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* The card index of Lt Col H K Percy Smith (1897-1975). In a similar way to the British Library's Great Card Index, these records are drawn from diverse sources - e.g army records, baptismal, marriage and burial records, newspaper cuttings and a sample of documents presented when British subjects from India applied for right of stay in the UK after 1948. Microfilms of these cards are in the Lower Library in the overseas filing cabinets. These comprise about 40 reels arranged alphabetically. Some of the baptism, marriage and burial information has been typed into lists by Lt Col Bullock (and others) and are on the open shelves in the Upper Library.
:Note that there are further Percy Smith card indexes/papers at the [[National Army Museum]], the National Maritime Museum, refer [[Bengal Pilot Service#National Maritime Museum (Greenwich)|National Maritime Museum's records in respect of the Bengal Pilot Service - National Maritime Museum (Greenwich)]] and in the [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA archives ]] archive at the British Library.
* Some church records are available and these include some records not found in the N series at the British Library . To see what is available refer to [http://www.sog.org.uk/prc/overseas.shtml#india Church records of India at SOG].
* The Upper Library also houses a great many books, directories and lists relating to British India. Particularly useful is the open access to the volumes of Bengal Past and Present (although, regrettably, these do not appear to be a complete run).
