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The diaries of G E Morrison covering his career and work in China (especially 1897-1920), his travels, personal notes, records of meetings and background information for his despatches sent to London.

"This project makes available 33,800 photographs of the architecture and monuments of South Asia, together with full catalogue details and a new cumulated index of locations. These are a unique and unmatched resource for cultural and architectural historians of South Asia. The photographs were taken between the 1850s and the 1920s by the Archaeological Survey, one of the departments set up by the British government of India to document and preserve the heritage of Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim monuments in the present day countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma. The importance of these India Office collections lies in their being a fully documented record over 70 years of the history of the region's buildings at a time of great change, ranging at various times between destruction, neglect, ill-documented and ill-advised rebuilding, and fully scientific restoration or excavation. The collection reflects the organization and resources of the government in India. Each 'circle' or region of control is fully covered and there are further sections reflecting the authority behind the photographic project"-- Website.