GB 0102 PP MS 55 - Durand, Sir Henry Marion and Sir Henry Mortimer

16 boxes

Formerly MS 257247.
GB 0102 PP MS 55 Created c1830-1925 Collection (fonds) 16 boxes Durand , Sir , Henry Marion , 1812-1871 , Knight , Major-General , colonial administrator
Durand , Sir , Henry Mortimer , 1850-1924 , Knight , Indian civil servant and diplomat
Henry Marion Durand was born in 1812. He went out to India in 1829, arriving in May 1830, as Second Lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers. He was involved in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, as Agent to the Governor General of central India 1857-1858. By 1870 Durand was Lieutenant General of the Punjab. His prestigious career was unfortunately ended on 1 January 1871, when he died following an accident when he fell from an elephant whilst entering the town of Tank, with the local Maharajah.

Henry Mortimer Durand was born in 1850. He was educated at Blackheath School, Eton House, Tonbridge and at the Bar, Lincoln's Inn. He entered the Indian Civil Service, arriving in India on 1 February 1873. Durand rose up through the ranks of the Indian Civil Service, and from 1884 to 1894 was Foreign Secretary to the Government of India. This was followed by a period of service as British Envoy, at the Court of the Shah of Persia. In 1900 Durand was appointed British Ambassador to Spain, a post which he held until 1903. In 1903 he became British Ambassador to the United States of America, but was recalled at the end of 1906. Durand stood as Conservative and Unionist candidate in the election of 1910 for Plymouth, with Waldorf Astor, but failed. In addition to his work as a civil servant and diplomat, Durand wrote a number of novels and other works, including a biography of his father. Durand married Ella, daughter of Teignmouth Sandys, in 1875. They had two children, a son and daughter, Amy Josephine (Jo). Josephine accompanied her father on many official duties owing to her mother's ill health. Lady Durand died in May 1913, aged 60. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand died in 1924.

Formerly MS 257247.

Purchased in 1969, with additional papers in 1972.

Papers, c1830-1925, of Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, giving a good picture of their work, particularly Henry Mortimer Durand. These include a set of Henry Mortimer Durand's diaries (1870-1907); a large selection of correspondence (1872-1922) (correspondents include Lord Lansdowne, Grey, Curzon and Roberts); and a collection of press cuttings (1902-1908) relating to the period when he was Ambassador in America. Henry Mortimer Durand also wrote a number of literary works, some of which are present in this collection. Also of interest are a number of family photograph albums, depicting scenes of India, Europe and America.

The collection is divided into two parts: the papers of Major General Sir Henry Marion Durand (HMD1) and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (HMD2). HMD2 is sub-divided into: diaries; correspondence; literary work; personal papers; press cuttings; miscellaneous papers and photographs and photograph albums. Within each sub-section, items are arranged in chronological order. There is an index to the handlist.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English and Persian

Unpublished handlist.

For Sir Henry Marion Durand: correspondence and papers, Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng hist c 871-81, 884, d 423); letters to the Duke of Argyll (1870), enquiries to the National Register of Archives (Scotland) (Ref: NRA (S) 0006); letters to Lord Elgin, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 83); letters to Lord Elphinstone, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 87-89); correspondence (1841-61) with Lord Ellenborough, Public Record Office (Ref: PRO30/12); correspondence (1869-71) with Lord Mayo, Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives (Ref: Add MS 7490).

For Sir Henry Mortimer Durand: correspondence and papers, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng hist c 882-83, 885-87, d 422); correspondence (1894-95) with Lord Kimberley, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97); correspondence (1911) with Sir Aurel Stein, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Stein); letterbooks, correspondence and papers (1876-1908), British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur D 727); correspondence (1879-1900) with Sir Alfred Lyall, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 132); correspondence (1888-1912) with Lord Cramer, Public Record Office (Ref: F0633); correspondence (1896-1898) with Lord Hardinge and Lord Salisbury, Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives (Ref: Hardinge); letters to Earl Roberts (1885-1909), National Army Museum, Department of Archives, Photographs, Film and Sound (Ref: 7101/23, 8310/155-62).

