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** Records of Staff and Students of Cooper's Hill Engineering College 1871-1906 are held in series IOR/L/PWD/8 with those of students also on [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=913 FIBIS database]. [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/untoldlives/2014/05/engineering-a-career-in-india.html "Engineering a career in India"] 20 May 2014 British Library untold lives blog.
*The publication ''Indian Engineering'' is held by the [[British Library]]. For comments about this publication, refer the online editions, below. The British Library catalogue shows the following issues are held: UIN: BLL01013927488 "vol.3.no.[1], etc (7 Jan.1888 - Jan.1952)". However, for the catalogue entry UIN: BLL01012090738 it is advised Deficient: vol.64, no.17 - vol.67, 1918-20.
*The publication ''Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland'' is held by the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01009537566 . Published by ICE Publishing 2002-2014, currently (March 2016August 2020) in three volumes: Volume 1. : 1500-1830. Volume 2: 1830–1890. Volume 3: 1890–1920. Limited sample pages: [https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/book/10.1680/bdocev1.29392 Vol.1], [https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/book/10.1680/bdoceigbai.35041 Vol.2], [https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/book/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347 Vol.3]. [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/bdoceigbai.58347.114 Sample page, Volume 3] with entry for Harold Edward Byrne, Federated Malay States. For more sample pages, see Individuals below.
* From c June 2013 the following records have been availble on the pay site Ancestry.com
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3585 UK, Civil Engineer Records, 1820-1930] source UK: Institution of Civil Engineers.
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3777 UK, Civil Engineer Photographs, 1829-1923] source UK: Institution of Civil Engineers.
**[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=3149 UK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1870-1930] souce source UK: Institution of Mechanical Engineers. '''Update''': date range is now 1847-1938, (noted at 2020/08/14).
*[https://www.ice.org.uk/disciplines-and-resources/ice-library-and-digital-resources ICE Library] Institution of Civil Engineers, London. Includes an Archive service. [https://www.ice.org.uk/ICEDevelopmentWebPortal/media/Documents/About%20Us/guide-to-ice-historical-archives.pdf Guide to the ICE Archives 2010]. Previously the [http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/?myhome=true ICE Virtual Library] could be searched for an obituary of an ICE member, which often gives details of a person's work history, but it is unclear if this facility is now only available to ICE members.
*[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History]. The website advises “Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in the UK”. Includes Biographies of selected Engineers.
*'''Lieutenant John C Harris''' of the [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Engineers]] was involved in flood mitigation work following a major flood at Cuttack in 1855. See [[Cuttack]] for details.
*[http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/genealogy/dibblee/index.htm '''Frederick Lewis Dibblee''']. Railway engineer. Worked in India 1864-1888
* ''Life of '''Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Andrew Clarke''', Colonel-Commandant of Royal Engineers'' edited by Col. RH Vetch 1905 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/lifeoflieutgener00vetc/page/n239 "Member of Council of the Viceroy of India 1875-1880"] page 193-221. He was head of the Indian Public Works Administration.
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924022898211 ''Village, Town, and Jungle life in India''] 
by '''A.C. Newcombe''' 1905 Archive.org He was in India 1874-1902 as a Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department
*'''Tom Salkield''' , was Engineer to the Municipality of Delhi 1905-1922. He was awarded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaisar-i-Hind Kaiser-i-Hind] decoration for public service in India .He was also in the Punjab Volunteer Rifles for 16 years. There are further details in his obituary ''ICE Proceedings Volume 16, Issue 3, 01 July 1960'' , pages 348 –349. <ref>[http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/issue/iicep/16/3 ''ICE Proceedings Volume 16, Issue 3, 01 July 1960'' , pages 348 –349] </ref> Details of [http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0115%2FY3022YY Tom Salkield Delhi Photograph Album 1905-1916] Janus (Archives in Cambridge)
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