Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
20 Jun 1937-21 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
284
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1760
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0001ef
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
20 Jun 1937-21 Dec 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence related to the purchase of books by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Bahrain, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and the supply of empty manumission forms. The documents in the file include advertisements, orders for books and magazines, cheques, and receipts of payment. There are Annual Reports on the working of the Mayo College, Ajmer, for 1936-1937 (folios 34-57) and 1938-1939 (folios 193-183).
The principal correspondents are: the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain;
The Times
; The Times Book Club; F P Baker & Co Limited; M Tripathi, and other publishers.
There are some documents in Arabic within the file: letter from
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah and an issue of
Fatat al Jezirah
.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 261-285. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a number in blue and red crayon, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Files: 31/2 III
