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Preface Bibliograph The series presented here consists <strong>of</strong> 346 volumes, Although <strong>the</strong> valuf <strong>the</strong> publication dates ranging <strong>from</strong> 1849 to 1937 . Records is well kr The <strong>Selections</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> Records provide a hetero- hampered by <strong>the</strong> a dox collection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most important <strong>records</strong> graphy . pertaining to a variety <strong>of</strong> aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> history <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> British administration, thought at that time to This problem has b <strong>of</strong> a newly compi be <strong>of</strong> general public interest and likely to deserve series more accessib more widespread diffusion and preservation . They now provide a convenient summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> history References are pro' and/or best practice at that time . edition published 1 The reprinted documents range <strong>from</strong> Dutch rec- ords in Madras to land revenue settlements and <strong>the</strong> India Office I <strong>from</strong> which <strong>the</strong> I o<strong>the</strong>r matters, and deal not only with Indian ter- The holdings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ritories but also with Burma, Aden, Tibet, and plete, but wherever o<strong>the</strong>r countries adjacent to <strong>the</strong> sub-continent . known to be missi The material is arranged by presidencies, preceded o<strong>the</strong>r s ources . b y a general section containing <strong>Government</strong> <strong>of</strong> India documents, and Mr . Sims has provided a subject and place index to <strong>the</strong> whole series that will facilitate access <strong>for</strong> researchers . The list is arranges giving <strong>the</strong> index nu <strong>for</strong> regular reports been abbreviated ar When <strong>the</strong> Inter Documentation Company AG a standard <strong>for</strong>m <strong>of</strong> (IDC) expressed interest in issuing a micr<strong>of</strong>iche revenue settlement edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Selections</strong>, <strong>the</strong> IOLR was happy to tails, <strong>the</strong> IDC micrc agree in <strong>the</strong> knowledge that Mr . Sims had provided Office Reference nu <strong>the</strong> perfect tool enabling <strong>the</strong> individual researcher/ scholar to use this collection pr<strong>of</strong>itably This bibliography h . Complete sets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> series are not common today, and to and two copies are make <strong>the</strong>ir essential source materials <strong>for</strong> Indian <strong>the</strong> complete micro . history available to a wider scholarly public is The bibliography a project with which we are happy to collaborate . <strong>Selections</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> B .C . Bloomfield <strong>of</strong> India . Compile Director India Office Library & Records, British Library and Records British Price and o<strong>the</strong>r in<strong>for</strong>mation Scope 346 volumes with <strong>the</strong> most important <strong>records</strong> pertaining to <strong>the</strong> British Administration <strong>of</strong> India Number <strong>of</strong> fiche 3,143 IDC, Zug, 1987, IS] Price . Sfr 80 . Or ,f <strong>the</strong> <strong>Selections</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> vn, use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m has been ;nce <strong>of</strong> an adequate biblio- r solved by <strong>the</strong> publication bibliography making <strong>the</strong> ed to both <strong>the</strong> micr<strong>of</strong>iche IDC and to <strong>the</strong> holdings in ,ary and Records (IOLR), liographical details derive . )LR are substantially comossible details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> items have been obtained <strong>from</strong> alphabetically by province, aer, <strong>the</strong> title in full (except h a uni<strong>for</strong>m title which has in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Bombay</strong> series where tle was generally in use <strong>for</strong> sports), bibliographical dehe number(s) and <strong>the</strong> India )er. now been published by IDC applied with each order <strong>for</strong> ie collection . also available separately : <strong>records</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Government</strong> )y John Sims, India Office brary, London . 3 .300 .00004 .1 F number KBX-57
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