Rawding Papers

Maj. F.W. Rawding.

Miscellaneous items collected by Major F.W. Rawding in 1973 in India. Not exclusively, but with a particular focus on North India and the Himalayan Kingdoms.
Microfilm and 9 Boxes, 1857-1973.


Box 1 – Accounts of two tours to India, Nepal and Sikkim, 1972-1974.

Box 2 – Articles and ephemera relating to Anglo-Indian communities.

Box 3 – Two rare maps of Ootacamund.

Box 4 – Memoir of an Anglo-Indian police officer in Tamil-Nade State, 1943-1971.

Box 5 – Collection of 19th and 20th century text books.

Box 6 – Books and pamphlets on Colonial figures and leaders; correspondence between Sir Colin Campbell and Queen Victoria.

Box 7 – Collection of guide books and pamphlets relating to Sikkim, Tibet and various regions of India.

Box 8 – Cash accounts and expenses books for the household of Raja Charajit Singh of Simla, 1933-1951.

Box 9 – Accounts of the Maharana of Mewar.