Murray Mitchell (1815-1904), missionary, India
Fonds
Identifier: MS MIT 4
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book, titled 'Adversaria de rebus indicis aliisque'. Contains entries between 1857 and 1898.Entries mainly relate to Mitchell's time in India, and include:
- Comparative mythology and vernacular literature
- Census information
- Indian religions
- Female education in India
- Opium
- Idolatry and demon worship
- Christianity and mission in India
- Sacrifice (human and animal)Dark brown leather octavo volume, with...
Dates:
1857-1897
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Coolies and Their Loads, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1110
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a group of Indian men carrying loads of supplies suspended from a pole between them in the early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Coolies Carrying Leaf Manure to the Field from Cattle Sheds, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1109
Scope and Contents
Photograph of two Indian men carrying baskets of leaf manure on their heads to the field from cattle sheds in the early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Indian geologists, 1878-1900
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/7
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Indian geologists sub-series includes letters from:
- 14 letters, alphabetically arranged (1878-1900)
Dates:
1878-1900
Crops and Cultivation, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2556
Scope and Contents
Table of information on the percentages of crops cultivated per year according to seasons in India.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Cross-Bred Gaolao and Mandla Cattle, Favourite Working Cattle in Balaghat, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2644
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a team of cross-bred Gaolao and Mandla cattle harnessed to a gig standing underneath a tree in India in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that these are the 'favourite working cattle in Balaghat'.
Dates:
1870s-1930s