Description
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 42.
- Expanding folder of Spear’s research notes/newspaper cuttings on ‘Expansion of Europe’ under headings such as:-
- Greeks and Romans in India
- Portuguese
- Tipu Sultan
- Indian influence on West and West on East
- Prester John
- Hoarding
- India-China Boundary
- Indian Election
- Jute
- Pakistan
- South East Asia
- Ceylon
- W.B[entinck].
- Trade and Economic Policy/Spice/Shipping/Cantabile C.
- Tales
- Indians – General/Mrs Chapman
- Folder of Spear’s research/lecture notes