Draft of a history of Rajput society or of Rajputanas. [c.1908-15?].
Various papers, 1 scrapbook. Various sizes.
Handwritten and printed. Handwritten unless stated otherwise.
MS 133/14, 16, 18-25 closed as too fragile to consult - refer to photocopies at MS 133/14.1, MS 133/16.1, MS 133/18.1, MS133/27
Presented by Mr J.E. Crooke, 11 March 1955.
/1 [Note by Professor C. von Fürer-Haimendorf]: ‘Drafts of a history of Rajput society or of Rajputanas. 1 p., back cover of envelope addressed to W. Crooke. 25.5 x 20 cm
/2 [Draft] - ‘The Empire of India, as now constituted, represents a continent rather than a country…’: [chapters I - III?]. 54 leaves, numbered 1-3, 3-7, 7/1, 7/1a, 7/2, 8-19, 19/1-4, 20-46. Text on reverse of leaves 3-4, 7/1, 10, 19, 23. 1 note attached to reverse of leaf 19. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/3 Chap. IV: the origin of clans. 39 leaves, numbered 47-62, 62/1, 63-84, [leaf 85 missing]. Text on reverse of leaves 57, 62. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/4 Chapter V - ‘When India in the North began to settle down after the cataclysm resulting from the invasions of the Scythians and Iran…’ 13 leaves, numbered 86-98. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/5 Chapter VI - ‘In 1162, a chieftain who afterwards became sovereign of the nomad hordes of the steppes…’ 31 leaves, numbered 99-110, 110-28. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/6 Chapter VII - ‘Aurangub? was much less closely … the Rajputs by the tie of blood kinship or religious spirit than his predecessors…’ 14 leaves, numbered 129-42. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/7 Chapter VIII - ‘On the death of Aurangub? his over-centralized empire rapidly fell to pieces…’ 16 leaves, numbered 143-51, 151-57. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/8 Chapter IX - ‘The Rajput states having been, as the result of campaigns against the … and Purdaris, included in the British sphere of influence…’ 24 leaves, numbered 158-67, 167-80. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/9 Chap. X - ‘One of the leading features of social life in India is the predominance of the rural population engaged in agriculture as compared, with the industrial or commercial residents of the towns…’ 31 leaves, numbered 181-201, 201-5, 205-9, [leaves 210-4 missing]. Text on reverse of leaf 191. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/10 Chapter XI: Religion. 27 leaves, numbered 215-25, 225-40. Text on reverse of leaves 221, 238. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/11 Chap. V: The clan, its constitution, its relation to the land. 46 leaves, numbered 81-126. 1 p. attached to leaf 103. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/12 Chap. VI: Rajput history until the reign of Akbar. 38 leaves, numbered 127-64. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/13 Lee Warner, ‘Protected Princes of India’: [quotes]. 6 pp. 25.5 x 20.5 cm
/14 States in relation to British power. 3 pp. of pasted slips: p.1, 8 slips; p.2, 9 slips; p.3, 6 slips. 28 x 21 cm [CLOSED]
.1 Photocopy of MS 133/14 [filed at MS 133/27]
/15 English policy towards the Native States. 3 pp. of pasted newspaper cuttings: p.1, 2 cuttings; p.2, 2 cuttings; p.3, 3 cuttings. 25.5 x 20 cm. Printed
/16 Sedition in India: Imperial Government and Native States, important correspondence, Calcutta, 21 Jan. 1910. pp .11-12. 1 newspaper cutting. The Pioneer Mail, 28 Jan.1910. 28 x 22 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
.1 Photocopy of MS133/16. [filed at MS 133/27]
/17 Utterances of the day: Lord Morley on India: Lord Morley of Blackburn spoke as follows at the Indian Civil Service dinner. pp. 537-9. 1 newspaper cutting. The Indian Review, July 1908. 25.5 x 18 cm. Printed
/18 [18 pasted slips on 2 pp.]: p.1, 13 slips; p.2, 5 slips. 26 x 20.5 cm [CLOSED]
.1 Photocopy of MS133/18 [filed at MS 133/27]