16 May 2000 Armed forces Asia Authors Central government Civil servants Civil service Colonial administration Colonial conflicts Colonial countries Curzon , George Nathaniel , 1859-1925 , 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston x Curzon of Kedleston , 1st Marquess Diaries Diplomacy Documents Durand , family Durand , Sir , Henry Marion , 1812-1871 , Knight , Major-General , colonial administrator Durand , Sir , Henry Mortimer , 1850-1924 , Knight , Indian civil servant and diplomat Europe Fitzmaurice , Henry Charles Keith , Petty- , 1845-1927 , 5th Marquess of Lansdowne , statesman x Petty-Fitzmaurice , Henry Charles Keith x Lansdowne , 5th Marquess of Foreign relations Government Grey , Edward , 1862-1933 , 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon , statesman x Grey of Fallodon , 1st Viscount India Indian Mutiny (1857-1858) Information sources International relations Iran, Islamic Republic Literary forms and genres Literature Middle East Military engineering Military organizations Newspaper press Nonfiction North America Organizations Pakistan Photographs Political systems Press Press cuttings Primary documents Prose Public administration Roberts , Frederick Sleigh , 1832-1914 , 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford , Field Marshal x Roberts of Kandahar, pretoria and Waterford , 1st Earl South Asia Spain State security Travel Travel abroad USA Visual materials Western Europe Writers People by occupation People

Purchased in 1969, with additional papers in 1972.

Papers, c1830-1925, of Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, giving a good picture of their work, particularly Henry Mortimer Durand. These include a set of Henry Mortimer Durand's diaries (1870-1907); a large selection of correspondence (1872-1922) (correspondents include Lord Lansdowne, Grey, Curzon and Roberts); and a collection of press cuttings (1902-1908) relating to the period when he was Ambassador in America. Henry Mortimer Durand also wrote a number of literary works, some of which are present in this collection. Also of interest are a number of family photograph albums, depicting scenes of India, Europe and America.

The collection is divided into two parts: the papers of Major General Sir Henry Marion Durand (HMD1) and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand (HMD2). HMD2 is sub-divided into: diaries; correspondence; literary work; personal papers; press cuttings; miscellaneous papers and photographs and photograph albums. Within each sub-section, items are arranged in chronological order. There is an index to the handlist.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English and Persian

Unpublished handlist.

For Sir Henry Marion Durand: correspondence and papers, Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng hist c 871-81, 884, d 423); letters to the Duke of Argyll (1870), enquiries to the National Register of Archives (Scotland) (Ref: NRA (S) 0006); letters to Lord Elgin, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 83); letters to Lord Elphinstone, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 87-89); correspondence (1841-61) with Lord Ellenborough, Public Record Office (Ref: PRO30/12); correspondence (1869-71) with Lord Mayo, Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives (Ref: Add MS 7490).

For Sir Henry Mortimer Durand: correspondence and papers, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng hist c 882-83, 885-87, d 422); correspondence (1894-95) with Lord Kimberley, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Eng a 2013-14, b 2047-49, c 3933-4514, d 2439-92, e 2790-97); correspondence (1911) with Sir Aurel Stein, Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Department of Western Manuscripts (Ref: MSS Stein); letterbooks, correspondence and papers (1876-1908), British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur D 727); correspondence (1879-1900) with Sir Alfred Lyall, British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections (Ref: MSS Eur F 132); correspondence (1888-1912) with Lord Cramer, Public Record Office (Ref: F0633); correspondence (1896-1898) with Lord Hardinge and Lord Salisbury, Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives (Ref: Hardinge); letters to Earl Roberts (1885-1909), National Army Museum, Department of Archives, Photographs, Film and Sound (Ref: 7101/23, 8310/155-62).

• English