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Records of the East India College, Haileybury
Catalogue reference: IOR/J
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This record is about the Records of the East India College, Haileybury dating from 1749-1857.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/J
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the East India College, Haileybury
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1749-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records relate mainly to the recruitment of the Company's writers and civil servants, including their admission to, and training at, the East India College. The majority of the records consist of the papers of applicants seeking employment in the Company's overseas civil service, both before and after the establishment of East India College. These are arranged in two series : Writers' Petitions (1749-1805), and Committee of College References and Papers (1806-56). There are also Committee of College Minutes, Reports and Papers (1804-34), Court of Directors Proceedings (1804-21), and College Council Reports (1809-48).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Two account books originally kept at the College are now to be found in other sections of the India Office Records: IOR/H/513 Day Book of Jonathan Neale, steward at Haileybury 1809-1815; and IOR/L/AG/45/1/13 Receipt book for servants' wages 1852-1858.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- East India College, Haileybury
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 127 volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Anthony Farrington, 'The records of the East Indian College Haileybury and other institutions' (London, 1976).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/37dad819-de1e-443c-8bb8-a19d9540a526/
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Records of the East India College, Haileybury