Description
Papers of Lt. Col. R.D.T. Alexander, D.S.O., O.B.E., T.D., a civil engineer working on the Indian Railways. Donated by Mrs D. Davey.
Box 1
- Official invitation to the Delhi Durbar, 1911.
- Official invitation to an afternoon party in Delhi Fort, December 1911.
- Letter o congratulation from the Projects Branch of the Railway Board Office on Alexander’s appointment as Chief Engineer, Bengal-Nagpur Railway. September 1921.
- Four farewell addresses on Alexander’s retirement in 1932.
- Book of newspaper cuttings of letters, reviews etc concerning Some signposts to shikar by R.D.T. Alexander and A. Martin-Leake.
- ‘Some engineering experiences East of Suez’: thirteenth anniversary address delivered at the Institute of Civil Engineers, 16 March 1934.
See also: Davey Papers (niece of R.D.T. Alexander); Photographs; Strutt photograph collection
