West Bengal (India)

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  • a state in the eastern part of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal.

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          18 Archival description results for West Bengal (India)

          George H. Cave Collection
          George H. Cave Collection
          GB 235 CAV · Collection · 1896 - 2008

          Description and arrangement by G. Simpson - August 2023.

          2 Boxes.

          Box 1: Contains folders, GB 235/CAV/1/1 [Correspondence][GB 235/CAV/1/1 is split into two physical folders], GB 235/CAV/1/2 [Cultivation], and GB 235/CAV/1/3 [Management]. Material relates entirely to George Cave's administration of Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, with the exception of item GB 235/CAV/1/1/1, which is a journal entry by Cave when travelling to India in 1896.

          Box 2: GB 235/CAV/2 - Contains Folders that relate to various expeditions led by Cave from Lloyd botanic garden, Darjeeling, to Sikkim. Letters, Maps, Diaries, Notes.

           Cave, George H.
          "Notice. Travellers' bungalows in Sikkim and the Darjeeling District"
          GB 235 CAV/2/4/3 · Item · 1922
          Part of George H. Cave Collection

          Information relating to the use of Travellers bungalows in Sikkim and Darjeeling, 1922.

          Useful source for deciphering historic place names mentioned in other material throughout Cave collection.

          Lists 47 Travellers Bungalows in Darjeeling and Sikkim, including their distance from major population centres in miles, the height in feet, and the number of bedrooms, dining rooms, sitting rooms, beds and mattresses.

          Contains archaic and offensive language in reference to indigenous populations.

          Published: F. M. Bailey (Political Officer in Sikkim) and J. T. Donovan (Deputy Commissioner, Darjeeling), K. N. Pradhans Press, 1922.