/19 Lessons from Native India. 1 newspaper cutting pasted on 2 pp. Madras Times, 18 March 1909. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/20 Bibliography. 10 slips pasted on l p. 28 x 21 cm [CLOSED]
/21 Hindu theories of government, Times, 25 Feb. 1910 [and] The Maharajah of Jodphur, Times, 23 March 1911. 2 pp. 2 newspaper cuttings. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/22 The Queen Empress in Rajputana: visit to Bundi, Times, 25 Dec. 1911 [and] Queen-Empress at Kotah, Times, 26 Dec. 1911 [and] Queen Empress in Rajputana, Times, 23 Dec. 1911. 4 pp. 3 newspaper cuttings. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/23 Indian native rulers and sedition, Times, 21 Jan. 1910 [and] Indian chiefs and sedition, Pioneer Mail, 4 Feb. 1910 [and] Lord Minto on Native States, Wednesday Review, 10 Nov. 1909 [and] Late Maharani of Jaipur, Pioneer, 3 Dec. 1909 [and] Lord Minto on Native States. 5 pp. 5 newspaper cuttings. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/24 The Viceroy’s tour: state banquet at Udaipur, Pioneer Mail, 5 Nov. 1909 [and] Rajput conference, Pioneer, 7 Jan. 1910 [and] The Kshattriya conference at Lahore, Pioneer, 31 Dec. 1909 [and] Viceroy’s Camp: visit to Tonk, Chittore and Udaipur, Pioneer, 5 Nov. 1909 [and] Sedition in India: views of the rulers of Native States [and] the Viceroy’s Tour: arrival at Jaipur. 9 pp. 6 newspaper cuttings. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/25 Suzeraia and feudatories, Madras Times, 3 Feb. 1910 [and] The Viceroy’s tour: banquet at Gwalior, Pioneer, 12 Nov. 1909 [and] Lord Minto and the Native States. 4 pp. 3 newspaper cuttings. 28 x 21 cm. Printed [CLOSED]
/26 Memorandum on some of the results of Indian Administration during the past fifty years of British rule in India presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty; India Office, October 1909. 34 pp. London, HMSO, 1909. 33 x 21.5 cm. Printed
/27 Photocopies of MS133/19-25
/28 [1 scrapbook containing slips, notes and newspaper cuttings]. 45 leaves. Handwritten and printed. Bound in brown paper wrappers of Pencil scribbling book 2d. 200 pages plain paper. 28 x 21.5 cm.
Contents:
References, leaves 1-6
Chap,i, Geography, leaves 7-12.
Chap.ii, Ethnology, leaves 13-14
War, leaves 17-18.
Fortresses, leaf 19
Johar, leaf 21.
Divine kings, leaf 22
Religion, leaf 23
Social life, leaf 26
Muhammadans, leaf 29
Septs, leaf 33
Mixed Rajputs, leaf 34
Women, leaf 35
Protected states, leaf 36
Huns and Scythians, leaf 37
Marriage, leaf 38
Death rites, leaf 39
[References], leaf 40
Rajputs and English, leaf 41
Land, leaf 42
Industries, leaf 43
Cities, leaves 44
Poona, leaf 45.
Blank,leaves 15-6,20,24-5,27-8,30-2.
leaf 7 4 slips, reverse 7 slips
leaf 8 8 slips, reverse 9 slips
leaf 9 8 slips, 1 p. notes, Vignettes of Empire XIX, Udaipur and Chitor; A. Hugh Fisher, Illustrated London News, 30 Aug. 1913, p.322, printed, reverse 5 slips, The Athenaeum no.4498, 10 Jan.1914, pp. 55-6
leaf 10 4 slips, The ruby of Rajast’han, The Times; 1 newspaper cutting, The Imperial service troops, 2 pp., reverse 2 slips, 6 pp. references
leaf 11 9 slips, reverse 5 slips
leaf 12 10 slips, The Arts and Crafts of India, Times Literary Supplement 9 July 1914, p. 333, reverse 2 slips, 2 leaves references
leaf 13 7 slips, reverse 1 note, 5 leaves of references
leaf 14 How Rome would have ruled India, Times, 18 Apr. 1901, printed
leaf 17 5 slips, reverse 7 slips
leaf 18 4 slips, 1 p. references
leaf 19 4 slips
leaf 21 3 slips
leaf 22 7 slips
leaf 23 8 slips
leaf 26 7 slips
leaf 29 5 slips
leaf 33 8 slips, reverse 1 slip
leaf 34 2 slips
leaf 35 5 slips
leaf 36 1 slip
leaf 37 1 slip
leaf 38 6 slips, reverse 2 slips
leaf 39 1 slip
leaf 40 2 pp. references
leaf 41 2 newspaper cuttings
leaf 42 3 slips
leaf 43 1 slip
leaf 44 2 slips
leaf 45 Poona, The Pioneer Mail, 29 July 1910, p.27, 1 newspaper cutting; Inside back cover, 10 slips.