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British Online Archives: India in the records of the Governor-General

 

British Online Archives (BOA) contains about 70 digitized collections of primary sources concerning the British Empire including Africa and India, and beyond, from 1700-early 20th century. Cornell subscribes to many of the collections, but not all. (Bookmark for off campus access: http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/7863096)

We have a trial to the two collections below until September 23, 2017.

 

1. India, business and control 1806 to 1814: in the records of the Governor–General: The Indian papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, 1606-1814

The 1st Earl of Minto served as Governor-General of India from 1806 until 1813. An employee of the East India Company, Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound rose from President of the Board of Control to run the colony. The diplomatic and Indian material is detailed, with a clear focus on his work. The 1st Earl also served as a Civil Commissioner at Toulon, Minister to the Italian states, Viceroy of Corsica, and an Ambassador at Vienna. These records include his personal letters and those of his wife Anna Maria.

On campus: India, business and control 1806 to 1814: in the records of the Governor–General

Off campus: http://proxy.library.cornell.edu/login?url=https://microform.digital/boa/collections/63/india-business-and-control-1806-to-1814-in-the-records-of-the-governor-general

2. India, uprising and reform 1879 to 1910: in the records of the Governor–General: The Indian papers of the 4th Earl of Minto

The 4th Earl was confronted with the sensitive political situation surrounding the partition of Bengal and the rise of radical nationalism. The papers of Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, the 4th Earl of Minto, (1845-1914), Viceroy of India between 1905 and 1910, cover a period of dramatic and momentous change in the history of colonial India. The beginning of Minto’s tenure in India was marked by unprecedented anti-colonial protests against the partition of Bengal, initiated by his predecessor, Lord Curzon of Kedleston. It ended with the crucial ‘Morley-Minto reforms’ contained in the Government of India Act and the Indian Councils Act, both of 1909. These two new laws established, among other things, the constitutional principle of separate electorates for India’s Muslim communities. This rich, varied and complex collection of documents forms part of a larger archive now held at the National Library of Scotland, and which covers almost the entire Elliot family of Minto. The 4th Earl’s great-grandfather was the first family member to build an official connection with the Indian subcontinent, assuming the office of Governor General in 1807. Almost a century later, the 4th Earl was confronted with the sensitive political situation surrounding the partition of Bengal and the rise of radical nationalism in that same province, as well as inMaharashtra and Punjab. Accompanied with this collection is an online guide to the microfilm version by Dr William Gould, University of Leeds.

On campus: India, uprising and reform 1879 to 1910: in the records of the Governor–General 

Off campus:  http://proxy.library.cornell.edu/login?url=https://microform.digital/boa/collections/33/india-uprising-and-reform-1879-to-1910-in-the-records-of-the-governor-general

 

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