Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society

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Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society was first published 1907 and is a very valuable source of information.

There are published indexes, each of one volume, as follows: Volumes 1 (July 1907)-8 (June 1914); Volumes 9 (1914)-18 (1919); Volumes 1 (1907)-85 (1966); Volumes 1 (1907)-104 (1985). In addition, the British Library has an index for Volumes 19-29. Unfortunately, only the first of these appears to be available online.

Note that a different Journal, with a somewhat similar name, is the Calcutta Historical Journal, published by the University of Calcutta, first published July 1976.

Editions available on Hathi Trust Digital Library

Restricted access only, possibly available to those in North America and some other countries Hathi Trust Digital Library catalogue entry

Editions previously available on the Digital Library of India, now available Archive.org

Editions were previously available on the Digital Library of India to download as pdfs. The following edition information is taken from the DLI catalogue details, amended if otherwise known. The year may be the date the articles were originally published, or the date the book editions were published. Some digital volumes may contain further editions at the back.

Mirror editions of these files are now available on Archive.org, where the files may be read online, or downloaded.

Additional files with good quality digitisation, (but with book readers for reading online which are less convenient that that used by Archive.org), are also available.
Volumes 1, 4 and 5 Searchable, read online or download Jstor.org, South Asia Open Archives (SAOA) Collection. To read particular pages online, it may be necessary to navigate via the thumbnail images.

Volumes available on the Government of India website Indian Culture, from the collection of the Archaeological Survey Of India Library follow, including the ASI reference number. To read online, click on "open Flipbook". If required, to navigate the pages, use the icon at the bottom of the book reader "Table of Contents" and use the thumbnails to navigate the book. Download does not appear to be directly available, but you can "create" an ASI pdf URL in the format http://ignca.nic.in/Asi_data/31295.pdf

1908 264p 31270; 1908 430p 31271; 1908 543p 31272; 1908 411p 31273; 1909 638p 31274; 1910, Volume 5 402 p 31275; 1910 178p 31276; 1910 409p 31277;
1911 250p 31278; 1914 296p 31279; 1914 312p. 31280; 1915 331p 31281; 1915 300p 31282; 1916 326p 31283; 1916 298p 31284; 1917 308p 31285; 1917 137p 31286; 1917 31287; 1918 305p 31288; 1919 200p 31289; 1919, Vol. 19 202 p 31290; 1920, Vol.20 200p 31291; 1920, Vol. 21 200p 31292; 1921 200p 31293; 1921, Vol. 23 192p 31294;
Index to Volumes I -VIII 96p 31295.

Update: Early November 2020. The above digital files have been uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org) with URLs with the format https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.31295 which in fact is the link to the Index to Volumes I -VIII.

Further Update: March 2022. Many volumes were uploaded to the Internet Archive (Archive.org), a collection from the University of Calcutta, including Index to Bengal Past and Present 1907-2007, published 2009. Note the quality of the scans generally seems to be good.

