East India Company

Alternate Title(s): India Office Records

This resource from Adam Matthew contains India Office Records from the British Library, London, including royal charters, correspondence, trading diaries, minutes of council meetings, and reports of expeditions. There is a quick keyword search box on the front page and at the top right of other pages. The advanced search allows for Boolean operator connected fields for keywords, document title words, and document reference code (e.g. IOR/C/142), along with limits by date, document type, era, etc. Results can be filtered by "Documents" or "Secondary Resources", dates, document types, eras, class, and region. Laurier Library has provided access to this resource since April 2018.

Types:

Primary source

Summary:

Primary source documents on British trade and rule in India, 1595-1947.

Subjects Covered:

Interdisciplinary, Cultural Analysis and Social Theory, Cultural Studies, Global Governance, Global Studies, Government Information, History, Human Rights and Human Diversity, International Public Policy, Law and Society, Political Science, Religion and Culture, Women and Gender Studies