The British Raj: Resistance and Reform in India, 1879-1910 - Key Data

This collection covers the Viceroys of both Lord Curzon and Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound in the British Raj between the period of 1899 and 1910. Lord Curzon’s premiership largely contextualises the bulk of the files that pertain to Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound’s own rule. The collection contains departmental papers from both men’s ascendency, giving a vital and fascinating look at infrastructure, the military, commerce and industry, foreign affairs, health, and internal security and governance in the British Raj.

This period is noted for both its emphasis on administrative reform as well as the fostering of a more radical resistance to British rule on the Indian subcontinent. Lord Curzon’s exploitative and repressive regime, as well as his much detested partition of Bengal, caused increasing headaches for Kynynmound in the form of the native population's propensity for direct action. Overall, the collection demonstrates how Britain tried to maintain and control its most valuable colonial asset in the face of rising resistance and anti-colonial nationalism. 

The collection is also accompanied by an online guide written by Dr William Gould.