Vol. 1 July - December, 1907 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 1 Poor quality filming. Another file Contents: Vol. 1 generally better quality some missing pages. Archive.org/dli.calcutta 3rd file Vol. 1 No Contents page or Index. Archive.org.	(1908) Vol. 2, No. 1- 2 January – April Archive.org version Contents: January 1908 Contents: April 1908 pages 131-264. April 1908 Archive.org/Ignca	(1908) Vol. 2, No. 3 July Archive.org version Consists of pages 265-430 (unindexed) Vol. 2, Pt. 2. 438 digital pages Archive.org version Contents: Vol 2, Pt. 2 pages 265-543 and Index, Vol II, Parts I and II July 1908 Archive.org/Ignca October 1908 Archive.org/Ignca	(1909) Vol. 3, No. 1- 2 January – June Archive.org version Contents: January 1909 Contents: April 1909 January 1909 Archive.org/Ignca April 1909 Archive.org/Ignca	(1909) Vol. 4 July - December Archive.org version Contents: July-December 1909 1909 July-Dec Archive.org/Ignca
1910 Vol. 5, January – June January 1910 Archive.org/Ignca April 1910 Archive.org/Ignca 1910 Jan.-June Archive.org/University of Calcutta	(1910) Vol. 6, No. 12 July – September [catalogued] 528 digital pages, 408 numbered pages. Archive.org version For Contents, see following volume. (1910) Vol. 6 July - December 298 pages Archive.org version Contents The [2nd] digital file appears to be October -December only, from page 179. July 1910 Archive.org/Ignca October 1910 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol. 7 (1911, catalogued 1917) Archive.org version Unindexed pages 1-250. Jan-June 1911 Archive.org/Ignca. With Contents	Vol. 8 1914 Archive.org version Unindexed pages, pages 1-149. Jan-June 1914 Archive.org/Ignca With Contents	Vol. 9 Part 2 Oct-Dec 1914 Serial No 18 (catalogued 1918) Archive.org version Contents Vol.9, Part II Oct-Dec 1914 July-Dec 1914 Archive.org/Ignca With Contents
Vol.10 1915 Archive.org version April-June only. Contents: April -June 1915 January 1915 Archive.org/Ignca With Contents April 1915 Archive.org/Ignca With Contents Further file Jan.-June 1915 Archive.org	Vol.11, Pt. 2 Serial No. 22, 1915 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 11, Pt. 2 Oct-Dec 1915 July -Dec 1915 Archive.org/Ignca With Contents	Vol.12, Pt. 1 Serial No.23, 1916 Archive.org version Contents: January-March 1916 Jan.-June 1916 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.13 1916 Archive.org version Contents: Vol 13. Digital file is Pt. 2 only, pages 145-299. At rear Contents: Vol 15, part 1. 1918 Pages 1-56. July-Dec.1916 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.14 1917 Jan.- June 1917 Archive.org/Ignca
Vol.15 1917 July-Dec. 1917 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.16, Pt. 1 January - March, 1918; Serial No.31 Archive.org version Contents, Vol.16, Part I, pages 1-103. Jan.-June 1918 but Contents page only available April-June Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.17 1918 July-Dec.1918 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol. 18 Serial No. 35-36 1919 Archive.org version Contents: Volume 18, Jan-June 1919 Jan.-June 1919 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol. 19 Serial No. 37-38 1919 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 19, July-Dec 1919 Vol. 19, 2nd file Archive.org/Ignca

Vol. 20 - 21 (January-June) 1920 Archive.org version Contents Vol.20 Contents Vol. 21 July-Dec 1920 Vol. 20, 2nd file Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.21 1920 See Vol.20. Vol. 21, July-Dec. 1920 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.22 1921 Contents: Vol.22 Jan.-June 1921 Archive.org 2nd file Jan.-June 1921 Archive.org/Ignca	Vol.23 1921 Contents: Vol.23 July-Dec 1921 Archive.org. Part of a digital file Vol.22-Vol.23 2nd file Contents July-Dec 1921. Archive.org/Ignca but note appears to be missing at least 7 pages at the back of the book.	Vol. 24 1922 Nos. 47-48 Contents: January- December 1922 Archive.org
Vol. 25 1923 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1923 (1923) Vol. 25, Pt.(1- 2) Archive.org version Contents: Jan-June 1923 pages 1-176 Contents July-Dec 1923 pages 1-208 (2nd half of book file)	Vol. 26, Pt.1, No.51 1923 Archive.org version Contents Vol. 26 July-Dec At the rear of the book Vol. 25 unindexed [(1923) Vol.26, Pt. 2 Archive.org version Contents: Vol 26, Pt 2 Oct-Dec 1923, pages 113-208.	Vol.27 1924. Vol.27 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol. 27 Jan.-June 1924 Also see Vol.28	Vol.28 1924 Archive.org version Contents, Vol. 28 October -Dec 1924 only At the rear of the book Contents Vol. 27 April-June 1924 only Another file Contents Vol. 28 July-Dec. 1924 Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol.29 1925 Archive.org version Contents Jan-June 1925 Contents Vol. 30, Part 1 July- Sept 1925
Vol.30, Pt.1, No.59 1925 Archive.org version Contents: July-Dec 1925	Vol.31, Pt.1, Serial No.61 1926 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1926 followed by Contents: July-December 1926 Vol.31 1926 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 31, Jan-March 1926 pages 1-98 Contents: Vol. 31 April-June 1926 pages 99-205.	Vol.32 1926 Archive.org version Contents Vol. 32 July-Sept 1926 Contents Vol. 32 Oct-Dec 1926 Also see Vol.31	Vol.33-34 1927 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 33 Jan-March 1927 pages 1-83 Contents: Vol. 34 July –Sept 1927 pages 1-75 Contents Oct-Dec 1927 pages 77-147 Vol.33, Pt. 2 Archive.org version Contents: April June 1927 pages 85-173	Vol.34, Pt. 1 Serial No.67, 1927 Archive.org version Contents: July-September 1927
Vol.35 1928 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1928	Vol.36, No.71, July-Sept. 1928 Contents July-Sept. 1928 Archive.org	Vol. 37-38 1929 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1929 Contents: July-December 1929 Vol. 37, No.73-74, 1929 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1929	Volume 39, Part 1 Jan-March 1930 Archive.org Contents: January-March 1930 Another file Contents Vol. 39 Jan-June 1930. Part 1 Articles,Part 2 Articles Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol. 40, July-Dec 1930 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.40 July-Dec 1930

