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Bequeathed by Dr (Thomas George) Percival Spear. Lecturer, St Stephen’s College, Delhi 1924-40; various posts in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India 1940-45; Bursar, Selwyn College, Cambridge 1945-70; Lecturer in History, Cambridge University 1963-69.

The contents of this box were previously listed as Box 21.

• Two bundles of book reviews and reprints of various papers, mostly by Spear, some being multiple copies; among them are:-
  • “Report on the Records of the Chief Commissioner’s Office, Delhi” – Spear
  • “Local records – A Delhi experience and suggestion – Spear
  • “Nazism and Communism, a comparison and a contrast” – Spear
  • “British historical writing in the era of the nationalist movements” – Spear
  • “The grounds of political obedience in the Indian State” – Spear
  • “Some aspects of Indian bureaucracy in the Gupta, Mughal and British Empires” – Gupta
  • “The position of the Muslims, before and after Partition – Spear
  • “Independence, Nationalism and Religion in South Asia” – 5 books reviewed by Spear
  • “Britain’s Transfer of Power in India: Review Article” – Spear
  • “From Colonial to Sovereign Status: Some problems of transition with special reference to India” – Spear
  • “Some Early Indian Nationalists and their allies in the British Parliament, 1851 – 1906” – Cumpston
  • “The East India Companies Reactions to the Charter Act of 1853” – Chatterji
  • “The Prospects of Democracy” – Spear
  • “History” – Spear
  • “Europe After The War” – Spear
  • “National Harmony” – Spear
  • “Communal Harmony” – Spear
  • “Memorandum on the Basis and Structure of Indian Government – Spear
  • “Mahatma Gandhi” – Spear
  • “Indo-British Relations in the Future” – Spear
  • “Lord William Bentinck” – Spear
  • “Bentinck and the Taj” – Spear
• Parts of Spear’s Diary, 1918-?