Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Manuscript collections relating to the history of India under British Rule


George, Lord Macartney Correspondence: letters of the Governor of Madras (1781-1785) and first British ambassador to China (1792-1794) relating mainly to Lord Macartney's connection with India.

Holden Furber Collection: contemporary handwritten documents and letters concerning, among others, Sir John MacPherson, Governor General, 1784-1786; Governor of Bombay Duncan, 1795-1802; Major F. R. MacDonald, 1791-1799; and General Stuart, Commander-in-Chief, 1796-1800.

George William Brown Papers: notes and writings regarding his research on missionary work in India in the nineteenth century.

Kanji Dwarkadas Papers: correspondence, 1919-1965, writings, and letters received from a variety of notables. Dwarkadas was prominent in the development of the labor movement in India and closely connected with Annie Besant and the Home Rule League that she founded.

Richard B. Gregg Collection: letters and documents pertaining to the civil disobedience campaign in India from 1930 to 1933.

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