Volume 41, Part 2, April- June 1931 pages 101-188 Archive.org. Additionally there are a few replacement pages for an earlier edition. Contents: Vol. 41 Jan.-June 1931 (Text from April only) Another file Vol.41 Part 1 Jan-March 1931, Part 2. No Contents pages. Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol.42 July-Dec 1931 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.42 July-Dec 1931	Vol.43, nos.85-86 1932 Vol.43 Contents Jan-June 1932 Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol.44, nos.87-88, 1932 Archive.org version Contents: July-Dec 1932 Vol.44 1932 Archive.org version Contents July-December 1932, from page 103, so probably Oct-Dec 1932. Contents: April -June 1933 V45/90 Another file Vol.44 including Part 2	Vol. 45, nos.89-90, Jan-June 1933 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.45 Jan-June 1933 Volume 45, Issue 90, April-June 1933, also see previous file for Volume 44.
Vol.46, Nos. 91-92, July-Dec 1933 Contents Vol. 46 July-Dec 1933 Archive.org	Vol.47, Nos. 93-94, January-June 1934 Contents Vol. 47 Part 1, January-March 1934 Contents Vol. 47 Part 2, April-June 1934	Vol.48, Nos. 95-96, July-Dec 1934 Contents Vol. 48 July-Dec 1934 Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol.49, Pt.1 1935 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1935 Another file Vol. 49 Archive.org/dli.calcutta	Vol.50, Pt.1, Serial No.99 1935 Archive.org version Also Volume 49, unindexed Contents: Volume 50 July-Dec 1935 Another file Vol.50 Archive.org/dli.calcutta
Vol.51,Pt.1, No.101, 1936 Archive.org version Contents: Vol 51 Jan-March 1936 pages 1-67 Contents: April June 1936 pages 69-140.	Vol.52, no.103, July-September, 1936 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 52 July-Dec 1936 pages 1-144 Also contains Vol. 53 without a title, or Contents page.	Vol.53, Pt.1, Serial No.105 1937 Archive.org version Contents: January-June 1937.	Vol.54, Pt.1-2, nos.107-8, July-Dec, 1937 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 54 July-Dec 1937 pages 1-110.	Vol.55, Pt. 1 and 2, Serial Nos.109-10 1938 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 55 Jan-June 1938 pages 1-116. Contents: Vol. 55 July-Dec 1938 pages 117-243.
Vol.56, Serial Nos.113-114, Jan-June 1939 Archive.org version Contents: Vol. 56 Jan-June 1939 pages 1-110. Also Contents: Vol. 57 July-Dec 1939 pages 1-87.	Vol.57, see Vol.56	Vol. 58 nos 117-118, Jan-June 1940 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.58 Jan-June 1940.	Vol. 59 nos. 119-120, July-Dec 1940 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol. 59 July Dec 1940	Includes Contents Vol. 60 January-June 1941 Archive.org. From a digital file Vol.57-Vol.60
Vol.61, nos 123-124, July-December 1941 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.61 July-December 1941	Vol.62 Serial No.125, Jan.-Dec. 1942 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.62 Jan.-Dec. 1942	Vol.63 Jan.-Dec. 1943 Archive.org	Vol. 64, Serial no.127, Jan.-Dec. 1944 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol. 64, Jan.-Dec. 1944	Vol.65, Serial No.128, Jan.-Dec. 1945 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol.65 Jan.-Dec. 1945
	Vol 67, Serial No.130 1948 Archive.org/dli.calcutta Contents Vol 67 1948		Vol.74, (Jan-Dec) 1955 Archive.org version Appears to contain 1954 also, at the front of the book, although titled as 1955. Contents: Probably Serials 136 and 137 Jan-Dec 1954 Contents: Serial 138 Jan-June 1955 Contents: Serial 139 July-Dec 1955	Archive.org Collection, from Volume 1 to Volume 107, Nos. 204-205 1988, plus Vol. 125-126 2006-7 and Vol. 133 2014