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India

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Alt form = Republic of India,Alt form lang = eng,Locator = 20.593684;78.962880,Notes = Geo-reference taken from www.mygeoposition.com,Created For = India

Found in 237 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of Ernest Forrester-Paton (1891-1970)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 25
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers, reports and other material relating to the arrest of Forrester Paton in 1932; pamphlets, articles and printed items about Forrester Paton, Jesudason and the Ashram (1920s-1980s); letters to Forrester Paton's family before and after his death (1969-1992); and photographs of Forrester Paton, Jesudason and the Ashram (from c 1915).

Dates: [ca. 1915]-1992

Papers of George McGlashan Kerr (1874-1950) and Isabel Kerr (1875-1932)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 5
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of: correspondence, mainly letters from Kerr and others at the leprosy hospital to Joseph Ross and his wife giving information about their work in India (c 1927-1944); autobiographical notes on Kerr's childhood, decision to become a missionary and early years in India; pamphlets and printed items, referring to the hospital and medical work and with obituaries of Isabel Kerr (1911-1956); and photographs of the Kerr family and Dichpali (3 items, c 1920s).

Dates: 1911-1956

Papers of James Kellock (1889-1968)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 31
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of several files relating to the United Church of Northern India and Kellock's involvement in the extension and promotion of church union including committee papers and reports, correspondence, published articles and journals, material relating to Kellock's Break Through for Church Union, and material on the debate over Anglican and Presbyterian union in Scotland.

Dates: 1924-1969

Papers of James Russell Macphail (1901-1968)

 Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 43
Scope and Contents The collection consists of: draft manuscripts of King and Teacher, A Practical Guide to the Reading of the Bible, The Lord's Prayer, The Lord's Supper and The Benediction; other articles, addresses and broadcasts by Macphail; and issues of ...
Dates: [ca. 1963-1969]

Papers of Sir Alexander Christison (1828-1918), 1828-1941

 Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-342
Identifier: Coll-1817/5
Scope and Contents These papers contain: Manuscript notes for autobiography (x4 notebooks, quarto and foolscap) Transcript of old account books, journals, etc. covering period 1828-1904 Rough notes, 1851-1900 Copies of letters home, 1853 Two maps of North-west Provinces and Oudh. Drawn by A.C, 1906 (tracing paper) Typed copy of account of...
Dates: 1828-1941

Pata scroll illustrating the Indian career of the botanist William Roxburgh

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1851
Content Description A traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, illustrating the life of botanist William Roxburgh, created by Gurupada Chitrakar in 2010 in West Bengal. It is a water-based paint on paper, mounted on cotton. Created using paint made with vegetable dyes, these scrolls are made by sewing together individual panels of paper. Fabric, often from old saris, is glued to the back to strengthen the scroll.Painted scrolls such as this, known as patas, are used...
Dates: 2010

Patrick Geddes in India, 1869-1924

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1167/G
Scope and Contents In 1914 Patrick Geddes was invited by Lord Pentland, a friend and patron, who was by then the Governor of the Madras Presidency, to tour Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition in India. The overall aim was for Geddes to develop the study and practice of the city survey and to advise on the vast problems of social and civic improvement apparent at that time. Geddes travelled to India in the autumn of 1914. He is undestood to have completed around 50 city surveys during his 10 years in...
Dates: 1869-1924

Photograph of tapestry, c 1914

 Item — Box 3 of 7: Series Coll-1167/E; Series Coll-1167/F; Series Coll-1167/G
Identifier: Coll-1167/G/10/26
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

27 Glass plate negatives likely to have been created by Patrick, Alasdair or Arthur Geddes between 1914 and 1924, ethnographical and documentary photography of various sites in India.

Dates: c 1914

Photographic prints - not used

 sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/G/11
Scope and Contents From the Series: In 1914 Patrick Geddes was invited by Lord Pentland, a friend and patron, who was by then the Governor of the Madras Presidency, to tour Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition in India. The overall aim was for Geddes to develop the study and practice of the city survey and to advise on the vast problems of social and civic improvement apparent at that time. Geddes travelled to India in the autumn of 1914. He is undestood to have completed around 50 city surveys during his 10 years in...
Dates: 1869-1924

"Phullo", a Superior Murrah Buffalo, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2821
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the superior Murrah buffalo, "Phullo" standing nexst to an Indian man in the early 20th century. Part of the Survey of India Office, Calcutta.

Dates: 1870s-1930s